Petoi Bittle X vs SpotMicro (SpotMicroAI)
Cost, parts and difficulty side by side.
| Petoi Bittle X | SpotMicro (SpotMicroAI) | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | $319 to $469 | $300 to $500 |
| Difficulty | beginner | intermediate |
| Parts | 10 | 12 |
| 3D printing | no | yes |
| Kits available | 6 | 0 |
| Made by | Petoi | Deok-yeon Kim (design) and the SpotMicroAI community |
| Full list | Petoi Bittle X parts list | SpotMicro (SpotMicroAI) parts list |
Petoi Bittle X
Small spring-legged robot dog on an ESP32 board with voice commands, coded in blocks, C++ or Python.
SpotMicro (SpotMicroAI)
Fully 3D printed hobby robot dog with twelve hobby servos, a Pi or Jetson brain, and a large community of remixes.
The short answer
SpotMicro costs less to start: about $300 against $319 in parts. Petoi Bittle X has the shorter parts list (10 lines against 12).
Motors and servos
Petoi Bittle X
- 1 x Petoi P1L plastic-gear servo, 10-servo set
- 1 x Petoi P1S alloy-gear servo, 10-servo set
- 1 x Bittle robotic arm gripper extension kit, alloy servos
SpotMicro
- 12 x TowerPro MG996R metal gear servo, 180 degree
- 12 x JX Servo CLS6336HV coreless servo
- 2 x Step-down regulators for servos and computer