Booster K1 vs Reachy Mini

Booster K1 is a compact (95 cm, 19.5 kg) bipedal humanoid from Booster Robotics (China), positioned as an entry-level research/education platform with 22 DoF, up to 200 TOPS compute, stereo depth camera, voice interaction, and official walking speed 2 m/s. It is purchasable from distributors from about $4,999 (limited launch offer) to €9,000 or $11,998 depending on region. Its strongest validation is being the platform of the winning team in RoboCup 2025 KidSize league. However, most capability claims (autonomous soccer, balance recovery, durability) are company-asserted without independent verification, and video demos lack transcripts. No hand dexterity, payload, or per-model shipment data is available

Reachy Mini is a small (28 cm, 1.5 kg) open-source desktop robot from Hugging Face and Pollen Robotics, priced at $399 (Lite) and $499 (Wireless). It features a 6-DoF motorized head, full body rotation, animated antennas, camera, microphones, and speaker, designed for human-robot interaction, education, and AI experimentation. It has no arms, hands, or locomotion, so manipulation and mobility are minimal. The robot is programmable in Python and open-source, with a growing ecosystem including a 3D voice demo Space. Evidence is mostly official and early-development; no independent verification, endurance data, or customer deployments exist. Video titles exist but without transcripts, so capabilities cannot be confirmed. Compiled automatically from public sources on 2026-10-29; requires human review