Robot maker · early
Booster Robotics
Developer-focused bipedal humanoid maker founded 2023 in Beijing (Zhongguancun) by Tsinghua roboticist Cheng Hao, using an end-to-end reinforcement-learning locomotion framework (Booster Gym); the T1 (launched 2023) and K1 (launched Oct 2025, from $5,999) are sold to labs, universities and via US/EU resellers and are the official platforms for RoboCup humanoid soccer. Raised Series A (Jun 2025, Shenzhen Capital) and Series A+ (Jul 2025, Beijing Robotics Industry fund).
Company overview
Identity and operating footprint
Robot models
Specifications remain vendor-claimed
Booster K1
- ~95 cm tall, ~19.5 kg, 22 degrees of freedom, 40-200 TOPS AI compute; priced from $5,999
vendor-defined dimensions, joint count, compute and entry price
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Booster T1
- ~1.18 m tall, ~30 kg, 23 degrees of freedom (up to 41 with dexterous hands), 5 kg payload, top speed 0.97 m/s, ~2 h runtime; NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin delivering 200 TOPS
vendor-defined dimensions, joint count, payload, speed and onboard compute
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Booster T2
- Flagship Embodied Development Platform designed for smart performance and power in humanoid robotics research and deployment
Vendor-described capability
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Funding history
Publicly announced rounds
Series B
Beijing Guosheng Fund, Beijing High-Precision Industry Fund, Huakun Fund
Round sourceSeries A+
Beijing Robot Industry Development Investment Fund, Beijing Artificial Intelligence Industry Investment Fund, BVF
Round sourceSeries A
InnoAngel Fund, Jinding Capital, Shenzhen Capital Group, Source Code Capital
Round sourceSeed
InnoAngel Fund, Source Code Capital
Round sourceCompany timeline
Milestones and announcements
Source ledger
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