Booster K1 vs Noetix Bumi

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

Noetix Bumi is a low-cost Chinese consumer humanoid robot announced in October 2025 at ¥9,998 (~$1,400). It is 94 cm tall, 12 kg, with 21 DOF, a 48V battery, and claimed 1-2 hours runtime. It walks, runs, and dances, and includes voice interaction, touch, and drag-and-drop graphical programming. Sales began on JD.com with 500 units sold within 48 hours, and HCR announced a 1,000-unit B2B order. Bumi appeared at China's Spring Festival Gala. However, it is explicitly not for household chores, has no published payload or manipulation evidence, is China-only and sold out, and all performance/autonomy claims are company or media reported without independent verification