Booster Robotics T1 vs Tesla, Inc. Optimus

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Dataset date: 2026-11-03

175 cmhuman

118 cm²Booster Robotics T1

173 cm⁴Tesla, Inc. Optimus

Height to scale. Width is schematic, derived from weight; not a measured body width.

claimed → demonstrated
demonstrated
first delivery recorded

Evidence sheet

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Property	Booster Robotics T1	Tesla, Inc. Optimus	Difference
Height (cm)	118 cm² Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	173 cm⁴ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	+55 cm
Weight (kg)	30 kg⁵ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	57 kg⁶ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	+27 kg
Degrees of freedom	23⁷ Needs review The reviewed source does not provide enough evidence for this specific claim. Reason The reviewed source did not establish both the exact recorded value and the concrete robot variant for this specification. Checked 2026-09-27 Review method Text review Media type Article Publisher relation Official source (published by the subject or manufacturer)	no sourced value	unknown on one side
Walking speed (km/h)	no sourced value	no sourced value	no sourced value
Payload (kg)	no sourced value	20 kg³ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	unknown on one side
Battery runtime (min)	120 min¹ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	no sourced value	unknown on one side
Hands	no sourced value	no sourced value	no sourced value
Actuator torque (Nm)	130 Nm⁸ Needs review The reviewed source does not provide enough evidence for this specific claim. Reason The reviewed source did not establish both the exact recorded value and the concrete robot variant for this specification. Checked 2026-09-27 Review method Text review Media type Article Publisher relation Official source (published by the subject or manufacturer)	no sourced value	unknown on one side
Battery (Wh)	no sourced value	no sourced value	no sourced value
Battery swappable	no sourced value	no sourced value	no sourced value
Locomotion	no sourced value	no sourced value	no sourced value
SDK / ROS	open source, ros2⁹ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	no sourced value	unknown on one side
Simulation	3 simulation artifacts confirmed. Search checked 2026-09-27 Search result Official repository paths and format markers were checked for three T1 artifacts; the models were not executed. MuJoCo compatibility is registered only for the T1 23 DoF MJCF artifact. Searched source 1 Searched source 2 Searched source 3 Searched source 4 Official · URDF · T1 23 DoF Variant T1 23 DoF Format URDF Provenance Official Revision 12a97516f57469078707afb587a5f84c1cb110d1 License BSD-3-Clause Open simulation artifact Artifact evidence Evidence review: supported The cited source was reviewed and supports this specific claim. This does not establish independent truth. Reason Official repository path and format marker checked; model not executed. Checked 2026-09-27 Review method Text review Media type Repository Publisher relation Official source (published by the subject or manufacturer) Robot variant T1 23 DoF No simulator compatibility claim recorded. Official · MJCF · T1 23 DoF Variant T1 23 DoF Format MJCF Provenance Official Revision 12a97516f57469078707afb587a5f84c1cb110d1 License BSD-3-Clause Open simulation artifact Artifact evidence Evidence review: supported The cited source was reviewed and supports this specific claim. This does not establish independent truth. Reason Official repository path and format marker checked; model not executed. Checked 2026-09-27 Review method Text review Media type Repository Publisher relation Official source (published by the subject or manufacturer) Robot variant T1 23 DoF Simulator compatibility MuJoCo · Documented compatibility Documented compatibility is not a test result. The cited source describes compatibility; this does not mean Humanoid Record tested the integration. Context: The pinned T1 23-DoF robot configuration points its MuJoCo model path to this exact asset variant. Compatibility evidence Evidence review: supported The cited source was reviewed and supports this specific claim. This does not establish independent truth. Reason The pinned official robot configuration gives this exact artifact path as its MuJoCo model; no model was executed. Checked 2026-09-27 Review method Text review Media type Repository Publisher relation Official source (published by the subject or manufacturer) Robot variant T1 23 DoF Official · URDF · T1 29 DoF with 7-DoF arms Variant T1 29 DoF with 7-DoF arms Format URDF Provenance Official Revision 12a97516f57469078707afb587a5f84c1cb110d1 License BSD-3-Clause Open simulation artifact Artifact evidence Evidence review: supported The cited source was reviewed and supports this specific claim. This does not establish independent truth. Reason Official repository path and format marker checked; model not executed. Checked 2026-09-27 Review method Text review Media type Repository Publisher relation Official source (published by the subject or manufacturer) Robot variant T1 29 DoF with 7-DoF arms No simulator compatibility claim recorded.	No simulation artifact confirmed in targeted search This records a searched-but-not-confirmed result. It does not mean simulation support is unavailable. Search checked 2026-09-27 Search result Targeted searches found no confirmed model for this record; does not mean unavailable. Searched source 1	—
Actuator architecture	No actuator architecture confirmed in targeted search This records a searched-but-not-confirmed result. It does not mean a particular architecture is absent. Search checked 2026-09-27 Search result Targeted actuator searches did not confirm an exact-variant architecture claim for this record; this does not mean none exists. Searched source 1	No actuator architecture confirmed in targeted search This records a searched-but-not-confirmed result. It does not mean a particular architecture is absent. Search checked 2026-09-27 Search result Targeted actuator searches did not confirm an exact-variant architecture claim for this record; this does not mean none exists. Searched source 1	—
Warranty (shortest–longest)	12 mo (Global (standard))¹⁰ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	no sourced value	unknown on one side
Order type	quote required¹¹ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	not for sale¹² Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	—
Latest price	26,000Standard, VAT excl., promotional price via authorized EU distributor · EUR · 2026-09-20¹³ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	30,000estimate, not yet for sale · USD · 2026-04-22¹⁴ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	—
Announced	2024-12-18¹⁵ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	2021-08-19¹⁶ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	-40 mo
Recorded first customer delivery	no sourced value	no sourced value	no sourced value
Recorded delivery status	Recorded demonstrated	Recorded demonstrated	—
Results under fixed rules	1 result, best rank #1	—	—

