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Booster T1

Booster Robotics

A research and competition humanoid, 2025 RoboCup AdultSize champion platform, adopted by more than 50 labs.

Origin
Beijing, China
Announced
2024
Configurations
varies
Price range
$16,000 to $34,000

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Commercial record

What it actually costs.

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Verified range

$16,000 to $34,000

Published prices genuinely conflict: approximately $16,000 is reported by the independent aggregator Humanoid Guide, while the authorized distributor K-Robotics lists approximately $34,000 (as reported by BotInfo), and Generation Robots lists from EUR 9,000 with price on request. Price varies significantly by configuration (arms, grippers, dexterous hands) and reseller; the range shows both ends rather than picking one.[4][5][3]

Configuration tier

From

  • Reported price (Humanoid Guide, independent aggregator)

    Lower reported figure; configuration unspecified.

    $16,000[4]

  • Distributor listing (K-Robotics, authorized)

    Higher listed figure; configuration unspecified.

    $34,000[5]

  • Generation Robots (distributor)

    From EUR 9,000, price on request.

    By quote[3]

Specifications

The full technical record.

Specifications vary by configuration. Each value is attributed to its source; figures marked for EDU configurations differ from the base unit.

Dimensions

Height
~118cm(3 ft 10 in)[1]

Mass & Payload

Weight
~30kg(66 lb)[1]
Payload
~5kg(11 lb)[1]

Degrees of Freedom

Total DoF (standard, 4-DoF arms, no manipulators)
23[1]
Total DoF (with grippers)
31[3]
Total DoF (with dexterous hands)
41[3]

Mobility

Speed
~0.97m/s(2.2 mph)[1]

Power

Runtime
~2h[1]
Battery
10.5 Ah[1]

Compute

Processor
Intel Core i7 (14-core)[1]
Accelerator
NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin, up to 200 TOPS[1]

Sensors

Depth camera
RGB-D[1]
IMU
9-axis[1]
Audio
Microphone array + speaker[1]
3D LiDAR
Optional[3]

Connectivity

Wireless
Wi-Fi 6[1]
Bluetooth
5.2[1]

Software

Developer access
Open SDK[1]
Middleware
ROS 2[1]
Simulation
Isaac Sim, Mujoco[1]

Neutral analysis

The record, in plain terms.

Overview

The T1 is Booster Robotics' research and competition humanoid, released around 2024 by a Beijing team founded in 2023 by Tsinghua Robot Control Lab alumni. It is the platform behind the 2025 RoboCup AdultSize championship, won by Tsinghua's Hephaestus team, and has been adopted by more than 50 labs including Purdue, CMU, and UC Berkeley. The platform pairs a 14-core Intel Core i7 with an NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin at up to 200 TOPS, ships with an open SDK, ROS 2, and Isaac Sim and Mujoco support, and scales from 23 degrees of freedom in the standard configuration to 41 with dexterous hands.

Strengths

  • 2025 RoboCup AdultSize champion platform (Tsinghua Hephaestus team).
  • Adopted by more than 50 labs, including Purdue, CMU, and UC Berkeley.
  • Open SDK with ROS 2, Isaac Sim, and Mujoco support.
  • Up to 200 TOPS of onboard Jetson AGX Orin compute.
  • Configuration range from 23 to 41 degrees of freedom.
  • Approximately 2 hours of runtime.

Considerations

  • A research and competition platform, not a general-purpose worker.[3]
  • The public price is genuinely contested across sources, from approximately $16,000 to approximately $34,000, and varies by configuration and reseller.[4]
  • The standard configuration has 4-DoF arms with no end manipulators; grippers and dexterous hands are higher configurations.[1]

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Verifiable

Sources.

We are sourced, and verifiable. Every cited figure above ties back to a numbered reference here.

  1. [1]
    Booster Robotics, Official T1 Product Page

    https://www.booster.tech/booster-t1/

    Manufacturer specifications. Figures vary by configuration.

  2. [2]
    RobotShop (Authorized Reseller)

    https://www.robotshop.com/products/booster-t1-humanoid-robot-standard

    Authorized distributor listing, standard configuration.

  3. [3]
    Generation Robots, Booster T1 Listing

    https://www.generationrobots.com/en/404278-booster-t1-humanoid-robot.html

    Distributor listing; source for configuration options and the EUR 9,000 price-on-request figure.

  4. [4]
    Humanoid Guide

    https://humanoid.guide/

    Independent aggregator; source for the lower reported price figure.

  5. [5]
    BotInfo, Booster T1 Reporting

    https://botinfo.ai/articles/booster-t1-robot

    Reporting source for the K-Robotics distributor figure of approximately $34,000.

Cite this record

The Rivet Index. "Booster T1." RID-000014. https://rivetindex.com/r/RID-000014