Deployment
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 Tsinghua University · Catalog entry · 3 sources · not yet field-verified
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Tsinghua University's Hephaestus team deployed Booster T1 humanoid robots to win first place in the AdultSize category at RoboCup 2025, held in Salvador, Brazil, July 17-21, 2025. This was the first time in the 28-year history of RoboCup's Humanoid League AdultSize competition that a Chinese team claimed the top honor.
The Hephaestus team dominated the tournament, recording clean-sheet victories of 16:0, 9:0, and 12:0 over international opponents including the UT Austin Villa team from the United States. In the final, Tsinghua defeated China Agricultural University's Mountain & Sea team (also using Booster T1) 5:3.
Booster T1 is a 118 cm bipedal humanoid robot by Booster Robotics (Beijing), featuring 23 force-controlled joints and 200 TOPS AI processing via an NVIDIA Orin module. The T1 has become the preferred platform for RoboCup AdultSize competition globally, with 50+ research teams adopting it. The RoboCup victory contributed to Booster Robotics' announcement of the K1, a competition-focused lower-cost variant.
RoboCup 2025 drew over 250 teams from 37 countries and up to 150,000 spectators to Salvador.
Key facts
- Event
- RoboCup 2025 Humanoid League AdultSize Soccer, Salvador, Brazil, Jul 17-21 2025
- Result
- 1st place (Champion), Tsinghua Hephaestus team
- Historic first
- First Chinese team to win RoboCup Humanoid AdultSize in 28-year tournament history
- Final score
- Tsinghua Hephaestus 5:3 vs China Agricultural University Mountain & Sea
- Tournament record
- Victories of 16:0, 9:0, and 12:0 in group stage
- Platform
- Booster T1 (118 cm, 23 DOF, NVIDIA Orin, 200 TOPS)
- Trust tier
- Catalog entry · 3 sources · not yet field-verified
- Last updated
- 2026-06-12
- Model
- Booster T1
- Company
- Booster Robotics
- Location
- Brazil/Salvador
- Operator
- Tsinghua University
- Status
- operational
- First seen
- 2025-07-17
- ID
bd62a23e-ad1b-4b69-9340-f8d03ce01b07
Sources (3)
- Chinese teams make historic breakthrough at RoboCup Humanoid League · https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202507/1338913.shtml · 2025-07-24
- Chinese team wins RoboCup Humanoid League in AdultSize category · https://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202507/25/WS6882e633a310ad07b5d91f03.html · 2025-07-25
- 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
Methodology: Verified · 3 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
- 3
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
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Methodology surface for Booster T1 at Salvador.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. Tsinghua University operates the deployment.
- Who operates Booster T1 at Salvador?
- Tsinghua 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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