Boston Atlas (electric) vs Menlo Asimov 1
Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100
Atlas (electric) is 30 cm taller (150 vs 120 cm) and 54 kg heavier (89 vs 35 kg) than Asimov 1. Atlas (electric) has 31 more degrees of freedom (56 vs 25) than Asimov 1. Asimov 1 lists at $20,000; Atlas (electric) is not for sale. Openness score: Atlas (electric) 0, Asimov 1 70 (of 100); only Asimov 1 publishes CAD, SIM, FW and SW. Availability: Atlas (electric) not for sale, Asimov 1 kit.
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■ rows differ| Field | Boston DynamicsBoston Atlas (electric) | Menlo Research (Asimov)Menlo Asimov 1 | Δ first − second |
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| Identity | |||
| Maker (differs) | Boston Dynamics | Menlo Research (Asimov) | |
| Class | Humanoid | Humanoid | |
| Status | Active | Active | |
| Availability (differs) | Not for sale | Kit | |
| Country (differs) | United States | Singapore | |
| Year (differs) | 2024 | 2026 | |
| Specifications | |||
| Height (differs) | 150cm | 120cm | +30 cm (+25%) |
| Mass (differs) | 89kg | 35kg | +54 kg (+154%) |
| Degrees of freedom (differs) | 56 | 25 | +31 (+124%) |
| Payload | 50kg | —unsourced | |
| Top speed | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Runtime | 240min | —unsourced | |
| Battery capacity | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Price (differs) | Not for sale | 20,000USD | |
| Actuators (differs) | Electric; actuators supplied by Hyundai Mobis | CAN-bus actuators; 6 DOF/leg, 5 DOF/arm, 1 waist, 2 neck; RSU ankle with passive toes | |
| Compute | —unsourced | Raspberry Pi 5 (media/network) + Radxa CM5 (motion control) | |
| Sensors (differs) | 360-degree cameras; tactile-sensing hands | 2MP monocular camera, stereo mic array, 6-DOF IMU, joint states | |
| Openness and provenance | |||
| Openness bar | |||
| Openness score (differs) | 0/ 100 | 70/ 100 | −70 |
| CAD (25) (differs) | not public | public | |
| Bill of materials (20) | not public | not public | |
| Sim model (URDF/MJCF) (20) (differs) | not public | public | |
| Firmware (15) (differs) | not public | public | |
| Software (10) (differs) | not public | public | |
| Trained policies (10) | not public | not public | |
| Verification level (differs) | L0 | 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: Atlas (electric), Asimov 1.
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