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Boston Atlas (electric) vs Hyperspawn Dropbear

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

Atlas (electric) is 30 cm shorter (150 vs 180 cm) and 44 kg heavier (89 vs 45 kg) than Dropbear. Atlas (electric) has 24 more degrees of freedom (56 vs 32) and 45 kg more rated payload (50 vs 5 kg) than Dropbear. Dropbear lists at $9,999; Atlas (electric) is not for sale. Openness score: Atlas (electric) 0, Dropbear 100 (of 100); only Dropbear publishes CAD, BOM, SIM, FW, SW and POL. Availability: Atlas (electric) not for sale, Dropbear preorder.

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FieldBoston DynamicsBoston Atlas (electric)Hyperspawn RoboticsHyperspawn DropbearΔ first − second
Identity
Maker (differs)Boston DynamicsHyperspawn Robotics
ClassHumanoidHumanoid
StatusActiveActive
Availability (differs)Not for salePreorder
Country (differs)United StatesIndia
Year (differs)20242023
Specifications
Height (differs)150cm180cm−30 cm (-17%)
Mass (differs)89kg45kg+44 kg (+98%)
Degrees of freedom (differs)5632+24 (+75%)
Payload (differs)50kg5kg+45 kg (+900%)
Top speed—unsourced—unsourced
Runtime (differs)240min120min+120 min (+100%)
Battery capacity—unsourced960Wh
Price (differs)Not for sale9,999USD
Actuators (differs)Electric; actuators supplied by Hyundai MobisMyActuator RMD-X10, RMD-X8, RMD-X6 and CEM-60 over 1 Mbit/s CAN (18 per the 2026 BOM; myactuator-can lists 12 RMD-X8 Pro, 4 RMD-X10 V3, 6 CEM-60); 6 NEMA 17 lead-screw steppers in the Stewart-platform neck. hyperspawn.ai: servo + QDD.
Compute—unsourcedNVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin 64GB (BOM; Orin NX 16GB alternative) plus one ESP32-DevKitC-V4 CAN node per limb. Kit: Raspberry Pi 5 base, Jetson Orin advanced.
Sensors (differs)360-degree cameras; tactile-sensing handsIntel RealSense D455f depth camera, IMU (center-IMU controller role), foot load cells (4x HX711 per foot, dropbear-feet), actuator encoders; five AS5600 magnetic angle sensors per leg controller (observation-safe firmware)
Openness and provenance
Openness bar0100
Openness score (differs)0/ 100100/ 100−100
CAD (25) (differs)not publicpublic
Bill of materials (20) (differs)not publicpublic
Sim model (URDF/MJCF) (20) (differs)not publicpublic
Firmware (15) (differs)not publicpublic
Software (10) (differs)not publicpublic
Trained policies (10) (differs)not publicpublic
Verification level (differs)L0L2
Sources (differs)316
Last checked (differs)2026-09-242026-09-25

A dash is an unsourced figure, not zero. Sources for each robot are listed on its spec sheet: Atlas (electric), Dropbear.

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