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Booster T1 at Salvador

Booster Robotics' bipedal humanoid platform with motion-control SDK, aimed at research, education, and robot-sports (used widely in autonomous robot-soccer). A K1 platform is also offered. Developer/research-oriented rather than industrial-production.

Booster T1 by Booster Robotics · Operated by China Agricultural University · Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified


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China Agricultural University (CAU)'s Mountain & Sea (山海) team deployed Booster T1 humanoid robots to reach the final of the AdultSize category at RoboCup 2025, Salvador, Brazil, July 17-21, 2025, finishing as runner-up (second place). Both finalists, CAU's Mountain & Sea and Tsinghua University's Hephaestus, used Booster T1 robots, making this the first RoboCup AdultSize final to feature two Chinese teams and the first where a Chinese team placed in either the champion or runner-up positions.

The final score was Tsinghua Hephaestus 5:3 vs CAU Mountain & Sea. CAU's performance represented a historic breakthrough for Chinese robotics teams in humanoid soccer competition, marking the culmination of significant investment and development in domestic humanoid research platforms.

Booster Robotics (Beijing), maker of the T1, cited the 1-2 sweep as validation of the platform's design for competitive humanoid locomotion.

Key facts

Event
RoboCup 2025 Humanoid League AdultSize Soccer, Salvador, Brazil, Jul 17-21 2025
Result
2nd place (Runner-up), CAU Mountain & Sea team
Final score
Lost to Tsinghua Hephaestus 3:5
Team name
Mountain & Sea (山海) team, China Agricultural University
Platform
Booster T1 (118 cm, 23 DOF, NVIDIA Orin, 200 TOPS)
Trust tier
Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified
Last updated
2026-06-12
Model
Booster T1
Company
Booster Robotics
Location
Brazil/Salvador
Operator
China Agricultural University
Status
operational
First seen
2025-07-17
ID
d24296e8-e187-4127-9095-b9f68d028096

Sources (2)

  1. Two Chinese teams sweep 1-2 in adult size at RoboCup Humanoid League · https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-07-23/Two-Chinese-teams-sweep-1-2-in-adult-size-at-Robo-Cup-Humanoid-League-1FeWW0KezmM/p.html · 2025-07-23
  2. Chinese team wins RoboCup Humanoid League in AdultSize category · https://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202507/25/WS6882e633a310ad07b5d91f03.html · 2025-07-25
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-12

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-06-12

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: research

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: humanoid

Sources by quality tier

2
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Common questions

What is the Booster T1 deployment at Salvador?
Booster T1, built by Booster Robotics, is recorded as a deployment at Salvador on the DEPLOY registry. China Agricultural University operates the deployment.
Who operates Booster T1 at Salvador?
China Agricultural University operates this deployment as a customer of Booster Robotics, the manufacturer of Booster T1.
When did the Booster T1 deployment at Salvador go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting July 17, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Booster T1 deployment at Salvador?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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