UC Berkeley Humanoid Lite vs PUDU D9
Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100
Berkeley Humanoid Lite is 90 cm shorter (80 vs 170 cm) and 49 kg lighter (16 vs 65 kg) than PUDU D9. Berkeley Humanoid Lite has 20 fewer degrees of freedom (22 vs 42) than PUDU D9. Openness score: Berkeley Humanoid Lite 100, PUDU D9 0 (of 100); only Berkeley Humanoid Lite publishes CAD, BOM, SIM, FW, SW and POL. Availability: Berkeley Humanoid Lite diy build, PUDU D9 not for sale.
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■ rows differ| Field | UC Berkeley Hybrid Robotics LabUC Berkeley Humanoid Lite | Pudu RoboticsPUDU D9 | Δ first − second |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identity | |||
| Maker (differs) | UC Berkeley Hybrid Robotics Lab | Pudu Robotics | |
| Class | Humanoid | Humanoid | |
| Status (differs) | Research | Active | |
| Availability (differs) | DIY build | Not for sale | |
| Country (differs) | United States | China | |
| Year (differs) | 2025 | 2024 | |
| Specifications | |||
| Height (differs) | 80cm | 170cm | −90 cm (-53%) |
| Mass (differs) | 16kg | 65kg | −49 kg (-75%) |
| Degrees of freedom (differs) | 22 | 42 | −20 (-48%) |
| Payload | —unsourced | 20kg | |
| Top speed | —unsourced | 2m/s | |
| Runtime | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Battery capacity | —unsourced | 720Wh | |
| Price | —unsourced | Not for sale | |
| Actuators (differs) | BLDC motors with 3D-printed cycloidal gearboxes | Pudu joint modules (352 N·m max torque) | |
| Compute | —unsourced | 275 TOPS onboard | |
| Sensors | —unsourced | RGB, RGB-D cameras, tactile sensors, IMU | |
| 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, PUDU D9.
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