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Atlas vs Walker S1

Atlas is a humanoid robot by Boston Dynamics (United States); Walker S1 comes from UBTECH Robotics (China). Atlas is taller at 190 cm, against 172 cm for Walker S1. Atlas is heavier: 90 kg versus 76 kg for Walker S1. Atlas has more degrees of freedom (56 against 41). Both are in pilot deployments. Listed prices: $120,000 for Atlas and $75,000 for Walker S1.

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Boston Dynamics Atlas humanoid robot
Atlas
Boston Dynamics logo
Boston Dynamics
🇺🇸 United StatesPilot
UBTECH Robotics Walker S1 humanoid robot
Walker S1
UBTECH Robotics logo
UBTECH Robotics
🇨🇳 ChinaPilot
Overview
Year
20132024
Body
Height
190 cm172 cm
Weight
90 kg76 kg
Degrees of freedom
5641
DoF (hands)
13-
Fingers
3-
Structural material
Titanium, aluminum components-
Color
White, Blue-
Motion
Max speed
8 km/h5 km/h
Walking speed
9 km/h3 km/h
Strength
50 kg3 kg
Runtime
4 h2 h
Motor tech
Fully electric actuators-
Gear tech
Unspecified (likely harmonic or precision gear systems in joints)-
Sensing & Compute
CPU / GPU
Not publicly specified (custom robot compute likely). Assumed advanced embedded robotics processors.-
Operating system
Custom robotics OS with integration support-
LLM integration
Not officially confirmed; partnerships with DeepMind suggest future AI integrationLarge Language Model for General Task Planning
Camera
Not officially detailed; 360° vision system-
Connectivity
enterprise integration (Orbit software), Wi‑Fi-
Tactile / force sensors
tactile feedback-
Latency (glass → action)
Not publicly available; robotics systems optimized for real-time motion-
Safety & Market
Safe with humans
Yes-
Ingress protection
IP67-
Primary market
Industrial automation, logistics, ManufacturingIndustrial scenarios / vehicle manufacturing assembly lines
Country
United StatesChina
Availability
PilotPilot
Price
$ 120 000$ 75 000
Verified facts
Deployments
1-
All reviewed facts
16-

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