Apptronik Apollo vs UC Berkeley Humanoid Lite
Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100
Apollo is 93 cm taller (173 vs 80 cm) and 57 kg heavier (73 vs 16 kg) than Berkeley Humanoid Lite. Openness score: Apollo 20, Berkeley Humanoid Lite 100 (of 100); only Berkeley Humanoid Lite publishes CAD, BOM, FW, SW and POL. Availability: Apollo not for sale, Berkeley Humanoid Lite diy build.
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Side by side
■ rows differ| Field | ApptronikApptronik Apollo | UC Berkeley Hybrid Robotics LabUC Berkeley Humanoid Lite | Δ first − second |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identity | |||
| Maker (differs) | Apptronik | UC Berkeley Hybrid Robotics Lab | |
| Class | Humanoid | Humanoid | |
| Status (differs) | Active | Research | |
| Availability (differs) | Not for sale | DIY build | |
| Country | United States | United States | |
| Year (differs) | 2023 | 2025 | |
| Specifications | |||
| Height (differs) | 173cm | 80cm | +93 cm (+116%) |
| Mass (differs) | 73kg | 16kg | +57 kg (+356%) |
| Degrees of freedom | —unsourced | 22 | |
| Payload | 25kg | —unsourced | |
| Top speed | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Runtime | 240min | —unsourced | |
| Battery capacity | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Price | Not for sale | —unsourced | |
| Actuators (differs) | Electric | BLDC motors with 3D-printed cycloidal gearboxes | |
| Compute | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Sensors | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Openness and provenance | |||
| Openness bar | |||
| Openness score (differs) | 20/ 100 | 100/ 100 | −80 |
| CAD (25) (differs) | not public | public | |
| Bill of materials (20) (differs) | not public | public | |
| Sim model (URDF/MJCF) (20) | public | public | |
| Firmware (15) (differs) | not public | public | |
| Software (10) (differs) | not public | public | |
| Trained policies (10) (differs) | not public | public | |
| Verification level | L2 | L2 | |
| Sources (differs) | 4 | 3 | |
| Last checked | 2026-09-24 | 2026-09-24 | |
A dash is an unsourced figure, not zero. Sources for each robot are listed on its spec sheet: Apollo, Berkeley Humanoid Lite.
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