UC Berkeley Humanoid Lite vs PNDbotics Adam Lite
Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100
Berkeley Humanoid Lite is 80 cm shorter (80 vs 160 cm) and 44 kg lighter (16 vs 60 kg) than Adam Lite. Berkeley Humanoid Lite has 3 fewer degrees of freedom (22 vs 25) than Adam Lite. Openness score: Berkeley Humanoid Lite 100, Adam Lite 20 (of 100); only Berkeley Humanoid Lite publishes CAD, BOM, FW, SW and POL. Availability: Berkeley Humanoid Lite diy build, Adam Lite buy.
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■ rows differ| Field | UC Berkeley Hybrid Robotics LabUC Berkeley Humanoid Lite | PNDboticsPNDbotics Adam Lite | Δ first − second |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identity | |||
| Maker (differs) | UC Berkeley Hybrid Robotics Lab | PNDbotics | |
| Class | Humanoid | Humanoid | |
| Status (differs) | Research | Active | |
| Availability (differs) | DIY build | Buy | |
| Country (differs) | United States | China | |
| Year (differs) | 2025 | 2024 | |
| Specifications | |||
| Height (differs) | 80cm | 160cm | −80 cm (-50%) |
| Mass (differs) | 16kg | 60kg | −44 kg (-73%) |
| Degrees of freedom (differs) | 22 | 25 | −3 (-12%) |
| 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 | quasi-direct-drive actuators | |
| Compute | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Sensors | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Openness and provenance | |||
| Openness bar | |||
| Openness score (differs) | 100/ 100 | 20/ 100 | +80 |
| CAD (25) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Bill of materials (20) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Sim model (URDF/MJCF) (20) | public | public | |
| Firmware (15) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Software (10) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Trained policies (10) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Verification level | L2 | L2 | |
| Sources (differs) | 3 | 4 | |
| 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, Adam Lite.
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