UC Berkeley Humanoid vs PNDbotics Adam Lite
Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100
Berkeley Humanoid is 75 cm shorter (85 vs 160 cm) and 44 kg lighter (16 vs 60 kg) than Adam Lite. Berkeley Humanoid has 13 fewer degrees of freedom (12 vs 25) than Adam Lite. Openness score: Berkeley Humanoid 30, Adam Lite 20 (of 100); only Berkeley Humanoid publishes SW. Availability: Berkeley Humanoid research only, Adam Lite buy.
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■ rows differ| Field | UC Berkeley Hybrid Robotics LabUC Berkeley Humanoid | PNDboticsPNDbotics Adam Lite | Δ first − second |
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| Identity | |||
| Maker (differs) | UC Berkeley Hybrid Robotics Lab | PNDbotics | |
| Class (differs) | Biped | Humanoid | |
| Status (differs) | Research | Active | |
| Availability (differs) | Research only | Buy | |
| Country (differs) | United States | China | |
| Year | 2024 | 2024 | |
| Specifications | |||
| Height (differs) | 85cm | 160cm | −75 cm (-47%) |
| Mass (differs) | 16kg | 60kg | −44 kg (-73%) |
| Degrees of freedom (differs) | 12 | 25 | −13 (-52%) |
| Payload | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Top speed | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Runtime | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Battery capacity | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Price | Not for sale | —unsourced | |
| Actuators (differs) | custom 5013/8513/8518/10413 motors, 9:1 planetary, EtherCAT | quasi-direct-drive actuators | |
| Compute | Intel i7-1255U onboard PC | —unsourced | |
| Sensors | IMU, joint encoders | —unsourced | |
| Openness and provenance | |||
| Openness bar | |||
| Openness score (differs) | 30/ 100 | 20/ 100 | +10 |
| 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) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Trained policies (10) | not 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, Adam Lite.
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