Lite3 Series
Twelve degrees of freedom in a 12 kg body — small enough to carry from the lab to the classroom to the test field on your own. From Venture up it ships with the motion SDK, the communication protocol and sample code. Everything from gait algorithms to SLAM navigation can be rewritten at the code level.
Open from the joints up.
Four things every Lite3 Series platform shares.
The joints are documented
Twelve degrees of freedom, 36 N·m peak knee torque. Ranges and torques are published in the development manual.
Rewrite it in code
Motion SDK and API, communication protocol, sample code — included from Venture up.
It watches its surroundings
Ultrasonic auto-stop front and rear, camera-based tracking. Pro adds forward obstacle avoidance; LiDAR builds the map.
One person can carry it
A 12 kg-class body with swappable batteries. 1.5–2 hours of runtime, about an hour to charge.
More sensors, less range.
The four configurations are the same body with one more layer of perception each time. Every addition costs weight, and weight costs range and payload. Pick the one that matches the stage you are at.
Lite3 Basic
The lightest way into twelve-DOF legged locomotion.
- WEIGHT
- 12 kg
- WALKING PAYLOAD
- 5 kg
- RANGE
- 5 km
- MAX SLOPE
- 40°
Lite3 Venture
Ethernet and power rails left open — bring your own compute board.
- WEIGHT
- 12.2 kg
- WALKING PAYLOAD
- 4.5 kg
- RANGE
- 4 km
- MAX SLOPE
- 40°
Lite3 Pro
Ships with Jetson and a depth camera, so vision code runs on the robot itself.
- WEIGHT
- 12.9 kg
- WALKING PAYLOAD
- 4 kg
- RANGE
- 3.4 km
- MAX SLOPE
- 40°
Lite3 LiDAR
Draws its own map, then finds its way with it.
- WEIGHT
- 13.5 kg
- WALKING PAYLOAD
- 2.5 kg
- RANGE
- 2.7 km
- MAX SLOPE
- 40°
Compare the models
From the NeuroLab Lite3 brochure and the user manuals (V2.0.0-0).
| SPEC | Basic | Venture | Pro | LiDAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEIGHT (WITH BATTERY) | 12 kg | 12.2 kg | 12.9 kg | 13.5 kg |
| STANDING SIZE (L×W×H) | 610 × 370 × 406 mm | 610 × 370 × 445 mm | 610 × 370 × 450 mm | 610 × 370 × 496 mm |
| WALKING PAYLOAD | 5 kg | 4.5 kg | 4 kg | 2.5 kg |
| MAX RANGE | 5 km | 4 km | 3.4 km | 2.7 km |
| TOP SPEED | 9 km/h | 9 km/h | 9 km/h | 9 km/h |
| MAX SLOPE | 40° | 40° | 40° | 40° |
| OBSTACLE HEIGHT | 18 cm | 18 cm | 18 cm | 18 cm |
| RUNTIME / CHARGE | 1.5–2 h / ~1 h | 1.5–2 h / ~1 h | 1.5–2 h / ~1 h | 1.5–2 h / ~1 h |
| PERCEPTION COMPUTE | — | — | Jetson Xavier NX | Jetson Xavier NX |
| DEPTH CAMERA | — | — | RealSense D435i | RealSense D435i |
| LIDAR | — | — | — | Fitted |
| FORWARD OBSTACLE AVOIDANCE | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| SLAM NAVIGATION | — | — | — | Yes |
| HARDWARE INTERFACES | — | Ethernet ×2 · 24/12/5 V external power | Ethernet · USB 3.0 · HDMI · external power | Ethernet · USB 3.0 · HDMI · external power |
| DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT | — | Motion SDK/API · sample code | Motion SDK · perception examples | Motion SDK · perception examples |
| OPERATING TEMP | 0~40°C | 0~40°C | 0~40°C | 0~40°C |
| IP RATING | — | — | — | — |
| PRIMARY USE | Teaching & lab work | Motion control research | Vision & perception development | SLAM & navigation research |
The 18 cm obstacle height applies to AI gait; normal gait is 15 cm. The Lite3 family carries no IP rating and operates from 0 to 40°C, so outdoor or wet-weather use is not recommended. Higher configurations include every interface of the ones below them.
Tell us about the research first.
Describe the algorithms you want to work on and the hardware you plan to mount — we will start by narrowing down the configuration.