K1
RoboCup-winning humanoid for education and embodied AI research—95 cm, sub-$5k entry tier
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$5K - $18K
Limited
How it stands in your space.
Side-by-side with a 180 cm adult, so you can feel the robot's footprint, height, and presence before it ever rolls in.
Compared with a 180 cm adult, K1 stands at approximately waist-to-chest height.
180 cm adult
Specifications
What this robot can do.
- Obstacle avoidance
- Multi-floor
- Elevator support
- Voice interaction
- Screen interaction
- Autonomous charging
- Fleet management
- Indoor
- Outdoor
Should you deploy it?
0–100 — higher is stronger, except where noted.
How operationally ready this robot is for production deployment today.
Confidence in the published ROI numbers — how likely the savings actually materialize.
Share of the human task this category can credibly offload.
Fit with your target environment — lighting, floor type, congestion.
Expected maintenance load and downtime risk. Lower is better.
Long-horizon strategic upside — where the platform points 3+ years out.
Buy if you need a portable, RoboCup-validated platform for STEM curricula or undergraduate robotics labs under 100 units. Skip if battery life under one hour or headcount displacement drives your ROI—this is not an industrial tool.
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When to deploy this.
- University robotics research labs deploying embodied AI algorithms
- Practical classes, student projects, and technical demonstrations in engineering schools
- RoboCup competition preparation for KidSize leagues
When to skip it.
- ~40 minutes active battery autonomy—requires frequent charging during extended lab sessions
- On-board Jetson Orin NX compute scales only to 117 TOPS (base EDU) or 200 TOPS (Pro)—insufficient for real-time 4K multi-task inference
- No integrated gripper or manipulation payload—purely bipedal locomotion and research demonstration, not practical task execution
What's verified, what's estimated.
Robofy separates manufacturer-confirmed facts from operator estimates. Anything not yet press-sourced or supplier-confirmed is tagged so you can decide how much weight to give it.
Specifications and design focus sourced from official Booster Robotics website and authorized distributor documentation (Generation Robots, RoboticsCenter). Pricing tiers (Geek $4,999–$5,999, EDU $12,500, Pro $15,000–$18,000) confirmed across three independent distributors (BotInfo, Origin of Bots, K-Robotics). RoboCup 2025 KidSize championship validated via multiple press sources (Humanoids Daily, RoboticsTomorrow, EnduX). Battery life estimates drawn from vendor spec sheets and third-party reviews; no independent third-party durability or throughput testing found in public record.
- MaturityInferred
- Deployment readinessInferred
- ROI clarityInferred
- Labor replacement potentialInferred
- Environment fitInferred
- Maintenance riskInferred
- Future potentialInferred
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- PayloadEstimated
- SpeedEstimated
- Dimensions (mm)Estimated
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From rollout to recharge.
- 01
Teach by demonstration
Engineers walk the humanoid through the target task, recording motion and contact data.
- 02
Train task policy
Sensor traces feed a learned policy that generalizes the demonstrated behavior across the workspace.
- 03
Whole-body manipulation
The robot executes the task with full-body coordination — handling tools, totes, or load points autonomously.
- 04
Pilot loop & refine
Failures and exceptions feed back into training; the policy improves with each shift logged.
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Scene preview · arriving in Phase 2
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