UC Berkeley Humanoid Lite vs Engineered Ameca
Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100
Berkeley Humanoid Lite is 107 cm shorter (80 vs 187 cm) and 46 kg lighter (16 vs 62 kg) than Ameca. Berkeley Humanoid Lite has 39 fewer degrees of freedom (22 vs 61) than Ameca. Openness score: Berkeley Humanoid Lite 100, Ameca 0 (of 100); only Berkeley Humanoid Lite publishes CAD, BOM, SIM, FW, SW and POL. Availability: Berkeley Humanoid Lite diy build, Ameca buy.
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Side by side
■ rows differ| Field | UC Berkeley Hybrid Robotics LabUC Berkeley Humanoid Lite | Engineered ArtsEngineered Ameca | Δ first − second |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identity | |||
| Maker (differs) | UC Berkeley Hybrid Robotics Lab | Engineered Arts | |
| Class | Humanoid | Humanoid | |
| Status (differs) | Research | Active | |
| Availability (differs) | DIY build | Buy | |
| Country (differs) | United States | United Kingdom | |
| Year (differs) | 2025 | 2021 | |
| Specifications | |||
| Height (differs) | 80cm | 187cm | −107 cm (-57%) |
| Mass (differs) | 16kg | 62kg | −46 kg (-74%) |
| Degrees of freedom (differs) | 22 | 61 | −39 (-64%) |
| Payload | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Top speed | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Runtime | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Battery capacity | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Price | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Actuators (differs) | BLDC motors with 3D-printed cycloidal gearboxes | Electric; 27 DOF head/face, 34 DOF upper body | |
| Compute | —unsourced | Embedded robot PC; Tritium robotOS (Linux/Yocto) | |
| Sensors | —unsourced | 2x 8MP eye cameras, binaural mics, 4-ch chest mic, LiDAR safety sensors | |
| 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 (differs) | 3 | 2 | |
| 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, Ameca.
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