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Berkeley Humanoid Lite vs Rainbow Robotics RB-Y1

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Berkeley Humanoid Lite is 60 cm shorter (80 vs 140 cm) and 115 kg lighter (16 vs 131 kg) than Rainbow Robotics RB-Y1. Berkeley Humanoid Lite has 2 more degrees of freedom (22 vs 20) than Rainbow Robotics RB-Y1. Openness score: Berkeley Humanoid Lite 100, Rainbow Robotics RB-Y1 30 (of 100); only Berkeley Humanoid Lite publishes CAD, BOM, FW and POL. Availability: Berkeley Humanoid Lite diy build, Rainbow Robotics RB-Y1 buy.

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FieldUC Berkeley Hybrid Robotics LabUC Berkeley Humanoid LiteRainbow RoboticsRainbow Robotics RB-Y1Δ first − second
Identity
Maker (differs)UC Berkeley Hybrid Robotics LabRainbow Robotics
Class (differs)HumanoidWheeled humanoid
Status (differs)ResearchActive
Availability (differs)DIY buildBuy
Country (differs)United StatesSouth Korea
Year (differs)20252024
Specifications
Height (differs)80cm140cm−60 cm (-43%)
Mass (differs)16kg131kg−115 kg (-88%)
Degrees of freedom (differs)2220+2 (+10%)
Payload—unsourced3kg
Top speed—unsourced1.5m/s
Runtime—unsourced—unsourced
Battery capacity—unsourced1,250Wh
Price—unsourced—unsourced
Actuators (differs)BLDC motors with 3D-printed cycloidal gearboxesRainbow in-house joint modules
Compute—unsourcedDual-PC (real-time robot PC + user PC with ROS 2)
Sensors—unsourcedBuilt-in wrist force/torque sensors (v1.2); optional camera
Openness and provenance
Openness bar10030
Openness score (differs)100/ 10030/ 100+70
CAD (25) (differs)publicnot public
Bill of materials (20) (differs)publicnot public
Sim model (URDF/MJCF) (20)publicpublic
Firmware (15) (differs)publicnot public
Software (10)publicpublic
Trained policies (10) (differs)publicnot public
Verification levelL2L2
Sources (differs)32
Last checked2026-09-242026-09-24
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