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Booster T1

Booster T1 is a 1.18 m, 30 kg bipedal research humanoid from Booster Robotics with 23 DoF standard (31 grippers, 41 dexterous hands), NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin compute, ROS 2 SDK, and ~2 h walking runtime.

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$30,000
Buy nowT1 (Robotics Center listing, before shipping and tax)source
Price and where to buy
Booster T1, full body
Studio render based on public photos
Height
118cm3′10″Source
Weight
30kg66 lbSource
Payload
0.5kg1 lbSource
Runtime
2h120 minSource
Degrees of freedom
23DoFSource
Top speed
1.0m/s3.5 km/hSource
2 real photos

Booster T1 photos

credited to the maker or photographer
Booster T1 humanoid robot leaping mid-air to kick a soccer ball in a yellow uniform.
Booster T1 humanoid robot leaping mid-air to kick a soccer ball in a yellow uniform.Image: © Booster Robotics · official website

Booster T1 videos

official and independent footage
Booster T1 at CES is UnstoppableOfficial · Booster Robotics · 1y ago · YouTube
🤖Booster T1 Standard Version V1.1 Firmware Officially Released!Official · Booster Robotics · 1y ago · YouTube
Humanoid Robot T1 by Booster Robotics! 🤖 | Unboxing & ReviewIndependent · KhanFlicks · 1y ago · YouTube
Booster T1 Humanoid Robot 🤖 Open-Source Robot for Research, ROS 2 & AI DevelopmentIndependent · Generation Robots · 1y ago · YouTube

How big is Booster T1?

Booster T1 stands 118 cm (3 ft 10 in) and weighs 30 kg (66 lb), 57 cm shorter than a 175 cm adult.

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Adult
118 cm
Booster T1
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Booster T1 specs

official and sourced figures
Height118 cm (3 ft 10 in)source
Weight30 kg (66 lb)source
Payload0.5 kg (1 lb)source
Runtime2 hsource
Degrees of freedom23 DoFsource
Hand DoFNot disclosed
Top speed0.97 m/s (3.5 km/h)source
HandsBase configuration has simple end effectors/stubs and no manipulation. Optional grippers (31 DoF total) or dexterous hands (41 DoF total) available.
Sensorsdepth/RGB-D camera (Intel depth camera per source 2), 9-axis IMU, six-microphone array and speaker, joint encoders, 3D LiDAR (source 2 only; not in official spec table)
ComputeNVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin 32 GB (~200 TOPS) standard; Standard/Customized versions add Intel Core i7-1370P. Basic version may only have Jetson.

Price and availability

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$30,000
Buy now
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What the Booster T1 can do

evidence by capability dimension
Manipulation
Tier 1 · spec

T1 is locomotion-first; base arms are 4-DoF with no hands. Optional grippers (31 DoF) or dexterous hands (41 DoF) enable basic grasping/fine manipulation, payload ~0.5 kg per arm. No detailed manipulation demo or success rate found.

Autonomy
Tier 1 · spec

Supports onboard learned policies, teleoperation, and autonomous RoboCup play via official robocup_demo. RoboCup matches are unscripted but autonomy details not documented in reviewed sources. Source 2 says realistic deployment has a person near kill switch; not unattended.

Mobility
Tier 2 · demo

Omnidirectional walking at ~0.97 m/s, push/fall recovery, rising from prone, dynamic motions; 2025 RoboCup AdultSize champion and 2026 Large division title; official video titles indicate CES unstoppable and soccer solution, but content not reviewed.

Perception
Tier 1 · spec

Depth camera, 9-axis IMU, mic array/speaker, optional LiDAR? Compute 200 TOPS enables onboard vision models. No specific perception benchmark or demo described.

Human interaction
Tier 1 · spec

Microphone array and speaker support ASR/TTS, mobile app control; designed for HRI experiments. No demo evidence found.

Reliability
Tier 1 · spec

Quoted ~2 h walking, ~4 h standing on swappable battery; RoboCup competition format exposes fall recovery and thermal endurance, but no official endurance test or failure data. Source 6 notes need padded floor, emergency stop.

Human-environment fit
Tier 1 · spec

1.18 m, 30 kg, two-person carry; designed for flat indoor lab/classroom/competition surfaces; not outdoors/uneven terrain; source 6 warns padded floor and safety gantry.

What is proven

source-backed highlights
  • 2025 RoboCup AdultSize champion under Tsinghua Hephaestus.
  • 2026 RoboCup Large division title / back-to-back championships reported by Interesting Engineering.
  • Available through multiple resellers with detailed US/EU pricing; open-source SDK and ROS2 support.
  • Named academic adopters: Purdue table-tennis, CMU FALCON RL, UC Berkeley FastTD3.

Caveats

read before you trust a demo
  • T1 is purchasable through resellers and authorized distributors, but Booster publishes no MSRP. US import authorization after J...
  • No official walking speed, step height, incline, fall-recovery metrics.
  • No full sensor list, camera resolution, LiDAR type, IP rating.
  • No payload or grip force officially published.

