Unboxing Xiaomi's CyberDog 2: A Robotic Canine Experience

Xiaomi CyberDog 2, a bionic robot dog, is unboxed and tested with various functionalities, highlighting its potential for developers and limitations as a pet replacement.

### Unboxing and Testing Xiaomi's CyberDog 2: A Detailed Review
* 🤖 The video starts with David unboxing Xiaomi's CyberDog 2, the second generation of their bionic four-legged robot dog, highlighting the **unique nature** of this product compared to their usual tech unboxings.
* 📦 The unboxing process reveals the accessories included, such as **stickers, a charger cable, a screwdriver, a remote control**, and a **210W Xiaomi fast charger**.
* 🔧 David explores the build and features of the CyberDog 2, noting its materials (**carbon fiber, aluminum, ABS plastic**), sensors (including **Intel RealSense D430 and LiDAR**), and processing power (**Nvidia Carmel ARM 6-core CPU, Nvidia Volta GPU**).
* 🐕 The CyberDog 2's design is praised for its **lifelike appearance**, inspired by the Doberman breed, and its weight (**9kg**) and battery capacity (**97.1Wh**) are mentioned.
* 🎮 David tests the robot dog's movement capabilities using manual control and pre-programmed actions, including **sitting, standing, shaking hands, stretching**, and even **"pretending to be dead."**
* 💰 The price of the CyberDog 2 is disclosed as **30 million Indonesian Rupiah (approximately $2,100)**, with David expressing surprise at the **relatively affordable cost** for such advanced technology.
* 🎓 The video concludes with a discussion on the CyberDog 2's limitations, emphasizing that it **cannot replace real pets** due to its lack of emotions, and highlighting its **potential applications in robotics development and various industries**.
* 🏞 Outdoor testing is briefly shown, with the robot navigating gravel terrain and following David, though its **tracking accuracy and stability** are noted as areas for **potential improvement**.

*Laughing* Oops, wow. Hello, guys, it's David here, and this time we're going to unbox something different from usual. Not unboxing a mobile phone, not unboxing a laptop, not unboxing a PC, but unboxing a dog. A robot dog *Laughing*. Yes, it's Xiaomi's bionic four-legged robot dog, CyberDog 2. This is already the second generation, the first generation was introduced in 2021, so this second generation is introduced two years later, in August 2023, and we will unbox it together. We will also try out Xiaomi's product together, which this time is not a mobile phone, not a TV, and so on, but this time they have also made a robot dog that they say is very similar to the real one, to the extent that they even made a video about whether the dog will really get scared. Let's find out the answer in this video. This is another unique Xiaomi product; hopefully, we can talk about its car, but I don't know if it will enter Indonesia or how to get it. Let's start with the box itself. Here, the box is very simple, the outer cardboard box is probably just for minimal protection, not too flashy, with the writing CyberDog 2, and this is Mandarin writing that I looked up before shooting this, it means bionic four-legged robot, so it can be called another animal, but the

Here is the MI logo here,
there are MI stickers, there are labels
on the box as usual, and here are the specifications
but I don't understand the meaning at all, should we just open it
so we can understand it visually
this is opened from the top, the item is quite light,
earlier I could lift it alone quite easily
even though the size of this box is quite big, it might already be
the size of a large PC case, like a gaming PC,
here we can immediately find one box that should
contain accessories, there is CyberDog 2, oh right, here are the accessory labels, let's take a look first.
At the top of the stack, there are stickers
which look pretty cool, you can immediately see the shape
of the CyberDog, there is a silhouette and there's 02 because this is
the second generation, then here it looks like there's a design award from Xiaomi,
three stars, CyberDog, and others. Innovation for everyone,
then here are more CyberDog stickers, CyberDog,
there is a flag, then there is an instruction book,
um okay later, here is the charger cable should be
or the data cable anyway for connecting to the robot
and it's a type C to type C head and here is this,
this is, what is it, a screwdriver maybe, keys, like an L key,
and what is this, what is this set if

