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I was looking at https://www.unitree.com/go2/ recently, which seems rather good value I thought.

Some of the videos look really impressive, such as the back flips, climbing stairs and the lidar

Looks like a cool platform, but you won't be paying $1600 USD https://shop.unitree.com/en-gb/products/unitree-go2?variant=... :

> $1,600.00 USD

> Shipping costs $399 per unit, Remote Countries $500-$1000

> Not include customs duties, Please comply with local customs laws pay customs duties and clear the goods

By the time you are done, you will be paying between $2000 and $3500 for the base model. It might still represent good value, but it's still more than it is advertised.

> Shipping costs $399 per unit

Do they send it by pack mule or something?

To be fair, I have seen with some of these robotics platforms they send them by air in a pelican case [1] with custom cut foam inserts. The price for shipping racks up quickly.

[1] https://www.pelican.com/products/cases/

They do look impressive but the videos are all 3D graphics rather than real. The texture on the robot body and shadows are the giveaway.

Interesting, I didn't actually realise that. Will await to see some reviews :)

I'm not sure why do you feel that's the case. It doesn't look like cgi at all and if it is shadows and reflections are flawless so the whole video including a person and lawns would need to be generated. I can't imagine how anyone could create it. Honestly building a robot seems easier than faking it to this level of accuracy.

Check out the one with a mounted flashlight, laser .... and flamethrower:

https://img-9gag-fun.9cache.com/photo/a2vNP3w_460svav1.mp4

Also CGI?

$1600 version is just a remote control toy. If you want the ROS programmable version it's around 10k.

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