Xiaomi Is Now Making Robotic Mechanical Dogs & They Can Do A Mean Backflip

Now that Xiaomi is the number 1 smartphone company in the world, it would be fair that the company will now focus on robotics. Xiaomi may have announced the Mi Mix 4, but it’s also making a robotic buddy called the ‘CyberDog’. The robotic dog is an advanced mechanical pet that is along the same lines as the Boston Dynamics’ Spot. 

What Are The CyberDog Specifications 

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The CyberDog’s ‘brain’ is powered by an Nvidia Jetson Xavier NX module that has 384 CUDA cores, 48 Tensor cores, six Carmel CPU cores, and two cores dedicated for deep learning. The entire module is responsible for crunching information that the CyberDog needs to operate its 11 sensors. These sensors enable movement for the CyberDog and can even perform tricks like a backflip. The CyberDog can also track “high-speed movements” at up to 3.2m/s (11.5 km/h or 7.15 mph).

There are several cameras on the robot’s body that includes an Intel RealSense D450 depth sensor for accurate tracking. The camera is also used to avoid real-world obstacles, follow its owner and avoid pitfalls. 

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The CyberDog can also detect voices and can be activated using a wake word. The CyberDog also supports other types of voice commands and digital voice assistants. In addition, the CyberDog also has three USB-C ports and an HDMI port. The ports can be used by developers for testing new code, add-on hardware and other development purposes. 

CyberDog Price And Availability

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The CyberDog isn’t really available to everyone and is more of a prototype for developers and engineers to test on. Xiaomi will make 1,000 CyberDogs available to engineers, enthusiasts, and fans to start its own open-source robotics program. Xiaomi will be selling the CyberDog for 9,999 yuan or Rs 1.14 lakh at the moment. 

Xiaomi did not disclose whether the CyberDog will be available to the public anytime soon and the initial rollout will be very limited. For now, we’re just astonished at what the CyberDog can do and how the company plans to advance its robotics program. 

What do you think of Xiaomi’s CyberDog? Would you get a robotic pet for your home or do you find something like this quite creepy? Let us know in the comments how you feel about the CyberDog.