UC Berkeley Humanoid vs K-Scale K-Bot
Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100
Berkeley Humanoid is 55 cm shorter (85 vs 140 cm) and 18 kg lighter (16 vs 34 kg) than K-Bot. Berkeley Humanoid has 8 fewer degrees of freedom (12 vs 20) than K-Bot. K-Bot lists at $8,999; Berkeley Humanoid is not for sale. Openness score: Berkeley Humanoid 30, K-Bot 100 (of 100); only K-Bot publishes CAD, BOM, FW and POL. Availability: Berkeley Humanoid research only, K-Bot diy build.
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■ rows differ| Field | UC Berkeley Hybrid Robotics LabUC Berkeley Humanoid | K-Scale LabsK-Scale K-Bot | Δ first − second |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identity | |||
| Maker (differs) | UC Berkeley Hybrid Robotics Lab | K-Scale Labs | |
| Class (differs) | Biped | Humanoid | |
| Status (differs) | Research | Discontinued | |
| Availability (differs) | Research only | DIY build | |
| Country | United States | United States | |
| Year (differs) | 2024 | 2025 | |
| Specifications | |||
| Height (differs) | 85cm | 140cm | −55 cm (-39%) |
| Mass (differs) | 16kg | 34kg | −18 kg (-53%) |
| Degrees of freedom (differs) | 12 | 20 | −8 (-40%) |
| Payload | —unsourced | 10kg | |
| Top speed | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Runtime | —unsourced | 240min | |
| Battery capacity | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Price (differs) | Not for sale | 8,999USD | |
| Actuators (differs) | custom 5013/8513/8518/10413 motors, 9:1 planetary, EtherCAT | RobStride RS00 x2, RS02 x6, RS03 x8, RS04 x4 | |
| Compute (differs) | Intel i7-1255U onboard PC | Raspberry Pi 5 | |
| Sensors (differs) | IMU, joint encoders | cameras, microphones, head sensor array | |
| 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 (differs) | L2 | L1 | |
| Sources (differs) | 3 | 7 | |
| 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, K-Bot.
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