Quadrupeds vs wheeled quadrupeds: who leads?

By Behind Robotics · OCT 22, 2026 · 13 min read

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Most “best robot dog” threads rank brand weight. We ranked published specs.

Genisom M1 scores 83. Unitree B2 is #2 at 73. AgiBot D1 MaxPro and Unitree B2-W tie at 67. Fifteen machines — 10 legged, 5 wheel-leg — six equal-weight criteria. Price is not scored.

The twist nobody puts on the chart: ANYmal X is only #8 on average (44) — and still the only ATEX/IECEx Zone 1 certified robot in the set. Spec leadership and hazardous-area proof are not the same race.

Use the interactive ranking below: sort by overall score, speed, runtime, range, walking payload, IP or certification credit; filter legged vs wheel-leg; tap a row for the published breakdown.

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Most “best robot dog” threads rank brand weight. We ranked published specs across 15 machines — 10 legged, 5 wheel-leg — on six equal-weight criteria. Price is not scored.

Key takeaways

Genisom M1 (wheel-leg) leads overall at 83.
Unitree B2 is #2 at 73 — pure-legged industrial lane leader.
AgiBot D1 MaxPro and Unitree B2-W tie at 67 for #3.
ANYmal X lands only #8 (44) — and is still the only ATEX/IECEx Zone 1 certified robot in the set. Spec leadership and hazardous-area proof are not the same race.

The twist

Score or cert? When you buy a dog for a plant, the highest average and the auditor’s cert are different races.

01 · Interactive ranking

Sort, filter, open a model

How we scored. Equal-weight average of top speed, runtime, range, walking payload and IP (each vs best-in-class in this set), plus a certification credit: ATEX/IECEx = 1, CE-marked or EU-sold = 0.5, other published safety cert or unverified/national Ex claim = 0.25, none found = 0. Unpublished specs score 0. Price is not scored. Specs are OEM published figures as of Oct 2026; company claims labelled in the detail cards.

Tap a row for the full published breakdown and component scores. Blue bars = legged · teal = wheel-leg. Bars redraw to the active sort. Missing / n/a values score 0 and show as unpublished — never estimated.

02 · Full table

The numbers behind the ranking

Click a column header to sort.

#	Model	Maker	Type	Score	Speed	Runtime	Range	Payload	IP	Cert
1	M1	Genisom	wheel-leg	83	6	5 h	29 km	30 kg	IP67	—
2	B2	Unitree	legged	73	>6	>5 h	>20 km	>40 kg	IP67	—
3	D1 MaxPro	AgiBot	legged	67	2	5.5 h	21 km	50 kg	IP67	TÜV / CE path on other lines
4	B2-W	Unitree	wheel-leg	67	4.2	n/a	≈30 km	>40 kg	IP67	—
5	L2	Genisom	legged	57	3.2	5.5 h	20 km	16 kg	IP66	CE not stated
6	SP1	Genisom	wheel-leg	54	2	≥4 h	n/a	50 kg	IP66	Ex d IIC T6 Gb claim (China)
7	X30	DEEP Robotics	legged	48	≥4	2.5–4 h	≥10 km	≥20 kg	IP67	—
8	ANYmal X	ANYbotics	legged	44	1.0	1–2 h	2.5 km	10 kg	IP67	CE · ATEX / IECEx Zone 1
9	L1-W	Genisom	wheel-leg	40	3.7	1–2 h	9 km	10 kg	IP54	CE not stated
10	ANYmal D	ANYbotics	legged	38	1.3	1.5–2 h	2 km	10 kg	IP67	CE
11	L1	Genisom	legged	38	3.7	1–2 h	6 km	8 kg	IP54	CE not stated
12	Spot	Boston Dynamics	legged	28	1.6	~1.5 h	n/a	14 kg	IP54	FCC / UL
13	RIVR	ex Swiss-Mile	wheel-leg	27	3.9	n/a	>30 km	n/a kg	not rated	Swiss · last-mile
14	Lite3	DEEP Robotics	legged	16	2.5	1.5–2 h	5 km	5 kg	not rated	—
15	Go2	Unitree	legged	16	3.7	1–2 h	n/a	~7–8 kg	not rated	—

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Sources. Specs from the OEMs in this ranking (Boston Dynamics, ANYbotics, Unitree, DEEP Robotics, AgiBot, RIVR, Genisom) and the behindrobotics.com database. Images: official manufacturer product imagery. All figures company-stated; none independently tested. Current to Oct 2026.

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Specs from the OEMs in this ranking (Boston Dynamics, ANYbotics, Unitree, DEEP Robotics, AgiBot, RIVR, Genisom) and the behindrobotics.com database. Images: official manufacturer product imagery.

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