LeKiwi vs Mobile ALOHA
Cost, parts and difficulty side by side.
| LeKiwi | Mobile ALOHA | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | $482 to $620 | $30,500 to $36,000 |
| Difficulty | intermediate | advanced |
| Parts | 23 | 29 |
| 3D printing | yes | yes |
| Kits available | 1 | 1 |
| Made by | SIGRobotics UIUC and Hugging Face | Zipeng Fu, Tony Zhao, Chelsea Finn (Stanford) |
| Full list | LeKiwi parts list | Mobile ALOHA parts list |
LeKiwi
Three-wheel omnidirectional base carrying an SO-101 arm, with a Raspberry Pi 5 and two cameras, for mobile manipulation.
Mobile ALOHA
ALOHA's four Trossen arms on an AgileX Tracer base with a laptop and battery for whole body mobile teleoperation.
The short answer
LeKiwi costs less to start: about $482 against $30,500 in parts. LeKiwi has the shorter parts list (23 lines against 29). Mobile ALOHA: Discontinued: Trossen has discontinued the ViperX 300 S and WidowX 250 S arms this build uses, and the Tensorbook laptop is no longer sold. Check stock before buying any other part.
Motors and servos
LeKiwi
- 3 x Feetech STS3215 7.4V
- 12 x Feetech STS3215 7.4V
- 3 x Feetech STS3215 12V
- 12 x Feetech STS3215 12V
Mobile ALOHA
- none listed