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24 alternatives to SPOT MINI

SpotMini - Boston Dynamics Robot Dog

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. SPOT MINI launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   SpotMini▲84

   A nimble robot that can handle objects & climbs stairs

   2019 · bostondynamics.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Bittle▲140

   A palm-sized robot dog for STEM and fun 🐕

   2020 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

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   OK-Robot: open, modular home robot framework for pick-and-drop anywhere▲542

   Hi all, excited to share our latest work, OK-Robot, which is an open and modular framework to perform navigation and manipulation with a robot assistant in practically any homes without having to teach the robot anything new! You can simply unbox the target robot, install OK-Robot, give it a "scan" (think a 60 second iPhone video), and start asking the robot to move arbitrary things from A to B. We already tested it out in 10 home environments in New York city, and one environment each in Pittsburgh and Fremont. We based everything off of the current best machine learning models, and so…

   2024 · ok-robot.github.io · its alternatives →

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   Shoggoth Mini – A soft tentacle robot powered by GPT-4o and RL▲610

   Some early results and next steps in adapting DeepMind's Genie world model for creating the music player of my dreams.

   2025 · matthieulc.com · its alternatives →

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   Appbot Riley▲130

   Never leave your pets alone at home with this smart robot

   2017 · thepawkingdom.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   KT2 Kungfu Turtle Robot▲129

   The broke man's Boston dynamics

   2024 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Furbo▲92

   A treat-tossing robot for your dog

   2016 · furbo.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Varram Pet Robot▲176

   Brainy companion for home alone pets

   2018 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

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   Reachy Mini▲193

   A new open-source robot for your desk

   2025 · huggingface.co · its alternatives →

10. 10LC
    Live control a robot running around my house▲162

    2016 · runmyrobot.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    BU▲138

    Openclaw in the cloud

    Mar 2026 · cloud.browser-use.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Prompt Pup▲108

    The best doggone place for Al prompts

    2023 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    SPOT▲7

    flexible mobile robots from Boston Dynamics

    2020 · shop.bostondynamics.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Ozobot▲78

    The World's Smallest Smart Robot

    2015 · ozobot.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Tombot▲65

    More realistic, affordable animal companion for the elderly

    2019 · tombot.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Animal Robo▲117

    Uber for drones

    2014 · animalrobo-com.l.ink · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Toadi▲80

    Autonomous robot mower powered by A.I.

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Lil’Bot▲90

    Small self-balancing, Segway-like robot

    2014 · lil-bot.com · its alternatives →

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    Spotbot, a Slack bot that monitors your website for visual bugs▲179

    2016 · spotbot.qa · its alternatives →

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    Spot's Rampage▲64

    Control a Spot robot from your phone and wreak havoc

    2021 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    PawFoto▲76

    AI Photoshoot For Your Pawsome Pets

    2024 · pawfoto.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Dancing Dogs app▲109

    Turn dog pics into dancing dog videos via AI (hover icon 🤣)

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Viberia▲146

    Hey HN, This is my take on the agent harness. Everything on an isometric map. Agents are grouped into "buildings" that run in a sequence or a loop; e.g., the CodeForge has an agent that writes a PRD, another one that implements, and a third that reviews. Everything is customizable, you build your own buildings/teams however you want. It's a Tauri app, really light (about 8x less energy than the closest competitor I benchmarked, so it actually runs from a coffee shop on battery). It's macOS only for now, but ping me if you are willing to test the Windows or Linux version. I've been…

    May 2026 · getviberia.com · its alternatives →

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    Peeqo 2.0▲98

    A hackable robot that responds only in GIFs & videos

    2019 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

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