UC Berkeley Humanoid vs Engineered Ameca
Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100
Berkeley Humanoid is 102 cm shorter (85 vs 187 cm) and 46 kg lighter (16 vs 62 kg) than Ameca. Berkeley Humanoid has 49 fewer degrees of freedom (12 vs 61) than Ameca. Openness score: Berkeley Humanoid 30, Ameca 0 (of 100); only Berkeley Humanoid publishes SIM and SW. Availability: Berkeley Humanoid research only, Ameca buy.
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Side by side
■ rows differ| Field | UC Berkeley Hybrid Robotics LabUC Berkeley Humanoid | Engineered ArtsEngineered Ameca | Δ first − second |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identity | |||
| Maker (differs) | UC Berkeley Hybrid Robotics Lab | Engineered Arts | |
| Class (differs) | Biped | Humanoid | |
| Status (differs) | Research | Active | |
| Availability (differs) | Research only | Buy | |
| Country (differs) | United States | United Kingdom | |
| Year (differs) | 2024 | 2021 | |
| Specifications | |||
| Height (differs) | 85cm | 187cm | −102 cm (-55%) |
| Mass (differs) | 16kg | 62kg | −46 kg (-74%) |
| Degrees of freedom (differs) | 12 | 61 | −49 (-80%) |
| 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 | Electric; 27 DOF head/face, 34 DOF upper body | |
| Compute (differs) | Intel i7-1255U onboard PC | Embedded robot PC; Tritium robotOS (Linux/Yocto) | |
| Sensors (differs) | IMU, joint encoders | 2x 8MP eye cameras, binaural mics, 4-ch chest mic, LiDAR safety sensors | |
| 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) | L2 | L0 | |
| Sources (differs) | 3 | 2 | |
| 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, Ameca.
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