10000 USD · supports
independently-reported
Conditions: not reported
The BOM cost is roughly $8,000-12,000 in parts
Published: 2026-09-21 · Verified: not reviewed
🇺🇸 Berkeley Humanoid
UC Berkeley Hybrid Robotics Lab · USA · unveiled 2024
research
research
electric
data confidence: high
Watch changes · Evidence history and cited research export (API access) · Plan a pilot
Score breakdown
Autonomy & Intelligence · 25%20.0
Manipulation & Dexterity · 20%0.0
Mobility & Locomotion · 15%0.0
Hardware & Engineering · 15%48.9
Commercial Readiness & Deployment · 15%10.0
Ecosystem & Viability · 10%0.0
Each pillar is scored 0–100 from published specs, then weighted into the HMX. Compare it only with other humanoid robots — each category uses its own reference scales. See the full methodology →
Notable
Mid-scale (0.85m) academic research humanoid demonstrating a narrow sim-to-real gap; predecessor to the fully open-source Berkeley Humanoid Lite.
Specifications
Evidence is attached to each value. Robot-wide source links do not verify every field. A source about an older value cannot support the current specification.
Height
85.0 cm
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Weight
16.0 kg
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Payload
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Travel speed
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Runtime
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Battery
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Total DoF
22 DoF
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Hand DoF per hand
0 DoF
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Dexterous hands
No
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Actuation
electric
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Form factor
bipedal
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Onboard compute
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
AI model
RL locomotion controller, sim-to-real transfer
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Autonomy
research
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Product status
research
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Indicative price
10000.0 USD
unverified · 1 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
Funding
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Company valuation
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Berkeley Humanoid in context: rank, rivals and specs
Compare with Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia iRonCub3 →Berkeley Humanoid is a humanoid robot from UC Berkeley Hybrid Robotics Lab in USA, and it is a research platform. It scores 13.8 on the Humanoid Metric, ranking 167th of 169.
On the leaderboard it sits between Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia iRonCub3 (HMX 16.7) and Berkeley Humanoid Lite (HMX 13.8).
It does not beat the category median on any machine pillar; the widest gap is commercial readiness & deployment, at 10.0 against a median of 67.0.
By the published specifications, it is shorter than 97% of the 138 other humanoid robots publishing a height (85 cm), is lighter than 96% of the 125 other humanoid robots publishing a weight (16 kg) and has fewer degrees of freedom per hand than 88% of the 85 other humanoid robots publishing a per-hand figure (0).
Its published price of $10,000 is below 81% of the 62 other humanoid robots with a public price.
On autonomy, it has demonstrated autonomy only in research settings. No deployment is on record.
Its specifications carry a high-confidence grade from 3 cited sources, as of 2026-07.
Task evidence
Task capability is not inferred from hardware specifications or general autonomy labels. Find robots for a task →
No task-specific evidence recorded. Capability remains unknown.
Sources · robot-level references, as of 2026-07
- https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.21781
- https://berkeley-humanoid.com/
- https://bdtechtalks.com/2024/08/19/berkeley-humanoid-robot/
Machine-readable: HIS Layer 0 manifest at /robot/berkeley-humanoid/manifest.json, with a free API key · what's this?
Frequently asked questions about the Berkeley Humanoid
How much does the Berkeley Humanoid cost?
The Berkeley Humanoid has a published price of $10,000.
What are the Berkeley Humanoid's specs?
Published specifications: degrees of freedom 22, degrees of freedom per hand 0, height 85 cm, weight 16 kg. Not published: payload, speed and runtime.
Is the Berkeley Humanoid autonomous?
The Berkeley Humanoid has demonstrated autonomy only in research settings. The grade reflects demonstrations, not marketing claims.
How does the Berkeley Humanoid compare to the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia iRonCub3?
On the HMX, the Berkeley Humanoid scores 13.8 and the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia iRonCub3 16.7; the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia iRonCub3 leads on hardware & engineering and commercial readiness & deployment.
Who makes the Berkeley Humanoid?
The Berkeley Humanoid is made by UC Berkeley Hybrid Robotics Lab, in USA.
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Version history · 4 versions
Full history →Nothing is deleted: every version of this record is kept, with what changed in each.
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Version 389 · 21 Sep 2026, 02:11 UTC · score then 13.8
- field evidence: — → 1 field
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Version 376 · 18 Sep 2026, 02:01 UTC · score then 13.8
- hand dof per hand: — → 0
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Version 255 · 15 Sep 2026, 04:28 UTC · score then 13.8No field changed; the score was recalculated.Changed by: Update Berkeley Humanoid (confirmed: hand_dof_per_hand) (research agent)
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First recorded version · 6 Sep 2026, 05:24 UTC · score then 13.8The record as it stood when full copies began to be kept.