Booster K1 vs Unitree R1
Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100
Booster K1 is 28 cm shorter (95 vs 123 cm) and 9.5 kg lighter (19.5 vs 29 kg) than Unitree R1. Booster K1 has 4 fewer degrees of freedom (22 vs 26) than Unitree R1. Listed prices: Booster K1 $4,999, Unitree R1 $5,900. Both score 30/100 on openness. Availability for both: buy.
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Side by side
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|---|---|---|---|
| Identity | |||
| Maker (differs) | Booster Robotics | Unitree Robotics | |
| Class | Humanoid | Humanoid | |
| Status | Active | Active | |
| Availability | Buy | Buy | |
| Country | China | China | |
| Year | 2025 | 2025 | |
| Specifications | |||
| Height (differs) | 95cm | 123cm | −28 cm (-23%) |
| Mass (differs) | 19.5kg | 29kg | −9.5 kg (-33%) |
| Degrees of freedom (differs) | 22 | 26 | −4 (-15%) |
| Payload | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Top speed | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Runtime (differs) | 40min | 60min | −20 min (-33%) |
| Battery capacity | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Price (differs) | 4,999USD | 5,900USD | −901 USD (-15%) |
| Actuators (differs) | Dual-encoder actuators | Unitree in-house electric joint motors | |
| Compute (differs) | NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX 8GB (117 TOPS) base; up to 200 TOPS tier | 8-core CPU; optional Jetson Orin (40-100 TOPS) | |
| Sensors (differs) | RGB-D camera, 9-axis IMU, microphone array | 4-mic array, monocular or binocular camera, joint encoders | |
| Openness and provenance | |||
| Openness bar | |||
| Openness score | 30/ 100 | 30/ 100 | = |
| CAD (25) | not public | not public | |
| Bill of materials (20) | not public | not public | |
| Sim model (URDF/MJCF) (20) | public | public | |
| Firmware (15) | not public | not public | |
| Software (10) | public | public | |
| Trained policies (10) | not public | not public | |
| Verification level | L1 | L1 | |
| 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, Unitree R1.
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