Here is the camera, but actually this should be the remote control because there is a joystick here that we can adjust in all directions. There is a button here, so this should be the remote. And finally, there is the Xiaomi fast charger head, which is not included in the phone. This Xiaomi charger is 210 W and the plug is a Chinese plug and it uses GaN technology, Gallium Nitride. Okay, let's continue. Let's just pull it. The packaging should be thick because it contains all the machinery. Oh, okay, but why does it seem to be separated like this? When I pull this, I feel like woo hoo woo, that's the leg. If we open the plastic, wow, you can immediately feel the legs, and when I do this, what do you call this, raising and lowering it, the hinge will feel like there's a slight vibration, very precise. Here, there is also a hinge on the leg part, this is the thigh part. Let's just take a look at the shape, the full shape here, later this is the buttocks, wait, this is the buttocks, and then the head, oh this, oh this, oh it's completely upside down. Wow, 1, 2, 3, eee et et et, woooo, still not stable because it hasn't been turned on yet, because when I saw the video, it can even jump, do som

Let's release it first, even though it might be important if, for example, we understand what this means. I see this using Google Translate. If in the body it says to prevent water from entering here, it means it's not waterproof, very different from real dogs that actually love playing in the rain, enjoying getting wet at the beach. People often bring their pets to Bali, but this one is not allowed, and make sure nothing falls on it. Even though the material is good, when I researched it, the material can be made of carbon fiber, aluminum, or ABS plastic. So, the combination of these three materials is used to build this robotic dog. On the top here, there are instructions if you want to touch it; the touch area is on the head, clever because it feels like petting. Also, it mentions not to get wet again, it really can't get wet, which is a pity. Here it says not to block, meaning not to obstruct maybe in this front area, there are many sensors, and on the legs, there are stickers warning to be careful not to get pinched because there are many moving parts, especially if we put our hands in here. If it gets caught, it's not just a slight possibility, it would be really painful.

If in the thigh area
there is a question about what this is, like about overheating,
it might get hot if used for too long, or don't get too close
to hot things because there are cables here. Here also
there are many camera sensors, so in this part,
the lower abdomen and the front part here,
in the head part here, there are a lot of cameras
which function as sensors for this robot dog, here also,
so not only on one side but on both sides,
there is no camera on the buttocks, like a rear cam, it's not there.
So if I use cheat sheets, because there are many new terms in the world of robotics
that I am reading for the first time, so in its head, there are a lot of
sensors, one of them is the Intel RealSense D430
used to detect its surroundings so that it can avoid obstacles
for example, if there is an obstacle in front, it just turns,
if there are people walking, it can
approximately estimate when they will arrive and it can predict
so as not to collide, it's a new technology
that I know, very much about robotics. There are also many types of cameras,
there are regular cameras, there are fish-eye cameras to see super wide,
in the neck area here, there is LiDAR, LiDAR we know
is in Apple products or in some
other camera products used to detect

Continuing to the torso,
the torso should be in this area, but maybe it means
the abdominal area, there are many sensors there,
ultrasonic sensor, time of flight sensor, ultra-wideband sensor,
the processor itself specifically uses the Nvidia Carmel ARM 6-core CPU,
and the GPU is Nvidia Volta with 48 Tensor Cores,
8 GB of RAM 128-bit and for memory, it uses eMMC, 16 GB eMMC but they said we can
also insert a micro SD card or SD card. Approximately,
those are the technical specifications of Xiaomi CyberDog 2, I really appreciate the design
because at first glance, people would immediately comment that it looks like a dog,
this is because of the shape of its head, body, and others
even the size of its legs inspired by the majestic Doberman dog
which is usually a police dog that looks very majestic.
For its weight, it is not too heavy
for a robot of its size made of aluminum,
carbon fiber, ABS plastics that are very dense
and its battery is also large, 97.1 Wh,
but from what I read in the reviews, it only lasts around
1-1.5 hours, unfortunately, it's an energy-consuming dog. On the top part, it seems like
there is a machine cup, if we open it, it is made of plastic, if we,
oh, it can't be removed, there is a string