About the Booster T1

summary from sourced evidence

Booster T1 is a 1.18 m, 30 kg bipedal research humanoid from Booster Robotics with 23 DoF standard (31 grippers, 41 dexterous hands), NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin compute, ROS 2 SDK, and ~2 h walking runtime. Strongest evidence is RoboCup success: 2025 AdultSize champion and 2026 Large division title. It is purchasable through resellers (~$29,800-$50,925) but Booster publishes no MSRP; payload is only ~0.5 kg per arm, base has no hands, and many specs (walking speed, full sensor list) are not officially published. It is a research/education platform, now superseded by T2/K1 on Booster's site

Evidence log

tiered public claims
T1
Booster T1 is a full-body bipedal humanoid sold as a developer platform to universities, research institutes and competition teams; it is a research and education platform, not a competitor to Figure or Optimus.
directory · 2026-10-29 · source
T1
T1 stands 1.18 m, weighs ~30 kg, walks at ~0.97 m/s, payload ~0.5 kg per arm.
directory · 2026-10-29 · source
T1
Base 23 DoF, 31 with grippers, 41 with dexterous hands.
directory · 2026-10-29 · source
T1
Standard configuration has NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin 32 GB (~200 TOPS) plus Intel Core i7-1370P.
directory · 2026-10-29 · source
T1
Depth/RGB-D camera, 3D LiDAR, 9-axis IMU, joint encoders, six-microphone array and speaker.
directory · 2026-10-29 · source
T1
Battery 9.5 Ah swappable, quoted endurance about two hours walking and four hours standing.
directory · 2026-10-29 · source
T1
As of 30 Aug 2026, US distributor pricing: Basic ~$29,800, Standard ~$33,949, Standard with grippers ~$50,925.
directory · 2026-10-29 · source
T2
T1 took AdultSize title at RoboCup 2025 with Tsinghua Hephaestus, and Large division at RoboCup 2026; THU Huoshen Team retained title with back-to-back championships.
directory · 2026-10-29 · source
T1
T1 supports ROS 2, open SDK, high/low APIs, simulation tools Isaac Sim, MuJoCo, Webots; open-source training code on GitHub.
directory · 2026-10-29 · source
T2
Booster lists university users: Purdue table-tennis project, CMU FALCON RL framework, UC Berkeley FastTD3 algorithm.
directory · 2026-10-29 · source
T0
Booster Robotics confirms advanced sensing but does not publish a full sensor list.
directory · 2026-10-29 · source
T0
No official walking speed, step height, incline capability, or fall-recovery metrics have been published.
directory · 2026-10-29 · source
T1
US buyers: no pre-July 2026 FCC authorization for T1 appears in public records; ask distributor for FCC ID.
directory · 2026-10-29 · source
T1
The T1 is a research and education platform, comparing it to Figure 03, Apollo or Tesla Optimus is a category error; rated payload about 0.5 kg per arm; not for physical work.
directory · 2026-10-29 · source
T0
Booster has not published walking speed, payload, grip force, camera resolution, IP rating, etc.
directory · 2026-10-29 · source

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Booster T1 FAQ

answers from sourced data

How much does the Booster T1 cost?

$30,000. That is the published list price for the T1 (Robotics Center listing, before shipping and tax) configuration. Configurations, shipping and import duties change the final cost.

Can you buy the Booster T1?

Yes. The Booster T1 is sold today through the official store and resellers.

How tall is the Booster T1?

The Booster T1 is 118 cm (3 ft 10 in) tall according to Booster Robotics's published specs.

How much does the Booster T1 weigh?

It weighs 30 kg (66 lb) according to official specs.

How long does the Booster T1 battery last?

Booster Robotics lists a runtime of about 2 h per charge. This is a company figure, not an independent test.

Who makes the Booster T1?

The Booster T1 is made by Booster Robotics, based in China.

Sources

12 references
  1. Booster T1 · Robotics Center
  2. Booster T1 Robot 2026: Price, Specs & RoboCup Champion · Humanoza
  3. Booster T2: A humanoid robot with powerful onboard Nvidia compute · Interesting Engineering
  4. Humanoid robots Booster Robotics | Generation Robots · Génération Robots
  5. Booster T1 | Open-Source Humanoid Robot for Developers · Humanoid Press
  6. Booster T1 and T2: Price, Specs and Setup Guide (2026) · Robotics Center
  7. BOOSTER T1 - High-Performance Versatile Humanoid Robot - BASIC · Muzix
  8. Humanoid Robot T1 by Booster Robotics! 🤖 | Unboxing & Review · KhanFlicks
  9. Unboxing & Getting Started with Booster T1 | Humanoid Robot - Booster Robotics - Generation Robots · Generation Robots
  10. Booster T1 Humanoid Robot 🤖 Open-Source Robot for Research, ROS 2 & AI Development · Generation Robots
  11. Booster T1 at CES is Unstoppable · Booster Robotics
  12. Booster T1 - A Ready-to-Use Humanoid Robot Soccer Solution · Booster Robotics