ANYbotics ANYmal: AI model, chip, sensors and motors

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Brain layer 5 of 5

Software

The system that ties it together and lets people program it.

UbuntuANYmal DIn storeListedFreeConfirmed

A free, widely used version of the Linux operating system. ANYmal's onboard computers run Ubuntu 20.04, a free Linux operating system.

Part priceListedFree

Free to download. Ubuntu Pro is free for personal use on up to 5 machines, and companies pay for it.

Price checked 19 Oct 2026

Made by: Canonical
Applies to: ANYmal D
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Checked: 27 Oct 2026

Every robot using Ubuntu

ROS 1ANYmal DConfirmed

The first version of the Robot Operating System, free shared software that lets the parts of a robot's program talk to each other. The software on the robot is built on ROS, and customers add their own inspection tools as plugins. ANYbotics' public ANYmal D model loads with ROS 1 commands, and the full software goes only to members of its ANYmal Research group.

Made by: Open Robotics
Applies to: ANYmal D
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Checked: 27 Oct 2026

Every robot using ROS 1

ANYmal APIANYmal DIn-houseConfirmed

ANYbotics' interface that lets a customer's own systems start missions on the robot and pull in its inspection results. The ANYmal API, built on the open gRPC standard for programs talking over a network, lets plant systems start missions and receive inspection results. Reports come out as PDF or XML files.

Made by: In-house
Applies to: ANYmal D
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Checked: 27 Oct 2026

Every robot using ANYmal API

ANYbotics ShiftANYmal D, 2026In-houseConfirmed

ANYbotics' cloud platform for running a fleet of inspection robots and turning what they find into maintenance work orders. Shift is ANYbotics' cloud platform, launched in October 2026, for running robot fleets and turning findings into work orders. Its four parts are Fleet, Insight, Connect and Maps.

Made by: In-house
Applies to: ANYmal D, 2026
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Checked: 27 Oct 2026

Every robot using ANYbotics Shift

Not the brain

Body

The motors, gears, hands and battery that make it move.

ANYdrive joint actuatorANYmal DIn-houseConfirmed

ANYbotics' own sealed leg joint: a motor, gearbox, spring and control electronics in one unit that controls how hard the joint pushes. ANYmal has 12 leg joints, three per leg, each driven by an ANYdrive actuator. ANYbotics' robot model lists 80 Nm of torque and 8.5 radians per second of speed for every leg joint.

Made by: In-house
Applies to: ANYmal D
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Checked: 27 Oct 2026

Every robot using ANYdrive joint actuator

ANYdrive joint actuatorANYmal, first commercial generationIn-houseConfirmed

ANYbotics' own sealed leg joint: a motor, gearbox, spring and control electronics in one unit that controls how hard the joint pushes. ANYdrive is ANYbotics' own series elastic actuator, a joint with a spring between the motor and the leg so it can sense and control force and soak up impacts. It is a sealed unit with its own control electronics that can be swapped quickly.

Made by: In-house
Applies to: ANYmal, first commercial generation
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Harmonic gear reducerANYmalOur estimateLikely

A compact gear, also called a strain wave gear, that uses a flexing toothed ring to slow a motor and multiply its force with almost no play. ETH Zurich researchers say ANYmal's joints use series-elastic harmonic drives with high, fixed gear ratios. A harmonic drive is a compact gearbox that uses a flexing metal ring.

Part priceOur estimateUS$550 to US$900 each

ANYmal D battery, 932 WhANYmal DIn-houseConfirmed

The swappable lithium-ion battery that slides into ANYmal's body, about 5.5 kg. ANYmal runs on a swappable 932.4 Wh lithium-ion battery that weighs 5.5 kg and lasts 90 to 120 minutes. A full charge takes 3 hours, and the robot docks itself to recharge.

Made by: In-house
Applies to: ANYmal D
Sources
Checked: 27 Oct 2026

Every robot using ANYmal D battery, 932 Wh

ANYmal body and shellANYmal DConfirmed

ANYmal's own sealed four-legged body, built by ANYbotics. ANYmal weighs 50 kg, or 55.7 kg with its sensor head, and walks at up to 1.3 m per second. It carries up to 10 kg of extra sensors, is sealed to IP67 against dust and water, and climbs stairs as steep as 45 degrees.

Made by: In-house
Applies to: ANYmal D
Sources
Checked: 27 Oct 2026

Every robot using ANYmal body and shell

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