Hiwonder PuppyPi ROS Quadruped Robot with Raspberry Pi, Integrated with Large AI Model (ChatGPT), Supports AI Vision, Voice Interaction, LiDAR, and Robotic Arm Attachment
【Raspberry Pi & ROS1/ROS2 Compatible】 PuppyPi is an AI vision robot dog built for education and development. Powered by a Raspberry Pi 5 and fully compatible with ROS1 and ROS2, it enables efficient AI computing and versatile robotics projects through Python. Complete source code and documentation included to help you build and customize your own intelligent robot dog.
【Multimodal AI & Enhanced Human Robot Interaction】 PuppyPi integrates a multimodal model, featuring ChatGPT at its core for advanced human-robot interaction. Enhanced with AI vision, it delivers improved perception, reasoning, and action, creating a more natural and flexible interaction experience!
【High-Torque Smart Servos & Inverse Kinematics】 PuppyPi is equipped with 8 high-torque stainless steel gear servos, offering faster response times and stable output. The robot's legs use a link structure design combined with inverse kinematics algorithms to enable coordinated multi-joint movement and precise motion control.
【AI Vision Recognition & Tracking】 PuppyPi features a high-definition camera that enables a variety of AI vision capabilities, including color recognition, target tracking, face detection, ball kicking, line following, and MediaPipe gesture control.
【Lidar & Robotic Arm Expansion】 PuppyPi quadruped robot supports TOF Lidar and robotic arm expansion. It can perform 360° environmental scanning, SLAM navigation, and dynamic obstacle avoidance. Additionally, Hiwonder PuppyPi can precisely grasp objects, opening up opportunities for advanced AI applications.
Free download PuppyPi tutorials, and you can get all schematics, source codes, video tutorials and various experimental cases, etc: https://wiki.hiwonder.com/projects/PuppyPi/en/latest/.
Product Description
Hiwonder PuppyPi is an AI-powered quadruped robot dog based on the Raspberry Pi 5. It is equipped with 8 high-performance coreless servos and features a link structure design in its legs, enabling flexible and dynamic movement. Running on both ROS1 and ROS2 operating systems, PuppyPi robot dog supports Python programming and integrates AI vision capabilities, such as target tracking and face detection, to support a variety of creative AI applications. With its multimodal AI model, camera, and AI voice interaction module, PuppyPi can understand its surroundings and perform tasks with agility, enabling advanced embodied AI applications.
8DOF AI Quadruped Robot
PuppyPi quadruped robot features 8 degrees of freedom (DOF) and is equipped with high-performance coreless servos, delivering precise and flexible motion control to execute complex actions with accuracy.
Powered by Raspberry Pi
PuppyPi robotic dog is powered by the Raspberry Pi control system and equipped with a 2DOF HD wide-angle camera. Combined with OpenCV image processing and Python programming, it enables the implementation of a wide range of AI projects.
Dual-Controller Design for Efficient Collaboration
AI Vision, Unlimited Creativity
PuppyPi robot dog is equipped with a HD wide-angle camera on its head, enabling real-time image acquisition and processing using the OpenCV vision library. It can detect and extract parameters such as the color and position of target objects within its field of view. The system supports a range of vision-based functions, including video streaming, color recognition, tag identification, and visual line following. By applying a PID control algorithm, Hiwonder PuppyPi achieves real-time target locking, enabling advanced AI applications such as target tracking and autonomous ball kicking.
Object Tracking
Powered by the OpenCV vision library, PuppyPi Raspberry Pi dog can detect and locate objects of a specific color in real-time. Using PID control, its head can actively track moving targets with precision.
Going Up and Down Stair
Hiwonder PuppyPi leverages the OpenCV vision library to precisely detect the spatial position and geometric contours of stairs within its view. With autonomous decision-making, it can efficiently and steadily climb stairs on its own.
Tag Recognition
Using OpenCV algorithms, PuppyPi AI robotic dog can recognize and interpret tag codes within its field of view. It can also calculate each tag's position and orientation, allowing users to program customized interactive movements.
Face Detection
Hiwonder PuppyPi features a built-in MediaPipe deep learning algorithm that works with a high-definition camera to accurately detect and lock onto human face. Users can program PuppyPi to perform responsive actions based on facial detection.
Autonomous Hurdling
Using the OpenCV vision library, PuppyPi quadruped robot dog can detect obstacles in real time while following a path, capture their coordinates, and dynamically adjust its posture. It then autonomously makes decisions to smoothly navigate and overcome obstacles.
Line Following
With AI vision and PID motion control, Hiwonder PuppyPi can identify colored lines in its view and autonomously adjust its gait to follow the path smoothly and stably.
Large Model Embodied AI Applications
PuppyPi Raspberry Pi robot is equipped with a high-performance AI voice interaction module. Unlike conventional AI systems that operate on unidirectional command-response mechanisms, PuppyPi AI robot dog leverages ChatGPT to enable a cognitive transition from semantic understanding to physical execution, significantly enhancing the fluidity and naturalness of human-machine interaction. Combined with machine vision, Hiwonder PuppyPi exhibits advanced capabilities in perception, reasoning, and autonomous action—paving the way for more sophisticated embodied AI applications.
