Company
Booster Robotics
Booster Robotics is a Chinese humanoid robot company founded in 2023 by Cheng Hao, a Tsinghua University graduate.
- Founded
- 2023
- HQ
- Beijing, China
- Status
- private
- Models
- 1
Verified profile
8
Sources on record
1
Tracked changes
Updated 1 month ago
Last verified change
Overview
Booster Robotics is a Chinese humanoid robot company founded in 2023 by Cheng Hao, a Tsinghua University graduate. The company creates humanoid robot products for industrial and research applications, and is active in RoboCup competitions with its T1 humanoid robot.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Models (1)
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Current leadership (1)
- Cheng Hao Founder & CEOsecondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Cheng Haocofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for Booster Robotics.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Operator customers (2)
- China Agricultural University1 deployment
- Tsinghua University1 deployment
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics9 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- AgiBot4 models
- Tesla4 models
- 1X Technologies3 models
- Agility Robotics3 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
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Sources (8)
- Interesting Engineering — Booster K1/T1 at CES 2026 · https://interestingengineering.com/ces-2026/china-leads-humanoid-robotics-at-ces-2026 · 2026-01-07
- https://www.booster.tech/about-us/
- https://www.booster.tech/booster-k1/
- https://www.caixinglobal.com/2025-07-25/chinas-booster-robotics-lands-new-funding-as-it-hits-a-winning-streak-102344904.html
- https://www.nbcnews.com/world/china/bumbling-game-robot-soccer-was-breakthrough-embodied-ai-rcna215780
- https://edition.cnn.com/2026/01/02/china/china-humanoid-robot-sports-intl-hnk-dst
- https://www.humanoidsdaily.com/news/booster-robotics-launches-k1-robocup-champion-platform
- https://en.people.cn/n3/2025/0818/c90000-20353835.html
Common questions
- What is Booster Robotics?
- Booster Robotics is a Chinese humanoid robot company founded in 2023 by Cheng Hao, a Tsinghua University graduate. The company creates humanoid robot products for industrial and research applications, and is active in RoboCup competitions with its T1 humanoid robot.
- Where is Booster Robotics based?
- Booster Robotics is based in Beijing, China.
- When was Booster Robotics founded?
- Booster Robotics was founded in 2023.
- What does Booster Robotics make?
- Booster Robotics has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Booster T1 (Booster Robotics builds physical robots).
- Where does Booster Robotics operate robots?
- Booster Robotics is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.
- Is Booster Robotics safe?
- Booster Robotics has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 8 sources (2 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-03
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-03
Sources by quality tier
- 6
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 2
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Booster Robotics.Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics9 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- AgiBot4 models
- Tesla4 models
- 1X Technologies3 models
- Agility Robotics3 models
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/booster-robotics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/booster-robotics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/7897d0cd-c92e-497f-98d5-523e0306ff06
- Revision history: /companies/booster-robotics/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics9 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- AgiBot4 models
- Tesla4 models
- 1X Technologies3 models
- Agility Robotics3 models
DEPLOY Intelligence Score
30.8/ 100
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
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DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
Last computed: Jul 3, 2026
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