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Berkeley Humanoid vs Asimov 1

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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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FieldUC Berkeley Hybrid Robotics LabUC Berkeley HumanoidMenlo Research (Asimov)Menlo Asimov 1Δ first − second
Identity
Maker (differs)UC Berkeley Hybrid Robotics LabMenlo Research (Asimov)
Class (differs)BipedHumanoid
Status (differs)ResearchActive
Availability (differs)Research onlyKit
Country (differs)United StatesSingapore
Year (differs)20242026
Specifications
Height (differs)85cm120cm−35 cm (-29%)
Mass (differs)16kg35kg−19 kg (-54%)
Degrees of freedom (differs)1225−13 (-52%)
Payload—unsourced—unsourced
Top speed—unsourced—unsourced
Runtime—unsourced—unsourced
Battery capacity—unsourced—unsourced
Price (differs)Not for sale20,000USD
Actuators (differs)custom 5013/8513/8518/10413 motors, 9:1 planetary, EtherCATCAN-bus actuators; 6 DOF/leg, 5 DOF/arm, 1 waist, 2 neck; RSU ankle with passive toes
Compute (differs)Intel i7-1255U onboard PCRaspberry Pi 5 (media/network) + Radxa CM5 (motion control)
Sensors (differs)IMU, joint encoders2MP monocular camera, stereo mic array, 6-DOF IMU, joint states
Openness and provenance
Openness bar3070
Openness score (differs)30/ 10070/ 100−40
CAD (25) (differs)not publicpublic
Bill of materials (20)not publicnot public
Sim model (URDF/MJCF) (20)publicpublic
Firmware (15) (differs)not publicpublic
Software (10)publicpublic
Trained policies (10)not publicnot public
Verification level (differs)L2L1
Sources33
Last checked2026-09-242026-09-24
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