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Cyan Orca vs. Booster K1

Cyan Orca and Booster K1 are bipedal humanoid research platforms targeting embodied AI, education and robotics development. Based on ROBOT24.com market-research data records, this comparison examines their differences in size, degrees of freedom, speed, runtime, payload, autonomy and perception.

October 6, 2026 by Business Desk Team

Introduction

Cyan Orca and Booster K1 are both represented in the ROBOT24.com market-research data records and are compared here using their recorded specifications and use cases.

Cyan Orca is recorded as a bipedal humanoid research platform, with use cases including embodied AI, humanoid robotics, motion planning and education. Booster K1 is recorded as a bipedal humanoid research robot, with use cases including education, research, embodied AI, reinforcement learning, locomotion and manipulation.

The main documented differences are in their physical configuration, performance figures, autonomy stack, payload capacity and the level of technical detail available in the ROBOT24.com market-research data records.

At a Glance

Metric	Cyan Orca	Booster K1
Robot type	Bipedal humanoid research platform	Bipedal humanoid research robot
Use cases	Embodied AI; humanoid robotics; motion planning; education	Education; research; embodied AI; reinforcement learning; locomotion; manipulation
Height / dimensions	170 cm	~ 132 cm tall
Weight	65 kg	~35 kg
Degrees of freedom	55 DOF	23-29 configuration dependent
Payload	~5 kg	Approx. 3-5 kg
Maximum speed	1 m/s walking; ~1.5 m/s max	Up to 1.5 m/s
Runtime	~4 hours	1-2 hours
Navigation	Autonomous navigation; dynamic balance; obstacle avoidance	Autonomous navigation; dynamic balance; whole-body motion planning
Sensors	RGB cameras; depth cameras; IMU; force/torque; navigation sensors	RGB cameras; depth camera; IMU; foot force sensors; microphones
Special capability	NVIDIA-based AI compute; ROS compatible; remote monitoring	ROS/ROS2 compatible; SDK; optional multi-finger hands
Availability	Prototype	Not recorded
Price	~USD $55,000	USD $25,000-50,000

How They Compare

For application, Cyan Orca is recorded for embodied AI, humanoid robotics, motion planning and education and Booster K1 for education, research, embodied AI, reinforcement learning, locomotion and manipulation. The biggest commonality in their application focus is embodied AI, research and education. The ROBOT24.com market-research data records have shown different focus in their robotics development and manipulation tasks.

On the recorded performance of the units, Cyan Orca at 65 kg; 35 kg each (estimated) for Booster K1 Cyan Orca at 1 m/s walking speed and about 1.5 m/s max; 1.5 m/s max for Booster K1 Cyan Orca about 4 hour runtime; 1-2 hour for Booster K1

Capacity also differs in the market-research records of ROBOT24.com. Cyan Orca has an approximate 5kg of payload. Booster K1 has approximate 3-5kg of payload.

Where autonomy, perception Cyan Orca is recorded with autonomous navigation, dynamic balance and obstacle avoidance, using RGB cameras, depth cameras, an IMU, force/torque sensing and navigation sensors. Booster K1 is recorded with autonomous navigation, dynamic balance and whole-body motion planning, using RGB cameras, a depth camera, an IMU, foot force sensors and microphones.

Summary

Cyan Orca and Booster K1 belong to the same general humanoid research platform market group and only the available market-research data records in ROBOT24.com indicate differences in size, degrees of freedom, runtime, locomotion, and perception and manipulation capability. The data in the above figures is a direct comparison of currently stored market-research data records in ROBOT24.com.

Cyan Orca vs. Booster K1

How They Compare

Summary

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