Stokes Robotics | Unitree Quadruped Robots for Education

Four-legged robots are no longer science fiction. They are working in warehouses, construction sites, research facilities, and public safety applications around the world, and they represent one of the most compelling frontiers of robotics education available to schools and programs today. Students who program and work with quadruped robots are not just learning robotics. They are engaging with the actual technology platforms that industry leaders are deploying in real-world applications right now, developing skills in Python, C++, ROS, AI, computer vision, SLAM, and autonomous navigation that are directly relevant to the most in-demand robotics careers in the coming decade.

Stokes Robotics brings that technology into the classroom with their line of Unitree quadruped robots and their standards-aligned, customizable STEMbotic curriculum. Students program and engineer these robots to solve problems and perform tasks that serve their individual schools and communities, learning through real-world applications that make the relevance of advanced robotics skills immediate and concrete.

Klein Educational supplies Stokes Robotics products to schools, CTE programs, and STEM programs across California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii, and Alaska. We help programs find the right Unitree robot platform and curriculum for their student population and learning objectives.

About Stokes Robotics and Unitree

Stokes Educational Services is a robotics education company focused on bringing industry-quality robotics equipment into educational settings through curriculum-complete packages that give teachers the tools to deliver meaningful robotics instruction regardless of their prior robotics experience. Stokes pairs their standards-aligned STEMbotic curriculum with Unitree Robotics hardware, the Chinese robotics company whose quadruped and wheeled-legged robot platforms are among the most technically capable available at educational price points.

Go1 PS: Standard Quadruped

The Go1 PS is the entry-level model in the Unitree Go1 quadruped series, providing an accessible but genuinely capable platform for introductory quadruped robotics education. The Go1 PS includes human recognition, intelligent side-follow capability, full-view coverage with five cameras, AI processing, object avoidance, a maximum speed of over 10 mph, a strong and reliable power system, and a 10-pound carrying capacity.

The Go1 PS curriculum covers introduction to quadrupeds, robot agility and recovery, autonomous control, capturing video from the robot, adding features to the quadruped robot, and carrying loads with a quadruped robot. This curriculum gives students a complete introduction to quadruped robot operation and basic autonomous capabilities before advancing to programming and integration coursework.

Go1 CP: Research and Programming Platform

The Go1 CP builds on all Go1 PS features and adds the capabilities needed for hands-on programming and research work: multiple ports for input and output devices, a Research API, a C++ API, 4G and 5G connectivity, foot force sensors, and a multi-function extension interface. The CP designation reflects its suitability for Computer Programming and research-level applications.

The additional ports and APIs make the Go1 CP the right choice for programs that want students to actively program the robot, integrate sensors and payloads, and develop custom applications rather than working primarily with pre-built autonomous behaviors. The curriculum for the CP includes all Go1 PS units plus the additional programming and integration units added by the AI model.

Go1 AI: Full Advanced Platform

The Go1 AI is the most advanced Go1 model, building on all Go1 PS and Go1 CP capabilities with the addition of Lidar, dynamic obstacle avoidance, navigation planning, map construction, an artificial intelligence module, gesture recognition, skeletal recognition, Visual SLAM, and programmable AI. Using Visual SLAM, the robot leverages its 3D vision to perform location and mapping functions, making it capable of building maps of its environment and navigating autonomously within them, the same fundamental capability that autonomous vehicles, warehouse robots, and inspection drones rely on.

The Go1 AI curriculum is the most comprehensive in the Go1 series, covering introduction to quadruped robotics, quadruped robotics for security applications, quadruped robotics for logistics applications, programming in C++ with the Robot SDK, programming robots in Python, commercial application development, adding input and output devices, carrying payloads, wireless communication with the robot, introduction to artificial intelligence, and introduction to Lidar and mapping. This curriculum provides a complete pathway from quadruped fundamentals through advanced AI and autonomous navigation programming that is directly relevant to the robotics engineering careers students may pursue.

AlienGo: Advanced Research Platform

The AlienGo is approximately twice the size of the Go1, designed for higher-performance research and industrial applications that require greater payload capacity and more robust physical capability. It features skeleton recognition, gesture recognition, up to 20-pound payload capacity, depth vision, 3D environment construction, probability mapping, dynamic object perception, loop detection, and Visual SLAM, along with waterproof and dustproof construction, a depth camera, three ultrasonic sensors, a walking speed of up to 4 mph, a foot end force sensor, high standing payload capacity of up to 170 pounds, large walking payload of up to 85 pounds, a maximum stair climb height of up to 7.5 inches per stair, a maximum slope climb of up to 35 degrees, wireless vector positioning, up to 4 hours of endurance time, 4G and 5G wireless network communications, autonomous charging capability, and security and police mounting platforms.

