Head-to-head · Industrial vs Industrial
Boston Dynamics Electric Atlas vs UBTECH Walker S1
Boston Dynamics Electric Atlas has the stronger public evidence base, with an Arena rating 206 points above UBTECH Walker S1. Boston Dynamics Electric Atlas is 18 cm taller.
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| Boston Dynamics Electric Atlas | UBTECH Walker S1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Company | Boston Dynamics | UBTECH Robotics |
| Country | United States | China |
| Status | Pilot | Superseded |
| Price | No public price | No public price |
| How to get one | Contact sales | Contact sales |
| Arena rating | ||
| Evidence | B- | C |
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | 76 kg (168 lb) |
| Payload | 50 kg (110 lb) | 3 kg (7 lb) |
| Runtime | 4 h | 2 h |
| Degrees of freedom | 56 DoF | 41 DoF |
| Hand DoF | 2 DoF | n/a |
| Top speed | 2.5 m/s (9 km/h) | 3 m/s (10.8 km/h) |
| Hands | Multi-purpose industrial gripper with tactile sensing and 14 kg grip strength. | No hand degrees of freedom, finger count or tactile-sensing specification found. Sources describe dexterous manipulation claims and precision-assembly tasks, but not hand hardware. |
| Announced | 2024-04-17 | n/a |
Capability evidence, side by side
score per dimension, 0-100Manipulation
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Mobility
Perception
Human interaction
Reliability
Human-environment fit
Boston Dynamics Electric Atlas
UBTECH Walker S1
Arena matchup result
overall human like capabilityResult
Boston Dynamics Electric Atlas
Low
Boston Dynamics Electric Atlas wins
100%
of validated votes
UBTECH Walker S1 wins
0%
of validated votes
Insufficient
0%
tracked separately
Current evidence comparison for Boston Dynamics Electric Atlas and UBTECH Walker S1.
Boston Dynamics Electric Atlas
Boston Dynamics
Electric Atlas now has strong company-source evidence for industrial specs, production-version launch, committed 2026 deployments, and Hyundai customer-facility field testing, but public autonomy evidence remains weak because no independent benchmarks or operating metrics were found and AP reported the CES 2026 stage demo was remotely piloted
UBTECH Walker S1
UBTECH Robotics
UBTECH Walker S1 is a Chinese biped industrial humanoid listed by third-party sources at about 172 cm, 76 kg, 41 DoF and up to 2 hours runtime. UBTECH markets LLM task planning, semantic VSLAM and learning-based whole-body control and says it has entered vehicle assembly lines; reputable media report several dozen units training collaboratively at Zeekr's 5G Smart Factory, while BYD and Audi integration and a 500-order claim come from secondary media. No UBTECH price, payload, battery, hand DoF or independent performance metrics were found, and teleoperation/autonomy is not disclosed
Boston Dynamics Electric Atlas vs UBTECH Walker S1 FAQ
answers from sourced dataWhich is better, Boston Dynamics Electric Atlas or UBTECH Walker S1?
On public evidence, Boston Dynamics Electric Atlas currently rates higher (1,220 vs 1,014). The better choice still depends on the job: compare availability, price and the capability rows above.
Which is taller, Boston Dynamics Electric Atlas or UBTECH Walker S1?
Boston Dynamics Electric Atlas is 190 cm (6 ft 3 in); UBTECH Walker S1 is 172 cm (5 ft 8 in).
Can you buy the Boston Dynamics Electric Atlas or the UBTECH Walker S1?
Boston Dynamics Electric Atlas: contact sales. UBTECH Walker S1: contact sales.