UC Berkeley Humanoid Lite vs Boston Atlas (electric)
Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100
Berkeley Humanoid Lite is 70 cm shorter (80 vs 150 cm) and 73 kg lighter (16 vs 89 kg) than Atlas (electric). Berkeley Humanoid Lite has 34 fewer degrees of freedom (22 vs 56) than Atlas (electric). Openness score: Berkeley Humanoid Lite 100, Atlas (electric) 0 (of 100); only Berkeley Humanoid Lite publishes CAD, BOM, SIM, FW, SW and POL. Availability: Berkeley Humanoid Lite diy build, Atlas (electric) not for sale.
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Side by side
■ rows differ| Field | UC Berkeley Hybrid Robotics LabUC Berkeley Humanoid Lite | Boston DynamicsBoston Atlas (electric) | Δ first − second |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identity | |||
| Maker (differs) | UC Berkeley Hybrid Robotics Lab | Boston Dynamics | |
| Class | Humanoid | Humanoid | |
| Status (differs) | Research | Active | |
| Availability (differs) | DIY build | Not for sale | |
| Country | United States | United States | |
| Year (differs) | 2025 | 2024 | |
| Specifications | |||
| Height (differs) | 80cm | 150cm | −70 cm (-47%) |
| Mass (differs) | 16kg | 89kg | −73 kg (-82%) |
| Degrees of freedom (differs) | 22 | 56 | −34 (-61%) |
| Payload | —unsourced | 50kg | |
| Top speed | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Runtime | —unsourced | 240min | |
| Battery capacity | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Price | —unsourced | Not for sale | |
| Actuators (differs) | BLDC motors with 3D-printed cycloidal gearboxes | Electric; actuators supplied by Hyundai Mobis | |
| Compute | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Sensors | —unsourced | 360-degree cameras; tactile-sensing hands | |
| Openness and provenance | |||
| Openness bar | |||
| Openness score (differs) | 100/ 100 | 0/ 100 | +100 |
| CAD (25) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Bill of materials (20) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Sim model (URDF/MJCF) (20) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Firmware (15) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Software (10) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Trained policies (10) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Verification level (differs) | L2 | L0 | |
| Sources | 3 | 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: Berkeley Humanoid Lite, Atlas (electric).
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