Ecovacs open-sources its Bajie embodied robot platform with hardware, source code, and local 7B model support

量子位 · wechat · 2026-07-25

Ecovacs opens up its embodied robot platform in Suzhou

Ecovacs has open-sourced its embodied robot platform Bajie, launching a dedicated open innovation space in Suzhou and giving developers, university researchers, students, and enterprise users free access to the system.

Key points:

The platform includes hardware such as a 6-DoF arm, silent mobile base, two-finger gripper, UV cleaning module, and cargo tray.
The software stack is also open, including the base system source code and built-in AI agents such as OpenClaw and Hermes.
The robot runs on two RK3588 SoCs and can support a 7B model locally via PCI-E expansion.
Users can interact through natural language, C++/Python SDKs, SSH/serial access, and ROS2 customization paths.
Ecovacs says the first focus scenarios are home tasks like toy storage, shoe sorting, laundry assistance, item handing, and desk organization.

Chairman Qian Dongqi said the company prefers a non-humanoid design: the robot should be a practical tool for household work, not a human-like figure. He also argued that wheel-based movement is quieter and more energy-efficient for home use than bipedal walking.

Ecovacs is positioning the release as a long-term ecosystem move: the company believes embodied intelligence still needs broad developer participation to improve environment understanding, manipulation quality, and real-world adaptability.

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Ecovacs open-sources its Bajie embodied robot platform with hardware, source code, and local 7B model support

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