{
  "license": "CC BY 4.0",
  "attribution": "fysical.ai / whatro.bot",
  "source": "https://github.com/fysical-ai/whatrobot-catalog",
  "url": "https://whatro.bot/robot/dobot-mg400/",
  "html": "https://whatro.bot/robot/dobot-mg400/",
  "taxonomy_version": "2026-01",
  "catalog_version": "2026-01",
  "handle": "dobot-mg400",
  "name": "DOBOT MG400",
  "kind": "robot",
  "manufacturer": {
    "handle": "dobot",
    "name": "Dobot",
    "country": "CN"
  },
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    "full_name": "Robot > Arm > Articulated arm",
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      {
        "id": "rb",
        "name": "Robot",
        "handle": "robot"
      },
      {
        "id": "rb-1",
        "name": "Arm",
        "handle": "arm"
      },
      {
        "id": "rb-1-1",
        "name": "Articulated arm",
        "handle": "articulated"
      }
    ],
    "url": "https://whatro.bot/robots/arm/articulated/"
  },
  "facts": {
    "fixed_base": true,
    "manipulates": true,
    "arm_kinematics": "articulated"
  },
  "variants": [],
  "availability": "shipping",
  "attributes": {
    "segment": [
      "education",
      "professional",
      "hobby"
    ],
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      "education",
      "handling",
      "research-platform"
    ],
    "environment": [
      "indoor"
    ],
    "mass": 8,
    "payload": 0.5,
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    "sdk": [
      "python",
      "ros1",
      "cpp"
    ],
    "axes": 4,
    "reach": 440,
    "repeatability": 0.05,
    "arm_count": 1,
    "mounting": [
      "table"
    ]
  },
  "summary": "The MG400 is a compact four-axis desktop arm with a 190 mm square footprint, 440 mm working radius and 500 g payload (750 g maximum), with the controller built into the base. It is programmed by drag-to-teach, Blockly-style graphics or Lua in DobotStudio Pro, and offers a TCP/IP SDK for Python, C++, C#, Java, ROS and MATLAB. It is aimed at education, light automation and small-batch work.",
  "links": {
    "product": "https://dobot-robots.com/products/desktop-four-axis/mg400.html?lang=en"
  },
  "offers": [
    {
      "seller": "Pololu",
      "url": "https://pololu.com/product/5400/specs",
      "price": 3495,
      "currency": "USD",
      "date": "2026-10-28",
      "region": "US",
      "affiliate": false,
      "note": "backorder allowed"
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Dobot MG400 product page",
      "url": "https://dobot-robots.com/products/desktop-four-axis/mg400.html?lang=en",
      "accessed": "2026-10-28",
      "for": [
        "specs",
        "facts",
        "other"
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "Pololu MG400",
      "url": "https://pololu.com/product/5400/specs",
      "accessed": "2026-10-28",
      "for": [
        "price"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "unverified": [
    "release_year",
    "collaborative"
  ],
  "notes": "Kinematics: per task brief this is a parallelogram-link articulated arm (J2/J3 on a linked forearm, 4 axes, not a SCARA); the Dobot page does not describe the structure, so arm_kinematics=articulated is from the brief. IP20 comes from a truncated FAQ answer on the Dobot page ('The MG400 is IP20 rated...'). Power 150 W, 48 V rated.",
  "tags": [],
  "price": {
    "amount": 3495,
    "currency": "USD",
    "date": "2026-10-28",
    "seller": "Pololu",
    "url": "https://pololu.com/product/5400/specs"
  },
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      "unit": null,
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      "type": "enum",
      "unit": null,
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    },
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      "type": "enum",
      "unit": null,
      "description": "Environments the product is rated to operate in."
    },
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      "type": "number",
      "unit": "kg",
      "description": "Product mass as specified."
    },
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      "name": "Payload",
      "type": "number",
      "unit": "kg",
      "description": "Rated payload. Arm: at the wrist. Mobile robot: on the deck. End-effector: held object."
    },
    "ip_rating": {
      "name": "IP rating",
      "type": "text",
      "unit": null,
      "description": "Ingress protection rating (IEC 60529), e.g. IP54."
    },
    "sdk": {
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      "type": "enum",
      "unit": null,
      "description": "Officially supported programming interfaces."
    },
    "axes": {
      "name": "Axes",
      "type": "number",
      "unit": "count",
      "description": "Number of controlled axes. Arm: joints. Force-torque sensor: measured axes."
    },
    "reach": {
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      "type": "number",
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    },
    "repeatability": {
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      "description": "Position repeatability as specified."
    },
    "arm_count": {
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      "type": "number",
      "unit": "count",
      "description": "Number of arms on the product."
    },
    "mounting": {
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      "type": "enum",
      "unit": null,
      "description": "Positions in which an arm can be mounted."
    }
  }
}