UC Berkeley Humanoid vs Booster K1
Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100
Berkeley Humanoid is 10 cm shorter (85 vs 95 cm) and 3.5 kg lighter (16 vs 19.5 kg) than Booster K1. Berkeley Humanoid has 10 fewer degrees of freedom (12 vs 22) than Booster K1. Booster K1 lists at $4,999; Berkeley Humanoid is not for sale. Both score 30/100 on openness. Availability: Berkeley Humanoid research only, Booster K1 buy.
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■ rows differ| Field | UC Berkeley Hybrid Robotics LabUC Berkeley Humanoid | Booster RoboticsBooster K1 | Δ first − second |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identity | |||
| Maker (differs) | UC Berkeley Hybrid Robotics Lab | Booster Robotics | |
| Class (differs) | Biped | Humanoid | |
| Status (differs) | Research | Active | |
| Availability (differs) | Research only | Buy | |
| Country (differs) | United States | China | |
| Year (differs) | 2024 | 2025 | |
| Specifications | |||
| Height (differs) | 85cm | 95cm | −10 cm (-11%) |
| Mass (differs) | 16kg | 19.5kg | −3.5 kg (-18%) |
| Degrees of freedom (differs) | 12 | 22 | −10 (-45%) |
| Payload | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Top speed | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Runtime | —unsourced | 40min | |
| Battery capacity | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Price (differs) | Not for sale | 4,999USD | |
| Actuators (differs) | custom 5013/8513/8518/10413 motors, 9:1 planetary, EtherCAT | Dual-encoder actuators | |
| Compute (differs) | Intel i7-1255U onboard PC | NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX 8GB (117 TOPS) base; up to 200 TOPS tier | |
| Sensors (differs) | IMU, joint encoders | RGB-D camera, 9-axis IMU, microphone array | |
| Openness and provenance | |||
| Openness bar | |||
| Openness score | 30/ 100 | 30/ 100 | = |
| CAD (25) | not public | not public | |
| Bill of materials (20) | not public | not public | |
| Sim model (URDF/MJCF) (20) | public | public | |
| Firmware (15) | not public | not public | |
| Software (10) | public | public | |
| Trained policies (10) | not public | not 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, Booster K1.
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