UC Berkeley Humanoid vs PUDU D9
Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100
Berkeley Humanoid is 85 cm shorter (85 vs 170 cm) and 49 kg lighter (16 vs 65 kg) than PUDU D9. Berkeley Humanoid has 30 fewer degrees of freedom (12 vs 42) than PUDU D9. Openness score: Berkeley Humanoid 30, PUDU D9 0 (of 100); only Berkeley Humanoid publishes SIM and SW. Availability: Berkeley Humanoid research only, PUDU D9 not for sale.
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Side by side
■ rows differ| Field | UC Berkeley Hybrid Robotics LabUC Berkeley Humanoid | Pudu RoboticsPUDU D9 | Δ first − second |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identity | |||
| Maker (differs) | UC Berkeley Hybrid Robotics Lab | Pudu Robotics | |
| Class (differs) | Biped | Humanoid | |
| Status (differs) | Research | Active | |
| Availability (differs) | Research only | Not for sale | |
| Country (differs) | United States | China | |
| Year | 2024 | 2024 | |
| Specifications | |||
| Height (differs) | 85cm | 170cm | −85 cm (-50%) |
| Mass (differs) | 16kg | 65kg | −49 kg (-75%) |
| Degrees of freedom (differs) | 12 | 42 | −30 (-71%) |
| Payload | —unsourced | 20kg | |
| Top speed | —unsourced | 2m/s | |
| Runtime | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Battery capacity | —unsourced | 720Wh | |
| Price | Not for sale | Not for sale | |
| Actuators (differs) | custom 5013/8513/8518/10413 motors, 9:1 planetary, EtherCAT | Pudu joint modules (352 N·m max torque) | |
| Compute (differs) | Intel i7-1255U onboard PC | 275 TOPS onboard | |
| Sensors (differs) | IMU, joint encoders | RGB, RGB-D cameras, tactile sensors, IMU | |
| 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 (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, PUDU D9.
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