ROBOTIS
Mini, formerly DARWIN-MINI
Can the ROBOTIS Mini, formerly DARWIN-MINI be imported and sold in the United States?
Lawful to import and sell
Under the 4.4 lb threshold as weighed with its dock or charging base, so the covered device rule does not reach it. Weight on record: 1.46 lb. Where that figure is the robot alone we confirm the dock weight before quoting.
The record
- Board verdict
- Under the line
- Origin
- South Korea
- Class
- Small and desktop
- Availability and tier
- Entry tier
- Weight on record
- 1.46 lb
The maker publishes a weight and we have read it against the 4.4 lb line. We have run no FCC grant search on this tier, because a device the covered device definition does not reach needs no grandfathered authorization. We confirm the weight, including any dock or charging base, against a supplier spec sheet before quoting.
660 grams, well under. ROBOTIS has marked it end of life, so supply runs down as the last builds sell. That is the manufacturer retiring a product, not a regulatory limit. ROBOTIS runs a US arm in California with a published address and phone.
Who can buy it, and with what money
Two different gates. Whether a platform may be sold at all is set by FCC authorization and binds everyone. Whether a particular buyer may spend a particular kind of money on it is set by procurement law and binds public money only. The same machine can pass one and fail the other.
Under the 4.4 lb threshold as weighed with its dock or charging base, so the covered device rule does not reach it. Weight on record: 1.46 lb. Where that figure is the robot alone we confirm the dock weight before quoting.
Under the 4.4 lb threshold as weighed with its dock or charging base, so the covered device rule does not reach it. Weight on record: 1.46 lb. Where that figure is the robot alone we confirm the dock weight before quoting.
Under the 4.4 lb threshold as weighed with its dock or charging base, so the covered device rule does not reach it. Weight on record: 1.46 lb. Where that figure is the robot alone we confirm the dock weight before quoting.
Under the 4.4 lb threshold as weighed with its dock or charging base, so the covered device rule does not reach it. Weight on record: 1.46 lb. Where that figure is the robot alone we confirm the dock weight before quoting.
The ground robot rule is conjunctive, and weight is one of its five elements. Miss any one of them and the rule does not reach the device at all. Almost every desktop, companion and kit robot sits under 4.4 lb including its dock or charging base, which puts it outside the definition whatever the other four elements say. Weight is therefore the fact that usually decides this tier, and where it is unpublished we confirm it against a supplier spec sheet before quoting.
The entry tier→Other small and desktop platforms on the board
All 83 platforms →ROBOTIS and Mini, formerly DARWIN-MINI belong to their maker. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or an authorized dealer for them unless a separate agreement says so in writing. Nothing on this page is legal advice. Status reflects public records on the compiled date and can change, including by revocation of a grant that was valid the week before. Confirm the record yourself before you rely on it.