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Booster K1 vs PAL Kangaroo

Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100

Booster K1 is 65 cm shorter (95 vs 160 cm) than Kangaroo. Both score 30/100 on openness. Availability for both: buy.

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FieldBooster RoboticsBooster K1PAL RoboticsPAL KangarooΔ first − second
Identity
Maker (differs)Booster RoboticsPAL Robotics
ClassHumanoidHumanoid
StatusActiveActive
AvailabilityBuyBuy
Country (differs)ChinaSpain
Year (differs)20252021
Specifications
Height (differs)95cm160cm−65 cm (-41%)
Mass19.5kg—unsourced
Degrees of freedom22—unsourced
Payload—unsourced—unsourced
Top speed—unsourced—unsourced
Runtime40min—unsourced
Battery capacity—unsourced976Wh
Price4,999USD—unsourced
Actuators (differs)Dual-encoder actuatorscustom linear actuators with integrated force sensors
Compute (differs)NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX 8GB (117 TOPS) base; up to 200 TOPS tier2x Intel i7 PCs, optional NVIDIA Jetson
Sensors (differs)RGB-D camera, 9-axis IMU, microphone array4x RGB-D, 1 kHz IMU, optional F/T sensors
Openness and provenance
Openness bar3030
Openness score30/ 10030/ 100=
CAD (25)not publicnot public
Bill of materials (20)not publicnot public
Sim model (URDF/MJCF) (20)publicpublic
Firmware (15)not publicnot public
Software (10)publicpublic
Trained policies (10)not publicnot public
Verification levelL1L1
Sources22
Last checked2026-09-242026-09-24

A dash is an unsourced figure, not zero. Sources for each robot are listed on its spec sheet: Booster K1, Kangaroo.

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