Dropbear
Dropbear is a full-size humanoid with mechanical designs, printable parts and robot models for building and simulation work.
Project documentation
Before you build
Five answers, each linked to its source
What does it cost?
Not documented
No cost in the reviewed sources.
Can I sell what I build?
NoNon-commercial hardware
Hardware not documented · Software not documented. Licensing source
What’s open?
2 of 6CAD: AvailableBOM: PartialPCB: Not documentedCode: AvailableSim: Not documentedGuide: Not documented
BOM partial · PCB, sim, guide not documented. All six files
Is it maintained?
Active
Latest activity Oct 2, 2026 · main repo last commit Sep 27, 2026 · 28 commits in the last 52 weeks · 3 contributors Activity
01 / Under the shell
The specifications.
Hardware, build and software on one sheet. Every fact links to where we found it.
Dropbear is a full-size humanoid robotics project. Its repository describes mechanical designs, printable parts, robot models and control research, spanning individual assemblies and locomotion experiments in simulation.
Hardware
- Actuators
- Not documented Documentation
- Build
- Not documented · see the repository Documentation
- Scale
- Full-size README
Building it
Not documented.
02 / The files behind the robot
What’s open.
Six parts of the build, each checked separately. Gaps stay visible.
| Part | Status | What’s there | License | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAD | Available | Mechanical designs and printable parts are described; full-robot STEP and Fusion archives are identified. | Not documented | Full_Body/ |
| Bill of materials | Partial | A bill of materials is present for the OpenTorque actuator. | Not documented | Bill of Materials.csv |
| Electronics | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | No source found |
| Code | Available | Low-level firmware files are identified in the repository. | Not documented | Low Level Control/ |
| Simulation model | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | No source found |
| Assembly guide | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | No source found |
03 / Know before you build
Can you sell it?
NoNon-commercial hardware
The maker restricts the hardware to non-commercial use. Selling robots or parts made from the design needs the maker’s permission.
- Hardware
- Not documented
- Software
- Not documented
04 / The upstream project
Is it maintained?
ActiveLatest activity Oct 2, 2026, 28 days before the snapshot
The main repository’s last commit was Sep 27, 2026.
- Stars
- 48
- Forks
- 3
- Contributors
- 3
- Latest release
- None recorded
Snapshot captured Oct 30, 2026. Recorded figures, not live metrics. Active: activity within 90 days of the snapshot. Quiet: within a year. Dormant: longer.
05 / Parts & kits
A head start.
Maker-listed sellers only. No affiliate links or paid placement.
MAKER’S COST
Not documented
No cost in the reviewed sources.
Kit availability is not documented in our reviewed sources.
06 / Side by side
Compare with other humanoids.
Other humanoids in the directory, most recently active first. Same sources, same rules.
| Robot | Cost | Open files | Can I sell it? | Runs on | Maintained | Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DropbearThis robotHyperspawn and Pointblank | Not documented | 2 of 6 | NoHW not documented · SW not documented | Isaac | ActiveOct 2, 2026 | 48 |
| MicrobanMarc Duclusaud | About $567Microban robot | 5 of 6 | NoHW CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 · SW GNU GPL v3 | Raspberry Pi | ActiveOct 30, 2026 | 645 |
| Asimov 1menloresearch | $20,000DIY Kit | 3 of 6 | Yes, with creditHW CERN-OHL-S-2.0 · SW GPL-2.0 | MuJoCoRaspberry Pi | ActiveOct 30, 2026 | 1,373 |
| ToddlerBotHaochen Shi, C. Karen Liu et al. · Stanford | Under $6,000whole robot | 5 of 6 | NoHW CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 · SW MIT | MuJoCoPython | QuietApr 19, 2026 | 785 |
| This robotDropbear | Microban | Asimov 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | ||
| Not documented | About $567 | $20,000 |
| Can I sell it? | ||
| No | No | Yes, with credit |
| Open files | ||
| 2 of 6 | 5 of 6 | 3 of 6 |
| Runs on | ||
| Isaac | Raspberry Pi | MuJoCo, Raspberry Pi |
| Maintained | ||
| ActiveOct 2, 2026 | ActiveOct 30, 2026 | ActiveOct 30, 2026 |
Upkeep is measured against each robot’s own snapshot. Costs keep the maker’s scope, so check what each figure covers.
See them in the table07 / Follow the evidence
Open books.
Repository files are pinned to commit 0e4db4e. Websites and papers are listed with their review dates.
- 01README.md at 0e4db4eReviewed Oct 30, 2026
- 02LICENSE at 0e4db4eReviewed Oct 30, 2026
- 03Components/Actuators/OpenTorque (ODrive)/Bill of Materials.csv at 0e4db4eReviewed Oct 30, 2026