Booster K1 vs Boston Atlas (electric)
Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100
Booster K1 is 55 cm shorter (95 vs 150 cm) and 69.5 kg lighter (19.5 vs 89 kg) than Atlas (electric). Booster K1 has 34 fewer degrees of freedom (22 vs 56) than Atlas (electric). Booster K1 lists at $4,999; Atlas (electric) is not for sale. Openness score: Booster K1 30, Atlas (electric) 0 (of 100); only Booster K1 publishes SIM and SW. Availability: Booster K1 buy, Atlas (electric) not for sale.
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Side by side
■ rows differ| Field | Booster RoboticsBooster K1 | Boston DynamicsBoston Atlas (electric) | Δ first − second |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identity | |||
| Maker (differs) | Booster Robotics | Boston Dynamics | |
| Class | Humanoid | Humanoid | |
| Status | Active | Active | |
| Availability (differs) | Buy | Not for sale | |
| Country (differs) | China | United States | |
| Year (differs) | 2025 | 2024 | |
| Specifications | |||
| Height (differs) | 95cm | 150cm | −55 cm (-37%) |
| Mass (differs) | 19.5kg | 89kg | −69.5 kg (-78%) |
| Degrees of freedom (differs) | 22 | 56 | −34 (-61%) |
| Payload | —unsourced | 50kg | |
| Top speed | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Runtime (differs) | 40min | 240min | −200 min (-83%) |
| Battery capacity | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Price (differs) | 4,999USD | Not for sale | |
| Actuators (differs) | Dual-encoder actuators | Electric; actuators supplied by Hyundai Mobis | |
| Compute | NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX 8GB (117 TOPS) base; up to 200 TOPS tier | —unsourced | |
| Sensors (differs) | RGB-D camera, 9-axis IMU, microphone array | 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) | L1 | L0 | |
| Sources (differs) | 2 | 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: Booster K1, Atlas (electric).
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