Comparison controls
Swap robots without losing the table. Green cells mark numeric leaders; text rows show the tradeoffs that need judgment.
Green cells flag numeric leaders, while AI, sensors, and capability rows keep the real buying tradeoffs visible.
Price
Weight
Battery Life
Max Speed
AI
Sensors
Connectivity
Status
Category
Capabilities
| Spec | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $5,999 USD | ¥198,000 CNY | $15,000 USD |
| Height | 95cm | 169cm | 1.20 m |
| Weight | 19.5kg | 69kg | 35 kg |
| Battery Life | 30 min walking at 0.4 m/s (Geek, 2Ah); 80 min walking at 0.4 m/s (Education/Professional, 5Ah) | 2 hours (700 Wh swappable battery) | Not officially disclosed |
| Charging Time | Not disclosed | Charging supported via standby station; exact charging time not officially disclosedNot safely comparable as a typed unit | Not officially disclosed |
| Max Speed | Not disclosed | Not officially disclosed | Not officially disclosed |
| Degrees of Freedom | 22 | N/A | N/A |
| AI | 48 TOPS Dense (Geek), 117 TOPS (Education), or 200 TOPS (Professional); Doubao LLM included free for 6 months per official spec | LLM/RAG full-duplex interaction stack with edge deployment, facial recognition, lip-reading, ActionGPT motion generation, HIMUS 3D-SLAM, VectorFlux planning/control, and RTMOF motion control. | Robot Cloud API/CLI for high-level agent control; Asimov API for low-level robot data and commands; Virtual Asimov and real-time teleoperation apps; on-robot pre-trained RL walking policy; custom AI agents embodied via Cloud API |
| Sensors | Stereo Depth Camera, 9-axis IMU, Circular 6-Mic Array, Speaker, Dual Joint Encoders | LiDAR, RGB-D Cameras, Fisheye Cameras, Six high-definition panoramic cameras, Microphone, Speaker, Force/Torque Sensors, Interactive Screen | Monocular camera, IMUs, Microphone, Speaker, Motor joint state sensing |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi (Geek), Wi-Fi 6 (Education/Professional), Bluetooth 5.2, Gigabit Ethernet expansion port | Remote control, Smartphone control, Computer control | Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Ethernet |
| Voice Assistants | None | None | None |
| Status | Available | Available | Pre-order |
| Category | Humanoid | Humanoid | Research |
| Manufacturer | Booster Robotics | AGIBOT | Menlo Research |
Capability matrix
Use this grid when the shortlist is already close and feature gaps become the real tiebreaker.
| Capability | Booster K1 | A2 | Asimov DIY Kit (Here Be Dragons Edition) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 120 Nm peak torque | — | — | ✓ |
| 22 Degrees of Freedom | ✓ | — | — |
| 25 + 2 degrees of freedom | — | — | ✓ |
| 360° Semantic Perception | — | ✓ | — |
| 3D SLAM Navigation | — | ✓ | — |
| 3D-printable component replacement | — | — | ✓ |
| Basic walking through teleoperation | — | — | ✓ |
| Bipedal Walking Platform | ✓ | — | — |
| Bipedal humanoid experimentation | — | — | ✓ |
| Booster GYM 2.0 Locomotion Development | ✓ | — | — |
| Business Consultation | — | ✓ | — |
| Calligraphy and Dance Demonstrations | — | ✓ | — |
| Cloud API custom agent embodiment | — | — | ✓ |
| Custom hardware and software extension | — | — | ✓ |
| DIY full-body humanoid assembly | — | — | ✓ |
| Data collection from camera, audio, IMU, and motor joint states | — | — | ✓ |
| Dexterous Hand Interaction | — | ✓ | — |
| Direct builder support via documentation and Discord | — | — | ✓ |
| Enterprise Knowledge-Base Q&A | — | ✓ | — |
| Exhibition and Guided Presentations | — | ✓ | — |
| Facial Recognition and Lip-Reading | — | ✓ | — |
| Firmware Upgrade Support | ✓ | — | — |
| Front-Desk Reception | — | ✓ | — |
| Full-Duplex Voice Dialogue | — | ✓ | — |
| Humanoid Human-Robot Interaction | — | ✓ | — |
| Intelligent Obstacle Avoidance | — | ✓ | — |
| L4-Level Autonomous Mobility (manufacturer claim) | — | ✓ | — |
| Marketing and Customer Service | — | ✓ | — |
| Mobile App Control | ✓ | — | — |
| Natural Motion Generation from Voice Intent | — | ✓ | — |
| Off-the-shelf parts repairability | — | — | ✓ |
| Open-source hardware modification | — | — | ✓ |
| Open-source software development | — | — | ✓ |
| Quick Battery Replacement | — | ✓ | — |
| RoboCup KidSize Competition Platform | ✓ | — | — |
| Secondary Development Support | ✓ | — | — |
| Sound-Source Localization | — | ✓ | — |
| Virtual Asimov digital twin access | — | — | ✓ |
Use this flow to get to a clean shortlist fast. The route works best as a dense research workbench, not a marketing page.
Start with robots that solve the same job. Use category anchors like Humanoid, Cleaning, Companions, Research before you worry about micro-spec wins.
Check price, status, battery, sensors, and capabilities before getting lost in minor spec rows.
Once you have a shortlist, hide shared rows. That turns the table from a spec dump into a real decision tool.
A dedicated cleaner versus a home assistant with cleaning features can reveal whether you really need a specialist or just broader household coverage. Compare around the same outcome, not the same marketing language. And when blank-page friction is the problem, use one of the prebuilt quick-start pairings in the workbench above — open one, swap robots, and keep moving.
Turn comparison rows into an actual recommendation — not just more reading.
Not all spec deltas matter equally. Rank your buying criteria before crowning a winner.
The sticker price is only one row. Subscriptions, consumables, and service access often decide the real winner.
Subscriptions
Cloud AI and premium app tiers can make a cheaper robot more expensive over three years.
Consumables
Brushes, pads, filters, and bags flip the value story on high-frequency robots.
Energy & battery
Large batteries and frequent charging reveal everyday operating demands.
Repair & warranty
Local servicing and spare-parts access are the quietest but most important long-term costs.
Specs describe ideal conditions. Your rooms, pets, and Wi-Fi determine what actually performs.
Of 410 robots tracked, 252 are available now. For household tasks, getting a capable robot into daily use today usually beats waiting for incremental improvements. For research or early-adopter use, waiting can make sense if the next model changes the platform story.
If two robots are still neck-and-neck, use softer signals that affect ownership quality more than spec sheets admit.
Comparison FAQ
Short answers to the questions that usually show up once the shortlist is live and the tradeoffs feel real.
