Waveshare

WAVEGO Pro

Price
Unknown
Type
Quadruped Robots
Status
Commercial
Availability
On sale
Purchase
Online
Release Date
Aug 13, 2025
Country/Region
China
Last Verified
2026-08-21
200 g maximum load
General Payload
1–2 h
Runtime
554 g (with batteries)
Weight

WAVEGO Pro PI5 KIT is an open-source bionic quadruped robot kit. from Waveshare.

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Hardware Specification

Degrees of freedom and drive

Mechanical joint count
12 count
Materials
5052 aluminum alloy and PA12 nylon structure.
Dimensions (Standing)
218 × 116 × 152 mm (standing)
Total degrees of freedom
12 DOF

Mobility & Payload

General Payload
200 g maximum load

Mechanical and mounting

Weight
554 g (with batteries)

Mechanical Structure

Cooling System
Cooling fan included with the Raspberry Pi kit.
Joint Bearing
40 sets
Joint Sensor Type
Servos provide real-time position, speed, and input-voltage feedback.
Motor Peak Torque
2.3 kgf·cm

Sensors

Camera
5 MP, 160-degree ultra-wide-angle Raspberry Pi camera included in the PI5 KIT.
IMU
ICM20948 9-axis motion tracker.

Battery and Runtime

Battery Capacity
5200 mAh
Battery Type
Two 18650 lithium-ion rechargeable cells; nominal 3.7 V per cell.
Runtime
1–2 h
Runtime
20–30 min

Compute Platform

Onboard Compute
ESP32-D0WDQ6-V3 real-time sub-controller for inverse solving and gait generation.
Onboard Compute
Built-in Raspberry Pi 5 with 4 GB memory.
Operating System
Pre-configured Raspberry Pi system image on an included TF card.
Software Algorithm
Multi-link legs and inverse-kinematics gait generation.

Safety and Protection

Safety System
Integrated protection against overcharge, overdischarge, overcurrent, and short circuit.

Interaction and Communication

Buzzer Volume
Integrated active buzzer.
Display
0.96-inch OLED display.
External Port
2×5P expansion ports expose ESP32 I/O and serial signals, 3.3 V, 5 V and ground.
External Port
USB Type-C download and communication port.
Lighting
Two RGB-LED indicators.
Smart Navigation
JSON motion task files are stored in ESP32 flash and replayed on demand.
Remote Controller
Browser-based control through an auto-generated Wi-Fi hotspot; no app installation required.
Visual Recognition
OpenCV face-recognition demonstration on the Raspberry Pi kit.
Visual Recognition
OpenCV motion-detection demonstration on the Raspberry Pi kit.
Visual Tracking
OpenCV color-tracking demonstration on the Raspberry Pi kit.

Development and Expansion

Operating Modes
Self-balancing posture control using the 9-axis tracker.
Secondary Development (SDK)
JSON control through serial RX/TX, USB Type-C, or HTTP requests.
Secondary Development (SDK)
All code is open source, with development documentation and tutorials.

Commercial Status

Status
Commercial
Price
Unknown
Release Date
Aug 13, 2025

Timeline

  1. Robot release
    WAVEGO Pro PI5 KIT
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