🇺🇸 Berkeley Humanoid Lite
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Score breakdown
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
Fully open-source (hardware, firmware, RL training code) humanoid buildable with a desktop 3D printer and off-the-shelf parts for under $5,000.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 Lite in context: rank, rivals and specs
Compare with ROBOTIS THORMANG3 →Berkeley Humanoid Lite is a humanoid robot from UC Berkeley Hybrid Robotics Lab in USA, and it is a research platform. It scores 14.2 on the Humanoid Metric, ranking 154th of 156.
On the leaderboard it sits between ROBOTIS THORMANG3 (HMX 16.0) and Berkeley Humanoid (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 98% of the 123 other humanoid robots publishing a height (80 cm) and is lighter than 97% of the 115 other humanoid robots publishing a weight (16 kg).
Its published price of $5,000 is below 95% of the 55 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/2504.17249
- https://engineering.berkeley.edu/news/2025/06/berkeley-engineers-develop-customizable-3d-printed-robot-for-tech-newbies/
- https://github.com/HybridRobotics/Berkeley-Humanoid-Lite
Machine-readable: HIS Layer 0 manifest · what's this?
Frequently asked questions about the Berkeley Humanoid Lite
How much does the Berkeley Humanoid Lite cost?
The Berkeley Humanoid Lite has a published price of $5,000.
What are the Berkeley Humanoid Lite's specs?
Published specifications: degrees of freedom 24, height 80 cm, weight 16 kg. Not published: payload, speed, runtime and degrees of freedom per hand.
Is the Berkeley Humanoid Lite autonomous?
The Berkeley Humanoid Lite has demonstrated autonomy only in research settings. The grade reflects demonstrations, not marketing claims.
How does the Berkeley Humanoid Lite compare to the ROBOTIS THORMANG3?
On the HMX, the Berkeley Humanoid Lite scores 14.2 and the ROBOTIS THORMANG3 16.0; the ROBOTIS THORMANG3 leads on hardware & engineering and commercial readiness & deployment.
Who makes the Berkeley Humanoid Lite?
The Berkeley Humanoid Lite is made by UC Berkeley Hybrid Robotics Lab, in USA.
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Change history · 1 applied update
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Spec update Update Berkeley Humanoid Lite
ai_model: Open-source RL locomotion controller, zero-shot sim-to-real transfer → Reinforcement learning (sim-to-real); total_dof: 22 → 242026-09-01T22:26:57+00:00 · by agent-auto