UC Berkeley Humanoid Lite vs Unitree H1-2
Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100
Berkeley Humanoid Lite is 98 cm shorter (80 vs 178 cm) and 54 kg lighter (16 vs 70 kg) than Unitree H1-2. Berkeley Humanoid Lite has 5 fewer degrees of freedom (22 vs 27) than Unitree H1-2. Openness score: Berkeley Humanoid Lite 100, Unitree H1-2 40 (of 100); only Berkeley Humanoid Lite publishes CAD, BOM and FW. Availability: Berkeley Humanoid Lite diy build, Unitree H1-2 buy.
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■ rows differ| Field | UC Berkeley Hybrid Robotics LabUC Berkeley Humanoid Lite | Unitree RoboticsUnitree H1-2 | Δ first − second |
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| Identity | |||
| Maker (differs) | UC Berkeley Hybrid Robotics Lab | Unitree Robotics | |
| 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 | 178cm | −98 cm (-55%) |
| Mass (differs) | 16kg | 70kg | −54 kg (-77%) |
| Degrees of freedom (differs) | 22 | 27 | −5 (-19%) |
| Payload | —unsourced | 7kg | |
| Top speed | —unsourced | 2m/s | |
| Runtime | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Battery capacity | —unsourced | 864Wh | |
| Price | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Actuators (differs) | BLDC motors with 3D-printed cycloidal gearboxes | Unitree in-house electric joint motors | |
| Compute | —unsourced | Intel Core i5 standard; i7 or up to 3x Jetson Orin NX optional | |
| Sensors | —unsourced | 3D LiDAR, depth camera | |
| Openness and provenance | |||
| Openness bar | |||
| Openness score (differs) | 100/ 100 | 40/ 100 | +60 |
| 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) | public | public | |
| Trained policies (10) | public | public | |
| Verification level (differs) | L2 | L1 | |
| 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, Unitree H1-2.
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