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Duke Humanoid v1 vs Z-Bot (Zeroth Bot)

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Duke Humanoid v1 has 8 fewer degrees of freedom (10 vs 18) than Z-Bot (Zeroth Bot). Z-Bot (Zeroth Bot) lists at $999; Duke Humanoid v1 is not for sale. Openness score: Duke Humanoid v1 85, Z-Bot (Zeroth Bot) 90 (of 100); only Duke Humanoid v1 publishes POL; only Z-Bot (Zeroth Bot) publishes FW. Availability: Duke Humanoid v1 research only, Z-Bot (Zeroth Bot) diy build.

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FieldDuke University General Robotics LabDuke Humanoid v1K-Scale LabsK-Scale Z-Bot (Zeroth Bot)Δ first − second
Identity
Maker (differs)Duke University General Robotics LabK-Scale Labs
Class (differs)BipedHumanoid
Status (differs)ResearchOrphaned
Availability (differs)Research onlyDIY build
CountryUnited StatesUnited States
Year (differs)20242025
Specifications
Height—unsourced46cm
Mass—unsourced—unsourced
Degrees of freedom (differs)1018−8 (-44%)
Payload—unsourced—unsourced
Top speed—unsourced—unsourced
Runtime—unsourced—unsourced
Battery capacity—unsourced—unsourced
Price (differs)Not for sale999USD
Actuators—unsourced18 servo motors
Compute—unsourced—unsourced
Sensors—unsourcedcameras, IMU (per press)
Openness and provenance
Openness bar8590
Openness score (differs)85/ 10090/ 100−5
CAD (25)publicpublic
Bill of materials (20)publicpublic
Sim model (URDF/MJCF) (20)publicpublic
Firmware (15) (differs)not publicpublic
Software (10)publicpublic
Trained policies (10) (differs)publicnot public
Verification levelL1L1
Sources (differs)43
Last checked (differs)2026-09-252026-09-24
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