Booster K1 vs PUDU D9
Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100
Booster K1 is 75 cm shorter (95 vs 170 cm) and 45.5 kg lighter (19.5 vs 65 kg) than PUDU D9. Booster K1 has 20 fewer degrees of freedom (22 vs 42) than PUDU D9. Booster K1 lists at $4,999; PUDU D9 is not for sale. Openness score: Booster K1 30, PUDU D9 0 (of 100); only Booster K1 publishes SIM and SW. Availability: Booster K1 buy, PUDU D9 not for sale.
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Side by side
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|---|---|---|---|
| Identity | |||
| Maker (differs) | Booster Robotics | Pudu Robotics | |
| Class | Humanoid | Humanoid | |
| Status | Active | Active | |
| Availability (differs) | Buy | Not for sale | |
| Country | China | China | |
| Year (differs) | 2025 | 2024 | |
| Specifications | |||
| Height (differs) | 95cm | 170cm | −75 cm (-44%) |
| Mass (differs) | 19.5kg | 65kg | −45.5 kg (-70%) |
| Degrees of freedom (differs) | 22 | 42 | −20 (-48%) |
| Payload | —unsourced | 20kg | |
| Top speed | —unsourced | 2m/s | |
| Runtime | 40min | —unsourced | |
| Battery capacity | —unsourced | 720Wh | |
| Price (differs) | 4,999USD | Not for sale | |
| Actuators (differs) | Dual-encoder actuators | Pudu joint modules (352 N·m max torque) | |
| Compute (differs) | NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX 8GB (117 TOPS) base; up to 200 TOPS tier | 275 TOPS onboard | |
| Sensors (differs) | RGB-D camera, 9-axis IMU, microphone array | RGB, RGB-D cameras, tactile sensors, IMU | |
| 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) | L1 | L0 | |
| Sources | 2 | 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: Booster K1, PUDU D9.
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