Domestic Chinese robot soccer leagues
unknown · unverified
- No deployment-specific evidence recorded.
🇨🇳 Booster K2
Booster Robotics · China · unveiled 2026
limited-production
task-autonomous
electric
data confidence: medium
Watch changes · Evidence history and cited research export (API access) · Plan a pilot
Score breakdown
Autonomy & Intelligence · 25%92.0
Manipulation & Dexterity · 20%0.0
Mobility & Locomotion · 15%0.0
Hardware & Engineering · 15%48.9
Commercial Readiness & Deployment · 15%86.0
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
Next-gen compact humanoid, successor to K1, demonstrated mid-2026; early commercial rollout via distributors.
Deployment evidence
Legacy mentions are unverified. A partnership or announcement is not proof of an active deployment. Evidence labels do not change HMX v2 scoring.
Distributor network pilots
unknown · unverified
- No deployment-specific evidence recorded.
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
97.5 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
20.0 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
Booster GYM / Booster Studio, ROS 2
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
task-autonomous
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
limited-production
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
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.
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.
Booster K2 in context: rank, rivals and specs
Compare with LG Electronics CLOiD →Booster K2 is a humanoid robot from Booster in China, and it is in limited production. It scores 43.2 on the Humanoid Metric, ranking 99th of 169.
On the leaderboard it sits between LG Electronics CLOiD (HMX 43.4) and Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia ergoCub (HMX 43.1).
Against the 169 humanoid robots ranked, its clearest strength is autonomy & intelligence (92.0 against a median of 70.0) and its clearest weakness is manipulation & dexterity (0.0 against 40.0).
By the published specifications, it is shorter than 94% of the 138 other humanoid robots publishing a height (97.5 cm), is lighter than 93% of the 125 other humanoid robots publishing a weight (20 kg) and has fewer degrees of freedom per hand than 88% of the 85 other humanoid robots publishing a per-hand figure (0).
On autonomy, it has demonstrated completing tasks on its own. 2 deployment claims are on record, none yet backed by a customer, the press or the vendor.
Its specifications carry a medium-confidence grade from 2 cited sources, as of 2026-08.
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 2026-08
- https://vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com/grounding-api-redirect/AUZIYQGW-rK59sRM3kcmVXnAAYlbj3-NtM7_FaD6yfk8Hbv9-iAe5u4FeVng5gscq7TFyvJgcoVL6XtEY0LiTeJyNM_Rg0IQjEFga4ixyongRmG13qTEsxRnaPfQsGUjhozKTAGnTA4aNNoCvivUzEFAHmUqqAI-Vnkbe6h_y0SLkdVVvt_7DCzZMGNY69cJxDi_HmJxA6CiGrjm4qBpvn_HtHSM9h0v6g1_I_fGAvDy6h15Zlo4k8YAUSMn1Lo6jj0pPcQmWqE=
- https://vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com/grounding-api-redirect/AUZIYQHExZuuLdapYKwvEYWSrlKrkSs2SjBGzhC4awoSHjlVacwd8iR-mwcd7ZhZFEnPZ7xLUaoxUvF3LRrBkwMdkHsW7DZ31JhrLsdLElO9BIitOJP1uC1iQBVmn2WoybCrnp4BW2rZ
Machine-readable: HIS Layer 0 manifest at /robot/booster-k2/manifest.json, with a free API key · what's this?
Frequently asked questions about the Booster K2
How much does the Booster K2 cost?
Booster has not published a price for the Booster K2, and none is estimated here.
What are the Booster K2's specs?
Published specifications: degrees of freedom 22, degrees of freedom per hand 0, height 97.5 cm, weight 20 kg. Not published: payload, speed and runtime.
Is the Booster K2 autonomous?
The Booster K2 has demonstrated completing tasks on its own. The grade reflects demonstrations, not marketing claims.
How does the Booster K2 compare to the LG Electronics CLOiD?
On the HMX, the Booster K2 scores 43.2 and the LG Electronics CLOiD 43.4. The Booster K2 leads on autonomy & intelligence, hardware & engineering and commercial readiness & deployment; the LG Electronics CLOiD leads on manipulation & dexterity and ecosystem & viability.
Who makes the Booster K2?
The Booster K2 is made by Booster, in China.
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Version history · 2 versions and 1 earlier update
Full history →Nothing is deleted: every version of this record is kept, with what changed in each.
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Version 338 · 15 Sep 2026, 04:28 UTC · score then 43.2No field changed; the score was recalculated.Changed by a direct correction or a scoring update, not a research proposal.
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First recorded version · 6 Sep 2026, 05:24 UTC · score then 43.2The record as it stood when full copies began to be kept.
Data confidence: medium. Some figures for this robot rest on single or conflicting sources, or on manufacturer/aggregator material rather than independent reporting. Treat second-order specs as approximate. Fields marked “—” were genuinely undisclosed and left blank rather than estimated.