It's only type C so its function.
If we look at the bottom part, it's just plain,
there are two sensors here, not sure what sensors
maybe distance sensors and bottom sensors
it should be, and the material here
is made of rubber that is quite elastic
can be pressed a bit, and here are holes
for the exhaust maybe, the engine is here.
Well, the design that looks very similar to a living creature like this
is highly appreciated because I just visited the website
about robots, there are a lot of robots from Japan,
robots from where else, the pictures there are a bit creepy
the shapes of the robots are really rigid robots,
rarely are there robots that can be made as beautiful as this,
so Xiaomi's design is good again, even the car.
Alright, everything is done, we've set it up,
we've paired it with the CyberDog 2 application which by the way
can only be obtained if our phone, or umm, what,
the app store is in the Chinese region, so we have to
tweak it a bit, maybe the process
takes around 10-15 minutes to be ready
like this, and the language is all
in Mandarin, I've looked it up first so I can explain clearly,
well, this is my first impression.

The issue with this Xiaomi dog is its sound, it's not calm, it's like a PC or laptop sound with the fan running, set at medium, not screeching like when it's very hot, but not calm either. When turned on, you can feel and hear it very clearly, like a tower PC sound, so it's just relaxed, but it won't be quiet from the moment it's turned on until now, even on standby, there is still a sound. So we can't relax on the sofa while holding this 9 kg dog and feel calm, it's not possible. There is one update, it turns out there is something called low power mode, here I'll try to screenshot it first, if we turn it on, will it be calmer? Not really, it's the same, so yeah, if we turn off the low power mode, maybe it will run faster or more relaxed because when it's relaxed, based on the specs I read, it's around 3.6 km/h, at full speed it's 5.76 km/h, 1.6 m/s, so it's quite fast, like a person walking quite quickly. So if we just walk slowly, it can keep up, and in the settings here, there is a mode to follow us, well, this is the low power mode.

He might die if it's too long, maybe he will be silent, standby like that, okay let's just stand up. Hap, Hoo, immediately loud like, our voices inside the airplane cabin. It's rougher, the sound when he's ready, uh. But earlier, it was a bit scary to stand because it was shaking on the table so let's put it down first. Alright, now the floor is super stable, let's start with the easiest one, stand here, wow. It's cool but the sound is immediately loud, right, the sound is loud. Then if there are many settings here, ask him to sit, Hiiih. Okay, why is the butt shaking? And this, wait uh okay aha aha aha what's that for? Okay oh down again uh. Then, here, this is okay shaking like that, if it's like this, twerking twerk- what is it for? Why do it like this? *Laughing* Wow this is stretching, well, this is like a real dog when it's like this. And here hap ohh, okay hand hand well, shake hand shake hand wait down, right? It can't detect anymore when held, then wait like that, let's try putting it like this, yes it's already programmed. If we hold it like this, it will, well, the grip is not too painful so it's not too forced, what is

Wait, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, it looks like it's tilted like that, oh okay. Oops, heh *Laughs* Not using a horse, right? If it's like this, okay, what is this? It seems like, watch out, are you watching out? Oh, push up *Laughs*. The dog is doing push-ups, right? Okay, what is this for? Okay, aha, oh, applause here, okay, simple, right? What about this? Hey *Laughs*, seriously, okay, jump again, well, great, okay, [Ekbal]: Give back Vid, but there's no reverse symbol. What is this? Yes, reverse walking, oh, ahah. Okay, what are you doing? Hey, hey, there's music, wait, a combination, right? Oh yes, a combination, hmm, hmm, hmm. Okay, okay, stop, how to stop? Wait, wait, I just pressed the emergency stop, like that directly, oh pretending to be dead, right? It's a good function, so if it's really dangerous, by the poolside, or near the kids, we just do that. Wait, wait, wait, wait, this is truly extraordinary, I am currently in manual control, it can move forward, turn right, we can move it forward again, we can reverse it, hmm, hmm. Oh yes, by the way, if you are

