Poppy Humanoid vs PUDU D9
Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100
Poppy Humanoid is 86 cm shorter (84 vs 170 cm) and 61.5 kg lighter (3.5 vs 65 kg) than PUDU D9. Poppy Humanoid has 17 fewer degrees of freedom (25 vs 42) than PUDU D9. Openness score: Poppy Humanoid 90, PUDU D9 0 (of 100); only Poppy Humanoid publishes CAD, BOM, SIM, FW and SW. Availability: Poppy Humanoid kit, PUDU D9 not for sale.
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Side by side
■ rows differ| Field | Poppy Project (Inria Flowers)Poppy Humanoid | Pudu RoboticsPUDU D9 | Δ first − second |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identity | |||
| Maker (differs) | Poppy Project (Inria Flowers) | Pudu Robotics | |
| Class | Humanoid | Humanoid | |
| Status (differs) | Orphaned | Active | |
| Availability (differs) | Kit | Not for sale | |
| Country (differs) | France | China | |
| Year | —unsourced | 2024 | |
| Specifications | |||
| Height (differs) | 84cm | 170cm | −86 cm (-51%) |
| Mass (differs) | 3.5kg | 65kg | −61.5 kg (-95%) |
| Degrees of freedom (differs) | 25 | 42 | −17 (-40%) |
| Payload | —unsourced | 20kg | |
| Top speed | —unsourced | 2m/s | |
| Runtime | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Battery capacity | —unsourced | 720Wh | |
| Price | —unsourced | Not for sale | |
| Actuators (differs) | Dynamixel: 19 MX-28AT, 4 MX-64AT, 2 AX-12A | Pudu joint modules (352 N·m max torque) | |
| Compute (differs) | Raspberry Pi (current kit version) | 275 TOPS onboard | |
| Sensors | —unsourced | RGB, RGB-D cameras, tactile sensors, IMU | |
| Openness and provenance | |||
| Openness bar | |||
| Openness score (differs) | 90/ 100 | 0/ 100 | +90 |
| CAD (25) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Bill of materials (20) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Sim model (URDF/MJCF) (20) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Firmware (15) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Software (10) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Trained policies (10) | not public | not public | |
| Verification level (differs) | L1 | L0 | |
| Sources (differs) | 6 | 2 | |
| Last checked (differs) | 2026-09-25 | 2026-09-24 | |
A dash is an unsourced figure, not zero. Sources for each robot are listed on its spec sheet: Poppy Humanoid, PUDU D9.
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