UC Berkeley Humanoid vs UC Berkeley Humanoid Lite
Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100
Berkeley Humanoid is 5 cm taller (85 vs 80 cm) than Berkeley Humanoid Lite. Berkeley Humanoid has 10 fewer degrees of freedom (12 vs 22) than Berkeley Humanoid Lite. Both list the same mass (16 kg). Openness score: Berkeley Humanoid 30, Berkeley Humanoid Lite 100 (of 100); only Berkeley Humanoid Lite publishes CAD, BOM, FW and POL. Availability: Berkeley Humanoid research only, Berkeley Humanoid Lite diy build.
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■ rows differ| Field | UC Berkeley Hybrid Robotics LabUC Berkeley Humanoid | UC Berkeley Hybrid Robotics LabUC Berkeley Humanoid Lite | Δ first − second |
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| Identity | |||
| Maker | UC Berkeley Hybrid Robotics Lab | UC Berkeley Hybrid Robotics Lab | |
| Class (differs) | Biped | Humanoid | |
| Status | Research | Research | |
| Availability (differs) | Research only | DIY build | |
| Country | United States | United States | |
| Year (differs) | 2024 | 2025 | |
| Specifications | |||
| Height (differs) | 85cm | 80cm | +5 cm (+6%) |
| Mass | 16kg | 16kg | = |
| Degrees of freedom (differs) | 12 | 22 | −10 (-45%) |
| Payload | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Top speed | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Runtime | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Battery capacity | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Price | Not for sale | —unsourced | |
| Actuators (differs) | custom 5013/8513/8518/10413 motors, 9:1 planetary, EtherCAT | BLDC motors with 3D-printed cycloidal gearboxes | |
| Compute | Intel i7-1255U onboard PC | —unsourced | |
| Sensors | IMU, joint encoders | —unsourced | |
| Openness and provenance | |||
| Openness bar | |||
| Openness score (differs) | 30/ 100 | 100/ 100 | −70 |
| CAD (25) (differs) | not public | public | |
| Bill of materials (20) (differs) | not public | public | |
| Sim model (URDF/MJCF) (20) | public | public | |
| Firmware (15) (differs) | not public | public | |
| Software (10) | public | public | |
| Trained policies (10) (differs) | not public | public | |
| Verification level | L2 | L2 | |
| Sources | 3 | 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: Berkeley Humanoid, Berkeley Humanoid Lite.
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