UC Berkeley Humanoid vs Fourier N1
Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100
Berkeley Humanoid is 45 cm shorter (85 vs 130 cm) and 22 kg lighter (16 vs 38 kg) than Fourier N1. Berkeley Humanoid has 11 fewer degrees of freedom (12 vs 23) than Fourier N1. Openness score: Berkeley Humanoid 30, Fourier N1 85 (of 100); only Fourier N1 publishes CAD, BOM and POL. Availability: Berkeley Humanoid research only, Fourier N1 buy.
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Side by side
■ rows differ| Field | UC Berkeley Hybrid Robotics LabUC Berkeley Humanoid | Fourier (Fourier Intelligence)Fourier N1 | Δ first − second |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identity | |||
| Maker (differs) | UC Berkeley Hybrid Robotics Lab | Fourier (Fourier Intelligence) | |
| Class (differs) | Biped | Humanoid | |
| Status (differs) | Research | Active | |
| Availability (differs) | Research only | Buy | |
| Country (differs) | United States | China | |
| Year (differs) | 2024 | 2025 | |
| Specifications | |||
| Height (differs) | 85cm | 130cm | −45 cm (-35%) |
| Mass (differs) | 16kg | 38kg | −22 kg (-58%) |
| Degrees of freedom (differs) | 12 | 23 | −11 (-48%) |
| Payload | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Top speed | —unsourced | 3.5m/s | |
| Runtime | —unsourced | 120min | |
| Battery capacity | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Price | Not for sale | —unsourced | |
| Actuators (differs) | custom 5013/8513/8518/10413 motors, 9:1 planetary, EtherCAT | Fourier FSA actuators; URDF effort limits 95 N·m x4, 54 N·m x7, 30 N·m x12 | |
| Compute | Intel i7-1255U onboard PC | —unsourced | |
| Sensors | IMU, joint encoders | —unsourced | |
| Openness and provenance | |||
| Openness bar | |||
| Openness score (differs) | 30/ 100 | 85/ 100 | −55 |
| CAD (25) (differs) | not public | public | |
| Bill of materials (20) (differs) | not public | public | |
| Sim model (URDF/MJCF) (20) | public | public | |
| Firmware (15) | not public | not public | |
| Software (10) | public | public | |
| Trained policies (10) (differs) | not public | public | |
| Verification level | L2 | L2 | |
| Sources (differs) | 3 | 8 | |
| Last checked (differs) | 2026-09-24 | 2026-09-25 | |
A dash is an unsourced figure, not zero. Sources for each robot are listed on its spec sheet: Berkeley Humanoid, Fourier N1.
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