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Booster K1

Booster Robotics · Humanoid · active · 2025

95 cm kid-size humanoid launched in October 2025 as an entry-level research, education and RoboCup platform.

L1CompiledGate: Package validates against the spec; every fact has a source.

Two ways to get Booster K1

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  1. 1Buy assembled$4,999From booster.tech
  2. 2Build Berkeley Humanoid Lite instead$4,204 BOMNearest open robot · 80 cm · 16 kg
Fig 1/5RenderBooster K1 studio render, three-quarter front view
Studio render of the published MJCF, the model's zero pose. Geometry only; colours are the model's own materials.© Rendered by Hyperspawn from BoosterRobotics/booster_assets (BSD-3-Clause) · Hyperspawn render · source
Drawing
/booster/k1
Maker
Booster Robotics
Country
Beijing, CN
Package rev
none
Level
L1 Compiled
Availability
Buy
Openness
30/100
HW licence
Proprietary
Last checked
2026-09-24
Height
95 cm
Mass
19.5 kg
DOF
22
Actuators
Dual-encoder actuators

booster_assets also contains a T2 model. Licenses: booster_robotics_sdk and robocup_demo Apache-2.0 (the SDK LICENSE is Apache-2.0 text, which GitHub reports as NOASSERTION), booster_assets BSD-3-Clause.

Build · not possible

Build it. Buy it, or build something like it.

Closed hardware. Buy link only.

Availability
Buy
Indicative price
$4,999
Price note
Starting price US$4,999 at Oct 21, 2025 launch (Humanoids Daily); higher-compute tiers cost more.
Maker site: booster.tech →Its sim model is open: train it →

Open robots of similar size you can build

Nearest by height and mass where both are known; otherwise same class. Size comparison only, not capability.

GATE

Level gate

Holds L1 · evidence, not confidence
  1. L0
    Indexed

    Known to exist. Atlas page only.

    • 2 sources on record(met)
    held
  2. L1
    Compiled

    Package validates against the spec; every fact has a source.

    • No build package compiled(not met)
    • 2 sources across robot and package(met)
    held
  3. L2
    Sim-verified

    Loads in browser and GPU sim, mass within tolerance of the BOM, holds a stand. Unlocks .training.

    • URDF/MJCF is public(met)
    • Sim load, mass tolerance and stand are checked on .training(checked elsewhere)
    next
  4. L3
    Sourced

    Every BOM line resolves to a live offer in at least two regions. Unlocks the one-click cart.

    • Not reachable: no open hardware to source or build.
    locked
  5. L4
    Built

    At least one community build report with photos and bring-up logs. Unlocks Build it as the main action.

    • Not reachable: no open hardware to source or build.
    locked
  6. L5
    Certified

    The robot's maintainer signs the package. Unlocks certified teams and kit sales.

    • Not reachable: no open hardware to source or build.
    locked

Levels are cumulative and set by the registry from reviewed evidence. This panel shows what can be measured from the package today.

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REV

Revisions and sources

Every fact on this sheet traces to one of these
RevDescriptionChecked
PKGNo build package compiled—
S1Humanoids Daily K1 launchhumanoidsdaily.com2026-09-24
S2booster_assets repogithub.com2026-09-24