Booster K1 vs K-Scale K-Bot
Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100
Booster K1 is 45 cm shorter (95 vs 140 cm) and 14.5 kg lighter (19.5 vs 34 kg) than K-Bot. Booster K1 has 2 more degrees of freedom (22 vs 20) than K-Bot. Listed prices: Booster K1 $4,999, K-Bot $8,999. Openness score: Booster K1 30, K-Bot 100 (of 100); only K-Bot publishes CAD, BOM, FW and POL. Availability: Booster K1 buy, K-Bot diy build.
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Side by side
■ rows differ| Field | Booster RoboticsBooster K1 | K-Scale LabsK-Scale K-Bot | Δ first − second |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identity | |||
| Maker (differs) | Booster Robotics | K-Scale Labs | |
| Class | Humanoid | Humanoid | |
| Status (differs) | Active | Discontinued | |
| Availability (differs) | Buy | DIY build | |
| Country (differs) | China | United States | |
| Year | 2025 | 2025 | |
| Specifications | |||
| Height (differs) | 95cm | 140cm | −45 cm (-32%) |
| Mass (differs) | 19.5kg | 34kg | −14.5 kg (-43%) |
| Degrees of freedom (differs) | 22 | 20 | +2 (+10%) |
| Payload | —unsourced | 10kg | |
| Top speed | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Runtime (differs) | 40min | 240min | −200 min (-83%) |
| Battery capacity | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Price (differs) | 4,999USD | 8,999USD | −4,000 USD (-44%) |
| Actuators (differs) | Dual-encoder actuators | RobStride RS00 x2, RS02 x6, RS03 x8, RS04 x4 | |
| Compute (differs) | NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX 8GB (117 TOPS) base; up to 200 TOPS tier | Raspberry Pi 5 | |
| Sensors (differs) | RGB-D camera, 9-axis IMU, microphone array | 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 | L1 | L1 | |
| Sources (differs) | 2 | 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: Booster K1, K-Bot.
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