Matthew Margittay
Projects · Robotics

RADDOG quadruped security robot

18 moconcept to production handoff
5+engineers directed
>$200KR&D budget managed
Firstrobotic dog deployed to a US police department
RADDOG quadruped robot climbing stacked wooden pallets during agility testing

Who

Project lead and mechanical engineering lead at Robotic Assistance Devices. I originated the program, directed a team of 5+ engineers, held sign-off on every drawing and BOM, and ran the technical side of the customer demonstrations that set the product direction.

What

A quadruped security robot taken from concept to production in 18 months. RADDOG 2LE became the first robotic dog deployed to a US police department, demonstrated for the FBI, and appeared on FOX's "Stars on Mars," Fox 2 Detroit, and Good Day Philadelphia.

How

Three design sprints. MVP prototypes won the funding. A negotiated redesign delivered strength, manufacturability, and a simpler architecture. Customer pilots set the law-enforcement configuration, and the final sprint locked the production design. Ruggedization, field charging, and mass and thermal limits were all engineered against a fixed market cost target, then the program was handed to the production team in Michigan.

Full program record: RADDOG program record.

Footage

RADDOG 2LE production unit, the law-enforcement variant of the quadruped robot
RADDOG 2LE, production law-enforcement variant.
RADDOG quadruped robot center stage on the Good Day Philadelphia studio floor with the hosts standing around it
Good Day Philadelphia, FOX WTXF-TV. RADDOG center stage after its appearance on the FOX series Stars on Mars.
RADDOG with officers of the Taylor Police Department in Michigan
Taylor Police Department, Michigan. First robotic dog deployed to a US police department.
RADDOG demonstration shoot with Matthew Margittay named on screen as RADDOG Lead Engineer
FBI demonstration shoot with former FBI agent Troy McCanna. Margittay at right, credited on screen as RADDOG Lead Engineer.

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