Booster Robotics T1 vs Unitree Robotics R1

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Dataset date: 2026-11-03

175 cmhuman

118 cm²Booster Robotics T1

123 cm³Unitree Robotics R1

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

claimed → demonstrated
demonstrated
first delivery recorded

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Property	Booster Robotics T1	Unitree Robotics R1	Difference
Height (cm)	118 cm² Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	123 cm³ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	+5 cm
Weight (kg)	30 kg⁴ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	25 kg⁵ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	-5 kg
Degrees of freedom	23⁶ 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)	26⁷ 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 Independent source	+3 DoF
Walking speed (km/h)	no sourced value	no sourced value	no sourced value
Payload (kg)	no sourced value	no sourced value	no sourced value
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	199 Wh⁹ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	unknown on one side
Battery swappable	no sourced value	yes¹⁰ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	unknown on one side
Locomotion	no sourced value	bipedal¹¹ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	unknown on one side
SDK / ROS	open source, ros2¹² Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	open source, ros2¹³ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	—
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.	1 simulation artifact confirmed. Search checked 2026-09-27 Search result The official R1 repository path and MJCF format marker were checked; the model was not executed. The reviewed README did not list R1 in its simulator configurations, so compatibility remains unconfirmed. Searched source 1 Official · MJCF · R1 Variant R1 Format MJCF Provenance Official Revision 1eb6642e3f3fdfb7fb13a9794fd6a2dd93ea0e7d 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 R1 No simulator compatibility claim recorded.	—
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))¹⁴ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	no sourced value	unknown on one side
Order type	quote required¹⁵ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	direct checkout¹⁶ 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 · 2026-09-20¹⁷ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	4,900base · USD · 2026-09-20¹⁸ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	—
Announced	2024-12-18¹⁹ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	2025-07-29²⁰ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	+7 mo
Recorded first customer delivery	no sourced value	no sourced value	no sourced value
Recorded delivery status	Recorded demonstrated	Recorded claimed	—
Results under fixed rules	1 result, best rank #1	—	—

Capabilities

Capabilities table
Capability	Booster Robotics T1	Unitree Robotics R1
Run	A²¹ 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	T²² 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
Fall recovery	—	T²³ 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
standing 123 cm tall (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
Weight: ~30kg (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
The 25-kilogram robot combines dynamic movement capabilities with a built-in Large Multimodal AI Model (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
Total DoFs: 23 (accessed 2026-09-27) — source
features 26 degrees of freedom across its legs, waist, arms, and head (accessed 2026-09-27) — source
Max Peak Torque: 130N·m (accessed 2026-09-27) — source
6000mAh, 199Wh (accessed 2026-09-21) — source
Smart Battery (Quick Release) (accessed 2026-09-21) — source
Unitree R1 humanoid robot is capable of walking, running, cartwheeling, doing kung-fu, falling on its own will, and getting up like nothing ever happened. (accessed 2026-09-21) — 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
Unitree robot sdk version 2. https://support.unitree.com/home/zh/developer (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
Add to Cart (accessed 2026-09-21) — source
€31,200.00 VAT incl. €26,000.00 VAT excl. (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
$4,900.00 USD (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
Unitree designs R1 humanoid robot to be agile and affordable (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
Unitree R1 humanoid robot is capable of walking, running, cartwheeling, doing kung-fu, falling on its own will, and getting up like nothing ever happened. (accessed 2026-09-27) — source
falling on its own will, and getting up like nothing ever happened (accessed 2026-09-27) — source

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Booster Robotics T1 vs Unitree Robotics R1

Evidence sheet

Simulator compatibility

Capabilities

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