Mobile ALOHA V2 Bimanual Research Platform
Four-arm (2 leader + 2 follower) 6-DoF bimanual mobile manipulation workstation with triple global-shutter RGB-D wrist cameras for training Pi-0 and ACT foundation models.
Key Engineering Highlights
- The reference benchmark platform used by top AI labs for kitchen and laundry VLA datasets
- 500Hz bilateral teleoperation with gravity compensation
Full Hardware Specifications
| Processor / Edge SoC | Onboard Workstation / Jetson AGX Orin |
|---|---|
| AI Model Stack | Native LeRobot / ACT / Pi-0 / OpenVLA |
| Display & Optics | Operator Telemetry Monitor Mount |
| Camera & Vision | 3x Global-Shutter Wrist + Overhead RGB-D |
| Measured Weight | 68.0 kg (With Mobile Base) |
| Battery & Runtime | 12h 48V LiFePO4 Mobile Base |
| Connectivity & I/O | 4x Independent 4Mbps RS-485 USB Buses |
| Sensors & Acoustics | 28x High-Precision Absolute Encoders |
⚖️ Side-by-Side Comparison: Mobile ALOHA V2 Bimanual Research Platform vs. Embodied AI & Robotics Peers
Direct specification comparison against leading competing devices in the Embodied AI & Robotics category.
| Specification | Mobile ALOHA V2 Bimanual Research Platform (Current) | Unitree G1 Humanoid Robot (2026 Developer Edition) → | LeRobot SO-101 Open-Source Bimanual Teleop Kit → | Unitree Go2-W Wheeled-Legged Embodied AI Dog → |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Trossen / Stanford Open Spec | Unitree Robotics | Hugging Face × TheRobotStudio | Unitree Robotics |
| Retail Price | $19,500 | $16,000 | $260 | $4,800 |
| Lab Rating | ||||
| Edge SoC | Onboard Workstation / Jetson AGX Orin | 8-Core High-Perf CPU + NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX (100 TOPS) | Tethered to Apple Silicon Mac or NVIDIA GPU Host | Jetson Orin NX 16GB (100–157 TOPS) |
| AI Model Stack | Native LeRobot / ACT / Pi-0 / OpenVLA | UnifoLM Unified Robot Model + Open RL Stack | ACT / Diffusion Policy / Pi-0 VLA | RL Locomotion + GPT-Vision Navigation |
| Display / Optics | Operator Telemetry Monitor Mount | Interactive LED Visor Array | Host Visualizer GUI | Front LED Matrix + Companion Telemetry |
| Camera | 3x Global-Shutter Wrist + Overhead RGB-D | Intel RealSense D435i Depth + Livox Mid-360 3D LiDAR | Dual 1080P 60fps Global Shutter Wrist + Overhead Cameras | 130° Wide-Angle Stereo + Hemispherical 4D LiDAR |
| Weight | 68.0 kg (With Mobile Base) | 35.0kg (Foldable to fit car trunk) | 1.4kg per arm (including base) | 18.0 kg |
| Battery | 12h 48V LiFePO4 Mobile Base | 9,000mAh Quick-Swap Battery Pack (2.5h runtime) | 12V/5A DC Regulated Power Supply | 15,000mAh 4-Hour Long-Endurance Pack |
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