Capabilities

Capabilities table
Capability	Booster Robotics T1	Tesla, Inc. Optimus
Run	A¹⁷ Needs review The reviewed source does not provide enough evidence for this specific claim. Reason The text source was reviewed, but no video segment was watched; the existing capability status and autonomy classification for T1 were not fully verified. Checked 2026-09-27 Review method Text review Media type Article Publisher relation Independent source	—
Pick and place	—	?¹⁸ Needs review The reviewed source does not provide enough evidence for this specific claim. Reason The text source was reviewed, but no video segment was watched; the existing capability status and autonomy classification for the exact recorded robot variant were not fully verified. Checked 2026-09-27 Review method Text review Media type Article Publisher relation Independent source
Teleoperation shown	—	T¹⁹ Needs review The reviewed source does not provide enough evidence for this specific claim. Reason The text source was reviewed, but no video segment was watched; the existing capability status and autonomy classification for the exact recorded robot variant were not fully verified. Checked 2026-09-27 Review method Text review Media type Article Publisher relation Independent source

Notes

Battery Life: 2h (walking), 4h (standing) (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
Dimensions: 118×47×23 cm (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
Carrying capacity: 45 lb (20 kg) (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
Height: 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
Weight: ~30kg (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
Weight: 125 lb (57 kg) (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
Total DoFs: 23 (accessed 2026-09-27) — source
Max Peak Torque: 130N·m (accessed 2026-09-27) — source
Booster Robotics SDK aims to provide a simple and easy-to-use interface for developers to control the Booster Robotics products. (accessed 2026-09-21) — source
Warranty: 1 year (accessed 2026-09-21) — source
Please fill in the information and Booster Robotics will contact you. (accessed 2026-09-21) — source
he estimated that the robot would be available for purchase at around US$30,000 (accessed 2026-09-21) — source
€31,200.00 VAT incl. €26,000.00 VAT excl. (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
April 22, 2026 (Q1 Earnings Call): Musk estimated the robot would be "available for purchase at around US$30,000." (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
Booster Robotics Becomes RoboCup's Official Partner! Booster T1 shows excellent performance in the football-playing scenario. It is durable and supports secondary development. (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
August 19, 2021, at Tesla's AI Day event (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
Robots participating in the Humanoid League competitions must act autonomously while a competition is running. No external power supply, teleoperation, remote control, or remote brain of any kind is allowed. (accessed 2026-09-27) — source
Totally worthy to celebrate low latency remote control, but totally dishonest to demo these as autonomous robots—call it the parlor trick it is. (accessed 2026-09-27) — source
Today I'm assisted by a human. I'm not yet fully autonomous (accessed 2026-09-27) — source

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Booster Robotics T1 vs Tesla, Inc. Optimus

Evidence sheet

Simulator compatibility

Capabilities

Notes