Rongzhong Li, who is responsible for the adorable robotic cat Nybble, has an updated and even more adorable quadruped, Bittle, a palm-sized robot dog, that's more robust and agile but only costs around US $200 in kit form on Kickstarter.
Looks like the early bird options are sold out, but a full kit is a $225 pledge, for delivery in December. The Kickstarter page for Bittle is here.
Petoi's site is here.
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