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Booster K1 range

A compact walking humanoid, under a metre tall, built for coding, AI teaching and robot football

The Booster K1 is a small bipedal humanoid that stands about 95 cm tall and weighs around 19.5 kg. It comes in three editions that share the same body and differ mainly in onboard computing power and battery size.

Approximate standing height: 95 cm
Light enough for one person to carry: 19.5 kg
Degrees of freedom: 22
Onboard AI computing (Professional): Up to 200 TOPS
Walking speed: 2 m/s
Walking time (EDU and Professional): Up to 70 min

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The range

Compare the models

Model	What's different	Guide price	Buy
K1 GEEK	48 TOPS computing, 2 Ah battery with about 20 minutes of walking, 3-month warranty	US$7,500	View and buy
K1 EDU	117 TOPS computing, 5 Ah battery with about 70 minutes of walking, 1-year warranty	US$10,000	View and buy
K1 Professional	Top 200 TOPS computing, 5 Ah battery with about 70 minutes of walking	US$12,500	View and buy

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Overview

About the Booster K1 range

The K1 is Booster Robotics' entry humanoid. It walks, turns, kicks and gets back up, and it is light enough for one person to carry in its transport case. Every edition has 22 joints, a binocular camera, a microphone array, a speaker and a 9-axis motion sensor. Developers can reach both the individual joints and higher-level movement commands, and the robot works with ROS2 and simulation tools such as Isaac Sim. The three editions step up in computing power from 48 to 117 to 200 TOPS. The EDU and Professional editions also carry a larger battery that gives over an hour of walking. For Irish schools, colleges and event organisers, the K1 is a manageable way to put a real walking humanoid in front of an audience or a class.

Key features

Full bipedal walking, turning and fall recovery

22 force-controlled joints with dual encoders

Binocular camera, microphones and speaker for interaction

Open low-level and high-level programming interfaces

Works with ROS2 and Isaac Sim simulation

Handheld remote control and mobile app included

Ideal for

Secondary schools and STEM clubsUniversity robotics and AI coursesRobot football teams and competitionsTrade show and event demonstrationsCorporate innovation labs

In practice

Where it earns its keep

Classroom robotics

Students can program walking, balance and gestures on a real humanoid. The small size makes it easier to manage in a classroom than a full-size robot.

Robot football

Booster has shown teams of K1 robots playing autonomous five-a-side matches. Clubs and colleges can use it to learn perception and team strategy.

Event attraction

A walking, waving humanoid draws a crowd at open days, conferences and festivals. The remote control lets a handler run a show without writing code.

Official video

See it in action

Video: Booster Robotics on YouTube

Specifications

Spec sheet

Figures for the K1 platform (shared by all editions); edition-specific figures noted.

Height: Approx. 95 cm
Weight: Approx. 19.5 kg
Degrees of freedom: 22 (6 per leg, 4 per arm, 2 in the head)
Max peak joint torque: 60 N·m, dual encoders
Walking speed: 2 m/s
Turning speed: 1.5 rad/s
AI computing: 48 TOPS dense (GEEK), 117 TOPS (EDU), 200 TOPS (Professional)
Battery: 2 Ah (GEEK), 5 Ah (EDU and Professional)
Battery life (walking at 1.1 m/s): 20 min (GEEK), 1 h 10 min (EDU and Professional)
Sensors: Binocular camera, 9-axis IMU, microphone array and speaker
Connectivity: Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, Gigabit Ethernet port
Charging: Magnetic charging port, can charge while in use
Safety: Soft and hard emergency stop, low-battery and joint over-temperature voice warnings
Software: Secondary development supported, ROS2, Isaac Sim models, firmware upgrades