When converted to rupiah, it's 30 million and when I first heard that, I thought why isn't it extremely expensive. I thought it could be 70 million, 80 million because, well, this is a robot, something complex, it has its software, many sensors, and a form like this is not easy, 30 million for a technology that is futuristic, I don't know, maybe someone like Medi Renaldi who often plays with robots like Transformers and others can evaluate it. How about 30 million? Wow, oh yeah, wow. If in aggressive mode, it means that when we are at full speed, it can reach how many km/h, we have to activate this mode, wow. Yes, yes, yes. The sensors that can avoid collisions should be activated when we turn on the automatic mode. The unique thing about this robot is that during the presentation, the president or CEO of Xiaomi, Lei Jun, said that one of its main targets is developers, so robot developers or people developing robotic software, something that will be very useful for them, so he is not selling it to the general public, and many of its software are open source. If, for example, you search on GitHub, there are many software programs that we can tweak for this cyberdog, for the advancement of the robotics world.

Now let's try using the remote, I just realized that it's shaped like a TWS case, so it's small and shaped like a half-circle. We can also use this to move forward, backward, and steer the dog. So, it's less visible, right, if for example we cover it like this. But until now, I still don't know how to make it follow its owner or make it do backflips like in promotional videos, or how to make it walk on its own and avoid obstacles. It takes time to learn, so it can't be shown immediately. After this, let's skip straight to the outdoor scene for more excitement, but I want to try one thing before moving. I want to try to knock down this dog, imagine there's a push. Uh, let's try, uh, it's a bit scary, right? Okay, it's not coming back, maybe there's a setting. And if we try to lift it like this [David]: whoa, [Ekbal]: whoa, but we have to manually control it, so that's cool *Laughing*. It's okay, I'm afraid of bumping into the chair or something. If we really give it automatic control, maybe when it falls, it can stand up on its own without needing to be controlled by the remote. Let's try if we do this with its legs.

He's really fighting like a dog. When we panic like that, see, see, see. Then if we pull its tail, it resists wanting to move forward, if we push it, oh, it doesn't want. Hey, now, wow, wow, wow, he's really angry, you're really angry. Oh, now, are you giving up? If we pull it back, we need to use force. Once again, I want to return it, once again, wow, he still doesn't want. If it's automatic, maybe it's possible, the settings need to be found. Let's try, [Ekbal]: What if we ignore it? [David]: If we ignore it, can we move it? Whop, whop, wuduh, wuduh, wuduh, ready boss, wuduh, that's really advanced. Those who study robotics must be very happy to see something like this. For us, maybe it's just a toy, definitely can't replace a real dog. If we force it like this, huff, it won't dare, it won't want. This power bank is quite heavy, maybe 5 kilos if we try to put it, I can hold it, it won't, oh if slowly released, it can, you know. If pushed forward, it can, it can, move, wow, it can be, maybe not. Spending 30 million on something

Well, I'll just give a conclusion at the beginning,
a conclusion that you probably already know that this won't be able to replace
real pets. It won't be able to replace
real animals because it doesn't have feelings
and so on. Using batteries or whatever, there's absolutely no feeling at all,
absolutely no feeling that it can replace
real living creatures. It's just a tool, just a robot
that we can program using the earlier mentioned open source. It can be modified to be a
package delivery person or standby at home and keep scanning
if there's anything, the speaker will sound immediately, it can directly connect to all
smart home devices and so on. It can patrol and move like
a CCTV camera that can see in all directions like a guard or
security with a 24-hour shift. Not exactly 24 hours, well, if the battery can be placed
at a dog house for docking. It sits for an hour
to charge again and standby. It could possibly be equipped with a turret
if, for example, *Laughing* it's for the military. Well, maybe there are many predictions that in the future
it won't be people but robots at war, and this might be one of them. The coolest thing would be if, for example,
there's a disaster like, God forbid, an earthquake, there's
someone who enters