Voice Control
Powered by ChatGPT, PuppyPi quadruped robot is capable of semantic understanding and executing corresponding actions, enabling smooth and natural voice control.
Scene Understanding
Leveraging OpenAI's ChatGPT model, Hiwonder PuppyPi is capable of understanding user commands and performing semantic analysis of visual scenes within its field of view. It can interpret image content and features, delivering contextual feedback via both text and speech.
Ball Tracking and Shooting
With semantic understanding powered by a large language model, PuppyPi robot dog can lock onto a target based on commands, adjust its posture in real time, and precisely execute ball tracking and kicking actions.
Autonomous Patrolling
Utilizing semantic understanding from a large language model, PuppyPi can accurately detect and track lines of various colors in real time while autonomously navigating obstacles, ensuring smooth and efficient patrolling.
Object Transport
Powered by a vision language model, Hiwonder PuppyPi can recognize target objects in its view and intelligently respond to commands by adjusting its posture in real time to pick up and place items with precision.
Post Detection
PuppyPi robotic dog continuously reads IMU sensor data, allowing the AI large model to analyze its posture in real time and make intelligent adjustments based on commands.
Smart Home Assistant
Leveraging the multimodal model deployed on its body, Hiwonder PuppyPi is capable of recognizing and analyzing objects within its field of view. Combined with ChatGPT, it can understand user commands and execute corresponding actions and responses.
Temperature Reporting
Equipped with a temperature and humidity sensor, PuppyPi robot can continuously monitor environmental conditions, gather real-time data, and use semantic understanding powered by a large language model to report the current temperature and humidity.
Sensor Expansion for Enhanced Functionality
Hiwonder PuppyPi is equipped with a comprehensive sensor expansion pack, including a temperature and humidity sensor, ultrasonic sensor, touch sensor, and a range of additional electronic modules. This flexible architecture enables seamless integration into diverse AI applications, supports deep learning tasks, and provides a robust foundation for advanced development and creative exploration.
Distance Ranging & Obstacle Avoidance
Hiwonder PuppyPi can display information such as the shape and color of recognized objects on the dot matrix screen.
Touch Sensing
By touching the metal plate on the touch sensor, PuppyPi can perform corresponding responsive actions.
Dot Matrix Display
PuppyPi RPi dog robot is capable of recognizing object shapes and colors, and presenting this information on the integrated dot matrix screen.
Temperature and Humidity Display
Using the temperature and humidity sensor, PuppyPi can acquire real-time environmental data and display it on the dot matrix display.
Support Python Programming & Various Control Methods
Python Programming
All intelligent Python code is open source, with detailed annotations for easy self-study.
PC Software Control
Through PC software PuppyPi's its height and inclination can also be adjusted to make it turn as walking.
App Control
Android and iOS mobile app are available. Via the app, you can remotely control the robot and view what the robot sees.
Support Wireless Controller
PuppyPi supports wireless controller control and can connect to the robot via Bluetooth to control the robot in real time.
Specification Parameters
| Size: | 226*149*190mm |
| Weight: | 720g |
| Material: | Aluminium alloy |
| Resolution: | 480P |
| DOF: | 8DOF |
| Power: | 7.4V 2200mAh Lipo battery |
| Hardware: | Raspberry Pi 4B/5 and Raspberry Pi expansion board |
| Software | PC software, iOS/ Android APP |
| Operating system | Ubuntu22.04 LTS+ROS Humble&Ubuntu20.04 LTS+ROS noetic |
| ROS version | Raspberry Pi 5: ROS1 & ROS2; Raspberry Pi 4B: ROS1 |
| Servo | HPS-0618SG coreless servo |
| Control method | PC, APP and wireless handle control |
| Package size: | 32*32*17cm |
| Package weight: | About 1.5kg |
HPS-0618SG Servo Parameters
LFD-01M Servo Parameters
HD 130° Wide Angle Camera
WonderEcho Pro AI Voice Interaction Box
PuppyPi Standard Packing List
PuppyPi Advanced Packing List
PuppyPi Pro Packing List
PuppyPi Pro Ultimate Packing List
| Item | Specification |
| Size: | 226*149*190mm |
| Weight: | 720g |
| Material: | Aluminium alloy |
| Resolution: | 480P |
| DOF: | 8DOF |
| Power: | 7.4V 2200mAh Lipo battery |
| Hardware: | Raspberry Pi 4B/5 and Raspberry Pi expansion board |
| Software | PC software, iOS/ Android APP |
| Operating system | Ubuntu22.04 LTS+ROS Humble&Ubuntu20.04 LTS+ROS noetic |
| ROS version | Raspberry Pi 5: ROS1 & ROS2; Raspberry Pi 4B: ROS1 |
| Servo | HPS-0618SG coreless servo |
| Control method | PC, APP and wireless handle control |
| Package size: | 32*32*17cm |
| Package weight: | About 1.5kg |
Shipping & Delivery
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