Name: DEEP Robotics Lite3
Brand: DEEP Robotics

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Senses

How the robot sees and hears the world.

Wide-angle cameraAll editionsConfirmed

A single camera with a wide view. Every edition has one wide-angle camera at the front.

Made by: Not named
Applies to: All editions
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Checked: 9 Nov 2026

Every robot using Wide-angle camera

Ultrasonic sensorsAll editionsConfirmed

Sensors that find nearby obstacles by timing the echo of a sound pulse. Every edition has two ultrasonic sensors, one at the front and one at the rear, which use sound echoes to stop the robot before it walks into things.

Made by: Not named
Applies to: All editions
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Checked: 9 Nov 2026

Every robot using Ultrasonic sensors

Intel RealSense D435iPro and Laser editionsIn storeListedUS$399Confirmed

A depth camera with a built-in motion sensor. The Pro and Laser editions have a depth camera, which measures distance. The company's own Lite3 model file mounts a sensor named D435I, and its demo code uses the RealSense camera library.

Part priceListedUS$399

The price in RealSense's own online store for a single camera. Other sellers list it from about US$330 to US$550.

Single-unit store price. Robot companies buying in volume usually pay less.

Livox MID-360Laser editionIn storeListedUS$749Confirmed

A small laser scanner that sees all the way round. The Laser edition adds a lidar, a laser scanner that maps the room in 3D. The company's own Lite3 model file mounts a sensor named MID360, and Generation Robots lists it as a Livox Mid-360.

Part priceListedUS$749

Livox's own price for a single unit when it launched in January 2023. Resellers list it at around US$900 today, and Livox quotes lower prices for bulk orders.

Single-unit store price. Robot companies buying in volume usually pay less.

IMU motion sensorConfirmed

A sensor, like the one in a phone, that feels tilt and movement so the robot can keep its balance. An IMU, a motion sensor that tracks tilt and turning, sits in the body, and the robot's software passes its readings to developers. The company does not name the model.

Made by: Not named
Applies to: All versions
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Checked: 9 Nov 2026

Every robot using IMU motion sensor

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Software

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

Lite3 Motion SDKV1.2In storeListedFreeConfirmed

DEEP Robotics' free code kit for commanding the Lite3's 12 joints directly. The Lite3 Motion SDK lets developers command all 12 joints directly. The joint drivers run their control loop 20,000 times a second, and the robot takes back control if commands stop for over a second.

Part priceListedFree

Free on GitHub; it works only with DEEP Robotics robots.

Price checked 9 Nov 2026

Made by: In-house
Applies to: V1.2
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Checked: 9 Nov 2026

Every robot using Lite3 Motion SDK

ROS 2Pro and Laser editionsIn storeListedFreeConfirmed

A widely used open system for robot software. On the Pro and Laser editions, a ROS 2 package passes data between the AI computer, the motion computer and the phone app. Developers can steer the robot by sending speed commands.

Part priceListedFree

Free and open.

Price checked 12 Oct 2026

Made by

ROS 1Laser editionConfirmed

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 company's open mapping and navigation code for the Lite3 is built on ROS 1, the older version of the robot software framework.

Made by: Open Robotics
Applies to: Laser edition
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Checked: 9 Nov 2026

Every robot using ROS 1

UbuntuIn storeListedFreeLikely

A free, widely used version of the Linux operating system. Generation Robots says the Lite3 works with ROS 1, ROS 2 and Ubuntu 20.04, and the company's own deploy guide says to run all its steps on Ubuntu.

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

Why not confirmed. The Ubuntu version comes from a reseller page.

Not the brain

Body

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

DEEP Robotics J60 jointsJ60-6 and J60-10Price on requestConfirmed

Small all-in-one leg joints from DEEP Robotics, with the motor, gearbox, driver and position sensor in one unit. The Lite3 runs on DEEP Robotics' own J60 joints, which the company says are already deployed at scale on the Lite3. Each joint packs a gearbox, motor, driver and position sensor into one unit.

Made by: In-house
Applies to: J60-6 and J60-10
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Checked: 9 Nov 2026

Every robot using DEEP Robotics J60 joints

DEEP Robotics J60 jointsModel filePrice on requestConfirmed

Small all-in-one leg joints from DEEP Robotics, with the motor, gearbox, driver and position sensor in one unit. The company's Lite3 model file sets torque limits of 24 N.m for each hip joint and 36 N.m for each knee joint, across 12 joints. The J60 page gives lower peak figures, 19.94 and 30.50 N.m, and does not say why they differ.

Made by: In-house
Applies to: Model file
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Planetary gear reducerIn-houseOur estimateLikely

A compact gearbox where small gears circle a central gear, trading motor speed for more turning force. The prospectus says DEEP Robotics' joints combine a motor, a precision planetary gearbox and a driver.

Part priceOur estimate

Lite3 battery, 28.8 V 4.4 Ah2023 user manualIn storeListedUS$799Confirmed

The pluggable lithium battery for the Lite3 robot dog, about 1.5 to 2 hours a charge. The Lite3 runs on one pluggable lithium battery rated 4.4 Ah at 28.8 V, which charges in 40 minutes to an hour and runs the robot for about 1.5 to 2 hours without a load. The cell company is not named.

Part priceListedUS$799

Price for a spare battery at Maverick, a US reseller, before tax.

Not disclosedTrial to Laser editionsThe robot weighs about 12 kg as the Trial edition and 13.5 kg as the Laser edition, carries up to 5 kg and climbs 15 cm steps and 40 degree slopes. The company does not name its bearings or frame material.

The robot weighs about 12 kg as the Trial edition and 13.5 kg as the Laser edition, carries up to 5 kg and climbs 15 cm steps and 40 degree slopes. The company does not name its bearings or frame material.

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