Yeah, what a mess, right, the robot? Even this small, it can enter and lift things. The risk is not human life if something goes wrong, it's just the robot that gets lost. That's the essence of a robot, to help people, hopefully. Let's try walking on gravel. Hop hop x4, it doesn't fall. Like earlier in the studio, we tried what was it called, like being asked to hit it to lean right or left, it doesn't fall, just because the robot hasn't been set with many configurations, it seems unstable. Let's move forward, but if our feet are small and we're asked to walk like that - oh oh. *Laughs* Standing up, standing up, oh no, this is dangerous. Moved, set oh oh. *Laughs* [Younger Brother]: Robot, hello. [David]: Poor thing. [Aunt]: Hello. [David]: Hello, robot, oh. Quite fast, even though not really. Set, set, set. Slippery a bit, still okay, oh Nooo. But the way it slips is funny, it's like not falling but eahhh. *Laughs* [Ekbal]: Did it get wet? Oh right, it must not get wet, be very careful, it dripped just now.

Right now, I'm just following, the tracking is still not very accurate, maybe because I'm walking hesitantly, yeah, there's no *Shooing* *Laughing* like still learning. When it comes to robots with AI, they might mature more with increased usage and training, and again, this will mostly be more useful for learning robotics, for programmers to progress, okay for, uh, software developers as well, software developer for robots. For consumers, it's just for fun, like for playing with children, but maybe after a week, they'll get bored if it's with children, but with real dogs, it could be a relationship of over a dozen years, right? Oh, going around there. And if there's something new, it's also difficult, asking for something new again later. Yup, well, hmm hmm, if I walk confidently, I'm sure it will follow, because it has a camera, and if we're out of the camera's view, who knows if it can follow or not. It can follow, but the way it walks is like right-left right-left, set set set set set set, uh wow, it can catch up, *Laughing*.

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Unboxing Xiaomi CyberDog 2: A Look at the Second Generation Robot Dog

Xiaomi has released the second generation of its bionic four-legged robot dog, CyberDog 2, featuring a simple outer cardboard box for minimal protection.

The unboxing reveals accessories such as stickers, an instruction book, a charger cable, and a remote control, as well as a Xiaomi fast charger head.

The video provides a close look at the dog's legs, thighs, and head, showcasing its precise movements and agility.

The Features and Technical Specifications of the Xiaomi CyberDog 2

The Xiaomi CyberDog 2 is made of a combination of carbon fiber, aluminum, and ABS plastic, with a design inspired by the Doberman dog.

It is equipped with various sensors and cameras for detecting and avoiding obstacles, as well as a Nvidia Carmel ARM 6-core CPU and Nvidia Volta GPU.

The robot dog has a large battery capacity of 97.

The Xiaomi CyberDog 2 has a unique design, resembling a living creature, which sets it apart from other rigid and creepy-looking robots.

The setup process with the CyberDog 2 application may require some tweaking for non-Chinese users and the robot emits a constant, PC-like sound, even in low power mode.

In terms of functionality, it can reach speeds of up to 5.

76 km/h and offers various interactive settings, including sitting, shaking hands, and stretching, providing a lifelike experience.

Exploring the Features of the Xiaomi Cyberdog

The Xiaomi Cyberdog is a futuristic and complex robot available for around 30 million rupiahs, with a focus on open-source software for developers.

It can be controlled manually or through a remote, with the ability to avoid collisions and a potential for high-speed movement in aggressive mode.

The robot is still a challenge to master in terms of making it follow, do backflips, walk on its own, and avoid obstacles, but it holds promise for the future of robotics.

The Limited Capabilities of a Robotic Dog

The robotic dog lacks the ability to replace real pets due to its lack of feelings and emotions.

It can be programmed for various tasks, such as package delivery and home security, but it is just a tool without any real consciousness.

The potential use of a turret suggests possible military applications in the future.

The Challenges of Training and Using Robots

Robots can be unstable if not properly configured, making them potentially dangerous.

The development of AI and increased training can improve the functionality of robots, benefiting programmers and software developers.

While they can be fun for consumers, the long-term relationship with robots is not as strong as with real pets.