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Seeed Studio LeKiwi Kit (12V Version)

Mobile manipulator by Seeed Studio, Shenzhen, CN

Hobby
Education
Research
Research platform
Shipping

LeKiwi is an open-source, low-cost mobile manipulator design from SIGRobotics-UIUC: a three-wheel omnidirectional base driven by 12 V STS3215 servos, a Raspberry Pi 5 for onboard control and a SO-ARM101 arm on top. Seeed sells the base kit with 3D-printed parts and battery; the arm, Pi and cameras are added as options, and teleoperation uses a leader arm plus keyboard driving.

Key specifications

Axes

USD 179 at Seeed Studio, seen 2026-10-28 — LeKiwi Kit (12V) mobile base only; options: SO-ARM101 Pro Servo Motor Kit +$249.90, 3D parts +$29.90, Raspberry Pi 5 4GB +$110, USB camera +$12

Maker's product page Documentation Data record

Versions

LeKiwi Kit (12V Version)	mobile base with 3D-printed parts and battery; arm and Raspberry Pi sold separately
LeKiwi Full Kit (12V Version)	configurator bundling base with SO-ARM101, Raspberry Pi 5 and cameras as options

All attributes

Drive configuration	Omnidirectional
Navigation	None
Arm count	1
Segment	Hobby, Education, Research
Application	Research platform, Education
Environment	Indoor
Autonomy	Teleoperated
SDK	Python
Open source	Hardware, Software

Looked for but not confirmed on any fetched page: Mass, Payload, Battery runtime, Max speed, Release year.

Editor's notes

Classified as a mobile manipulator: the LeKiwi design is an SO-101 arm on an omni base and Seeed's Full Kit configurator sells base and arm together; the base-only kit price is recorded as the lowest offer. The base kit alone does not manipulate; manipulates=true describes the LeKiwi design (base + SO-101 arm) that the Full Kit configurator assembles. integrated_arm=false because the arm is a separate line item. Battery capacity not stated. The direct kit page (Lekiwi-Kit-p-6501) returned an error. release_year 2025 is inferred only from LeKiwi being cited as prior work by XLeRobot (released 2025) — treat as unverified.

Sources

LeKiwi Full Kit (12V Version) — accessed 2026-10-28 (price, variants, facts)
Seeed wiki: SO-Arm with LeKiwi — accessed 2026-10-28 (facts, specs, other)
XLeRobot docs (LeKiwi release history) — accessed 2026-10-28 (release_year)

Facts on this page come only from the pages listed above, read on the dates shown. Prices are observations, not offers to sell; check the seller before buying.