UC Berkeley Humanoid Lite vs Menlo Asimov 1
Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100
Berkeley Humanoid Lite is 40 cm shorter (80 vs 120 cm) and 19 kg lighter (16 vs 35 kg) than Asimov 1. Berkeley Humanoid Lite has 3 fewer degrees of freedom (22 vs 25) than Asimov 1. Openness score: Berkeley Humanoid Lite 100, Asimov 1 70 (of 100); only Berkeley Humanoid Lite publishes BOM and POL. Availability: Berkeley Humanoid Lite diy build, Asimov 1 kit.
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■ rows differ| Field | UC Berkeley Hybrid Robotics LabUC Berkeley Humanoid Lite | Menlo Research (Asimov)Menlo Asimov 1 | Δ first − second |
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| Identity | |||
| Maker (differs) | UC Berkeley Hybrid Robotics Lab | Menlo Research (Asimov) | |
| Class | Humanoid | Humanoid | |
| Status (differs) | Research | Active | |
| Availability (differs) | DIY build | Kit | |
| Country (differs) | United States | Singapore | |
| Year (differs) | 2025 | 2026 | |
| Specifications | |||
| Height (differs) | 80cm | 120cm | −40 cm (-33%) |
| Mass (differs) | 16kg | 35kg | −19 kg (-54%) |
| Degrees of freedom (differs) | 22 | 25 | −3 (-12%) |
| Payload | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Top speed | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Runtime | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Battery capacity | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Price | —unsourced | 20,000USD | |
| Actuators (differs) | BLDC motors with 3D-printed cycloidal gearboxes | CAN-bus actuators; 6 DOF/leg, 5 DOF/arm, 1 waist, 2 neck; RSU ankle with passive toes | |
| Compute | —unsourced | Raspberry Pi 5 (media/network) + Radxa CM5 (motion control) | |
| Sensors | —unsourced | 2MP monocular camera, stereo mic array, 6-DOF IMU, joint states | |
| Openness and provenance | |||
| Openness bar | |||
| Openness score (differs) | 100/ 100 | 70/ 100 | +30 |
| CAD (25) | public | public | |
| Bill of materials (20) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Sim model (URDF/MJCF) (20) | public | public | |
| Firmware (15) | public | public | |
| Software (10) | public | public | |
| Trained policies (10) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Verification level (differs) | L2 | L1 | |
| 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, Asimov 1.
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