UC Berkeley Humanoid vs Boston Atlas (electric)
Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100
Berkeley Humanoid is 65 cm shorter (85 vs 150 cm) and 73 kg lighter (16 vs 89 kg) than Atlas (electric). Berkeley Humanoid has 44 fewer degrees of freedom (12 vs 56) than Atlas (electric). Openness score: Berkeley Humanoid 30, Atlas (electric) 0 (of 100); only Berkeley Humanoid publishes SIM and SW. Availability: Berkeley Humanoid research only, Atlas (electric) not for sale.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Identity | |||
| Maker (differs) | UC Berkeley Hybrid Robotics Lab | Boston Dynamics | |
| Class (differs) | Biped | Humanoid | |
| Status (differs) | Research | Active | |
| Availability (differs) | Research only | Not for sale | |
| Country | United States | United States | |
| Year | 2024 | 2024 | |
| Specifications | |||
| Height (differs) | 85cm | 150cm | −65 cm (-43%) |
| Mass (differs) | 16kg | 89kg | −73 kg (-82%) |
| Degrees of freedom (differs) | 12 | 56 | −44 (-79%) |
| Payload | —unsourced | 50kg | |
| Top speed | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Runtime | —unsourced | 240min | |
| Battery capacity | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Price | Not for sale | Not for sale | |
| Actuators (differs) | custom 5013/8513/8518/10413 motors, 9:1 planetary, EtherCAT | Electric; actuators supplied by Hyundai Mobis | |
| Compute | Intel i7-1255U onboard PC | —unsourced | |
| Sensors (differs) | IMU, joint encoders | 360-degree cameras; tactile-sensing hands | |
| Openness and provenance | |||
| Openness bar | |||
| Openness score (differs) | 30/ 100 | 0/ 100 | +30 |
| CAD (25) | not public | not public | |
| Bill of materials (20) | not public | not public | |
| Sim model (URDF/MJCF) (20) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Firmware (15) | not public | not public | |
| Software (10) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Trained policies (10) | not public | not public | |
| Verification level (differs) | L2 | L0 | |
| 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, Atlas (electric).
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