UC Berkeley Humanoid vs Menlo Asimov 1
Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100
Berkeley Humanoid is 35 cm shorter (85 vs 120 cm) and 19 kg lighter (16 vs 35 kg) than Asimov 1. Berkeley Humanoid has 13 fewer degrees of freedom (12 vs 25) than Asimov 1. Asimov 1 lists at $20,000; Berkeley Humanoid is not for sale. Openness score: Berkeley Humanoid 30, Asimov 1 70 (of 100); only Asimov 1 publishes CAD and FW. Availability: Berkeley Humanoid research only, Asimov 1 kit.
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■ rows differ| Field | UC Berkeley Hybrid Robotics LabUC Berkeley Humanoid | Menlo Research (Asimov)Menlo Asimov 1 | Δ first − second |
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| Identity | |||
| Maker (differs) | UC Berkeley Hybrid Robotics Lab | Menlo Research (Asimov) | |
| Class (differs) | Biped | Humanoid | |
| Status (differs) | Research | Active | |
| Availability (differs) | Research only | Kit | |
| Country (differs) | United States | Singapore | |
| Year (differs) | 2024 | 2026 | |
| Specifications | |||
| Height (differs) | 85cm | 120cm | −35 cm (-29%) |
| Mass (differs) | 16kg | 35kg | −19 kg (-54%) |
| Degrees of freedom (differs) | 12 | 25 | −13 (-52%) |
| Payload | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Top speed | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Runtime | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Battery capacity | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Price (differs) | Not for sale | 20,000USD | |
| Actuators (differs) | custom 5013/8513/8518/10413 motors, 9:1 planetary, EtherCAT | CAN-bus actuators; 6 DOF/leg, 5 DOF/arm, 1 waist, 2 neck; RSU ankle with passive toes | |
| Compute (differs) | Intel i7-1255U onboard PC | Raspberry Pi 5 (media/network) + Radxa CM5 (motion control) | |
| Sensors (differs) | IMU, joint encoders | 2MP monocular camera, stereo mic array, 6-DOF IMU, joint states | |
| Openness and provenance | |||
| Openness bar | |||
| Openness score (differs) | 30/ 100 | 70/ 100 | −40 |
| CAD (25) (differs) | not public | public | |
| Bill of materials (20) | not public | not public | |
| Sim model (URDF/MJCF) (20) | public | public | |
| Firmware (15) (differs) | not public | public | |
| Software (10) | public | public | |
| Trained policies (10) | not public | not public | |
| Verification level (differs) | L2 | L1 | |
| 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, Asimov 1.
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