The AlienGo is the right platform for programs that want to work with a more capable and industrially relevant quadruped, for advanced robotics courses with students pursuing research or engineering careers, and for programs that want to demonstrate the security and logistics applications of quadruped robots at a scale that reflects professional deployment.

B1: Industrial Quadruped

The B1 is Unitree's industrial-grade quadruped, designed for the most demanding physical environments and heaviest payload requirements. The B1 supports high standing payload of up to 170 pounds and large walking payload of up to 85 pounds, with maximum stair climb height of up to 7.5 inches per stair, 35-degree maximum slope climb, and all the sensing, mapping, and communication capabilities of the AlienGo in a platform built for industrial-level durability and performance.

Diablo: Wheeled-Legged Transformable Robot

The Diablo is the world's first wheeled-legged transformable robot, powered by six powerful Direct Drive motors. It represents a distinct and emerging robotic architecture that combines the mobility of wheeled locomotion with the ability to raise, lower, and adjust its body height for terrain adaptation, giving it capabilities that neither pure wheeled nor pure legged robots can match.

The Diablo supports an open development platform with Python, ROS, Raspberry Pi, C++, and SDK programming, and the curriculum covers introduction to wheeled-legged robotics, programming in C++ and Python and ROS, adding and integrating peripherals, and commercial applications.

Z1 Robotic Arm

The Z1 Robotic Arm is a compact, lightweight dexterous robotic arm that mounts on the AlienGo and B1 platforms, extending the capabilities of the quadruped into manipulation tasks. The Z1 features impressive payload capacity for its size, good accuracy, joint force control support, and collision protection, creating a mobile manipulation platform when combined with the quadruped base that reflects the direction of advanced robotics development in warehouse automation, inspection, and service robotics.

STEMbotic curriculum

Stokes Robotics' STEMbotic curriculum is standards-aligned and customizable, designed to give teachers the structure and content they need to deliver meaningful robotics instruction with each Unitree platform. The curriculum is organized around real-world application contexts including security, logistics, and commercial applications that make each programming challenge relevant to actual robotics careers, and covers programming skills in C++, Python, and ROS alongside the robotics fundamentals of sensor integration, autonomous navigation, payload handling, and AI.

How Klein Educational supports your program

Klein Educational works with STEM coordinators, CTE directors, and program administrators from the first conversation through robot selection, curriculum planning, delivery, and ongoing support. We help programs match the right Unitree platform to their curriculum level, student population, and learning objectives.

We have direct access to the full Stokes Robotics and Unitree product line for programs across our seven-state region.

Frequently asked questions

What Unitree quadruped robot models does Stokes Robotics offer? Stokes offers the Go1 PS for introductory quadruped operation, the Go1 CP for programming and research applications, the Go1 AI for advanced AI, SLAM, and autonomous navigation, the AlienGo for higher-payload advanced research, the B1 for industrial-grade applications, the Diablo wheeled-legged transformable robot, and the Z1 robotic arm for manipulation tasks.

What programming languages do the Unitree robots support? Depending on the model, the robots support C++, Python, ROS, and open SDK programming, with the Go1 CP, Go1 AI, AlienGo, B1, and Diablo all offering open development access for student programming projects.

What is Visual SLAM? Visual Simultaneous Localization and Mapping is a technology that allows the robot to build a map of its environment and track its own position within that map using visual sensor data, enabling fully autonomous navigation in unknown environments. It is available on the Go1 AI, AlienGo, and B1.

Does Stokes Robotics provide curriculum with the robots? Yes. Stokes Robotics provides standards-aligned, customizable STEMbotic curriculum for each robot platform, covering introductory through advanced programming, AI, autonomous navigation, sensor integration, and commercial application units.

Can the Z1 robotic arm be used with all Unitree platforms? The Z1 arm is designed to mount on the AlienGo and B1 platforms, creating a mobile manipulation system.

What states does Klein Educational serve? We serve California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii, and Alaska.

Ready to Bring Quadruped Robotics to Your Program?

Whether you are launching a new advanced robotics curriculum or adding cutting-edge autonomous robot platforms to an existing STEM program, our team will help you find the right Stokes Robotics and Unitree platform for your needs and budget.