Mobile ALOHA vs TurtleBot 4 Lite (parts build)
Cost, parts and difficulty side by side.
| Mobile ALOHA | TurtleBot 4 Lite (parts build) | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | $30,500 to $36,000 | $1,000 to $1,150 |
| Difficulty | advanced | beginner |
| Parts | 29 | 17 |
| 3D printing | yes | no |
| Kits available | 1 | 2 |
| Made by | Zipeng Fu, Tony Zhao, Chelsea Finn (Stanford) | Clearpath Robotics and Open Robotics |
| Full list | Mobile ALOHA parts list | TurtleBot 4 Lite (parts build) parts list |
Mobile ALOHA
ALOHA's four Trossen arms on an AgileX Tracer base with a laptop and battery for whole body mobile teleoperation.
TurtleBot 4 Lite (parts build)
ROS 2 teaching robot: an iRobot Create 3 base carrying a Raspberry Pi 4, a 2D lidar and an OAK-D-Lite depth camera.
The short answer
TurtleBot 4 Lite costs less to start: about $1,000 against $30,500 in parts. TurtleBot 4 Lite has the shorter parts list (17 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
Mobile ALOHA
- none listed
TurtleBot 4 Lite
- none listed