I found 5 legged robots that run on the original Jetson Nano — 4 hexapods and 1 quadruped, all from Hiwonder or XiaoR GEEK. Here's the full list:
Hexapods
| Product | Key specs | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Hiwonder JetHexa — ROS Hexapod Robot Kit | Jetson Nano B01, 3D depth camera + LiDAR for SLAM, navigation, YOLO/TensorRT projects; ROS 1 / ROS Melodic; 1 h runtime; 2.5 kg | hiwonder.com/products/jethexa |
| Hiwonder ROSpider — ROS2 Hexapod Robot | Jetson Nano(4GB) (also supports Orin Nano/NX and Raspberry Pi 5); 18 bus servos, 6DOF arm, LiDAR, 3D depth camera, microphone array; ROS 2 Humble; 1 h runtime; 3.2 kg | hiwonder.com/products/rospider |
| XiaoR GEEK Phage ROS Hexapod | Jetson Nano, Python programming, depth camera, ROS | xiaorgeek.net/products/phage-ros-hexapod-jestson-nano |
| XiaoR GEEK XR Hexapod J1 | Bionic programmable hexapod built for Jetson Nano | xiaorgeek.net |
Quadruped
| Product | Key specs | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Hiwonder ROSPug — Quadruped Bionic Robot Dog | Jetson Nano, 12 serial bus servos (12 DOF), TOF LiDAR, HD camera, IMU; ROS 1; 2 h runtime; 0.3 kg payload; 1.65 kg, 4 GB memory | hiwonder.com/products/rospug |
For a STEM club, all five are educational/research-oriented platforms. A few notes to help you choose:
- Hiwonder JetHexa and ROSPug are the most kit-like with published runtimes (1 h and 2 h respectively) and rich sensor suites for SLAM and vision projects.
- ROSpider is the most flexible long-term: it can also host a Jetson Orin Nano/NX or Raspberry Pi 5, and it runs ROS 2 Humble (the most current ROS version in this group) plus includes a 6DOF arm.
- Both XiaoR GEEK hexapods list minimal specs in the catalog — their maker pages may have more detail.