Making affordable humanoid robots the global standard for embodied AI research and competition.
Booster Robotics is a Beijing-based robotics company founded in 2023 by Tsinghua University alumni. The company develops affordable humanoid robots for embodied AI research, education, and competitive robotics, with a focus on making advanced humanoid platforms accessible to universities, developers, and research institutions worldwide. Its product portfolio includes the compact K1 and T1 humanoid platforms, which support open software development, AI research, and robotics competitions. Booster Robotics has shipped more than 700 robots to over 200 customers across 20 countries, and its platforms achieved international recognition after powering the championship-winning teams in both the AdultSize and KidSize divisions at RoboCup 2025.
Platform maturity, autonomy stack, and flagship-system specifications in one view.
A concise view of platform maturity and deployment footprint.
Capabilities and model layers highlighted by the company.
Published operating specifications for the lead system.
Over 700 units shipped globally to 70+ universities across 20+ countries, positioning Booster as the leading platform in humanoid research and education.
Booster was founded in August 2023 by Cheng Hao, a former ByteDance and Amazon engineer, assembling a team from Tsinghua's Robot Control Lab and Hephaestus RoboCup team.
Funding included seed rounds in May and September 2024, a $13.9 million Series A in June 2025, and additional rounds bringing total to ~$28 million from Source Code Capital, IDG Capital, and Shenzhen Capital Group.
Booster offers K1 ($12,500, 95cm, for education) and T1 ($33,949, 118cm, for professional research). At RoboCup 2025 in Brazil, Booster-powered teams won both AdultSize and KidSize championships.
Over 700 units shipped globally to 70+ universities across 20+ countries, positioning Booster as the leading platform in humanoid research and education.
