Zhao Zhelun, the co - founder of Vbot, made an announcement stating that the world's inaugural remote - control - free intelligent robot dog, named 'Datou BoBo', is set to be officially launched and available for pre - order on December 23rd. At the same time, public testing will also kick off. Participants for the public testing will be selected via a questionnaire distributed among pre - order customers. It is expected that the first batch of users will get their hands on the products by the end of January. The recruitment process for testers will run from January to March, with a projected 500 units slated for testing. Importantly, the public testing comes at no cost to the participants. After using the robot dog for 8 weeks, the products will be collected for inspection. If any malfunctions are found during this process, the units will be recalled for maintenance. In March 2026, pre - orders will be finalized, and deliveries will be made in a sequential manner. 'Datou BoBo' boasts a 1:1 leg - length ratio. It is outfitted with 12 self - developed joint motors, enabling it to reach a top speed of 13.3 km/h. The robot dog can carry a maximum load of 12 kg and has a maximum towing force of 100 kg. It utilizes a reinforcement learning model and has a battery life of 5 hours, powered by a 594Wh battery. In terms of spatial intelligence, it is well - equipped, featuring an on - device AI computing power of 128 TOPS.