Booster K1
95 cm kid-size biped for RoboCup and education, sold from EUR 9,000 in Europe.
Booster K1 kicking a football, full-body studio render · Photo: Booster Robotics · Press image · Source
The K1 is Booster's small humanoid for RoboCup teams, universities and schools, launched in October 2025 and sold through Chinese e-commerce and Western resellers such as Generation Robots. It has 22 DoF and short runtime, and is a developer and education robot rather than a worker. Booster reports more than 1,000 K1 units signed with dealers at launch.
Our verdict
Genuinely buyable and well supplied, but a teaching and competition robot; no named deployments of consequence.
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Booster Robotics
Generation Robots
Availability
€9,000
From EUR 9,000 incl. VAT (EUR 7,500 excl.), base version; 5 Ah battery option EUR 1,658.40 extra.
Dealers: Generation Robots
as of 2026-10 · Source
$14,999
RoboCup Edition MSRP USD 14,999 (USD 9,999 for RoboCup teams; five-unit team package USD 47,490). Other sources quote lower launch prices; FCC rule since 2026-07-28 may restrict new imports - check before buying.
Dealers: RoboCup Humanoid Robot Program
as of 2026-10 · Source
CN¥29,900
Launch price of CNY 29,900 (limited-time; first batch of 100 units) when K1 went on sale on Tmall, JD.com and overseas channels in October 2025; first full-payment batch sold out within 20 minutes (CLS). The cited TMTPost article does not state the price.
Dealers: Tmall / JD.com (official sale)
as of 2025-10 · Source
FCC (US): Chinese-made robot: the FCC rule of 2026-07-28 blocks new equipment authorisations for foreign-made 'advanced robotic devices'. K1 US status should be checked per model before purchase.
Deployments
| Customer | Location | Type | Since | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RoboCup teams (various) Booster positions the K1 as a RoboCup kid-size platform and offers it through the official RoboCup Humanoid Robot Program; the programme page lists no individual team. | international | Research | 2025 | robotprogram.robocup.org |
Timeline
K1 went on sale on Tmall, JD.com and overseas channels; first batch of full-payment orders sold out in 20 minutes and over 1,000 units were signed with dealers.
Booster reports a funding round of over CNY 100 million led by IDG Capital; says more than 700 robots shipped to over 200 customers worldwide.
Specs
- Height
- 95 cm
Manufacturer claim - Weight
- 19.5 kg
Manufacturer claim - Runtime
- 30-80 min (depending on 2 Ah or 5 Ah battery)
Manufacturer claim - Degrees of freedom
- 22 DoF
Manufacturer claim - battery
- 2 Ah (Geek) / 5 Ah (Edu, Pro)
Manufacturer claim
Sources
- Booster K1 humanoid robot Generation Robots · Oct 31, 2026
- RoboCup Humanoid Robot Program RoboCup Federation · Oct 31, 2026
- China's Booster Robotics Raises Over $14 Million TMTPost · Oct 31, 2026
- Booster K1 sales price and launch (CLS) CLS (Cailian Press) · Nov 1, 2026
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