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Booster K1 vs iCub
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Booster K1Booster Robotics
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iCubIstituto Italiano di Tecnologia
Shipping
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Heightno better
0.95 m
Reported · T2
1.05 m
Verified · T1
Weightno better
19.5 kg
Reported · T2
33 kg
Verified · T1
Degrees of freedomno better
22
Reported · T2
53
Verified · T1
Technical
Sensorsno better
Stereo Depth Camera · 9-axis IMU · Circular 3-Mic Array
Reported · T2
2 cameras (Pointgrey Dragonfly 2, 640x480) in the eyes · 2 stereo omnidirectional microphones · inertial sensors (3-axis gyroscope, accelerometer and geomagnetic, BOSCH BNO055) · absolute magnetic and incremental joint encoders · 6 six-axis force/torque sensors plus 2 ankle sensors · more than 3000 capacitive tactile sensors (skin)
Verified · T1
Camerasno better
Stereo Depth Camera
Reported · T2
2 x Pointgrey Dragonfly 2 (640x480) mounted in the eyes
Verified · T1
Computeno better
GPU: 48 TOPS (Dense) AI performance
Reported · T2
Intel i7 7600 CPU, 4 GB RAM, 32GB SSD
Verified · T1
AI stackno better
Doubao LLM
Reported · T2
iCub software repository: kinematics and dynamics, force/impedance control, reaching and grasping behaviours, attention system, online object learning and recognition, speech interfaces, OpenCV, Point Cloud
Verified · T1
Software
SDK availableno better
Yes
Reported · T2
Yes
Verified · T1
Capability
Target marketno better
education
Reported · T2
research
Verified · T1
12 attributes are not compared because not every robot here reports them.
Wins by disclosed attributes with a defined better · K1 0 · iCub 0 · 0 ties9 attributes have no better, are undisclosed or disputed · no overall winner is ever declared
Verified Booster K1 25 Sept 2026 · iCub 25 Sept 2026