Booster T1 Soccer & Manipulation Humanoid (Dev Kit)
1.2-meter ultra-rugged research humanoid built for high-impact dynamic locomotion, RoboCup autonomous soccer, and whole-body sim-to-real reinforcement learning.
Key Engineering Highlights
- Engineered to survive repeated unassisted falls onto hard floors and stand back up in 1.8 seconds
- Ships with open Isaac Lab URDF/MJCF models and ROS 2 whole-body control SDK
Full Hardware Specifications
| Processor / Edge SoC | Dual Computation: Intel Core i7 + NVIDIA AGX Orin 64GB |
|---|---|
| AI Model Stack | 200 TOPS Onboard VLA & RL Whole-Body Control |
| Display & Optics | Torso Status OLED |
| Camera & Vision | Intel RealSense D435i Depth + 360° Audio |
| Measured Weight | 29.5 kg (1.2m Height) |
| Battery & Runtime | 2.0 Hours Dynamic Walking |
| Connectivity & I/O | Wi-Fi 6E / Dual CAN-FD / EtherCAT |
| Sensors & Acoustics | 23-DoF High-Torque QDD Joints + 9-Axis IMU |
⚖️ Side-by-Side Comparison: Booster T1 Soccer & Manipulation Humanoid (Dev Kit) vs. Embodied AI & Robotics Peers
Direct specification comparison against leading competing devices in the Embodied AI & Robotics category.
| Specification | Booster T1 Soccer & Manipulation Humanoid (Dev Kit) (Current) | Unitree G1 Humanoid Robot (2026 Developer Edition) → | LeRobot SO-101 Open-Source Bimanual Teleop Kit → | Unitree Go2-W Wheeled-Legged Embodied AI Dog → |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Booster Robotics | Unitree Robotics | Hugging Face × TheRobotStudio | Unitree Robotics |
| Retail Price | $29,900 | $16,000 | $260 | $4,800 |
| Lab Rating | ||||
| Edge SoC | Dual Computation: Intel Core i7 + NVIDIA AGX Orin 64GB | 8-Core High-Perf CPU + NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX (100 TOPS) | Tethered to Apple Silicon Mac or NVIDIA GPU Host | Jetson Orin NX 16GB (100–157 TOPS) |
| AI Model Stack | 200 TOPS Onboard VLA & RL Whole-Body Control | UnifoLM Unified Robot Model + Open RL Stack | ACT / Diffusion Policy / Pi-0 VLA | RL Locomotion + GPT-Vision Navigation |
| Display / Optics | Torso Status OLED | Interactive LED Visor Array | Host Visualizer GUI | Front LED Matrix + Companion Telemetry |
| Camera | Intel RealSense D435i Depth + 360° Audio | Intel RealSense D435i Depth + Livox Mid-360 3D LiDAR | Dual 1080P 60fps Global Shutter Wrist + Overhead Cameras | 130° Wide-Angle Stereo + Hemispherical 4D LiDAR |
| Weight | 29.5 kg (1.2m Height) | 35.0kg (Foldable to fit car trunk) | 1.4kg per arm (including base) | 18.0 kg |
| Battery | 2.0 Hours Dynamic Walking | 9,000mAh Quick-Swap Battery Pack (2.5h runtime) | 12V/5A DC Regulated Power Supply | 15,000mAh 4-Hour Long-Endurance Pack |
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