Booster Robotics Timeline

Events

• 2026-05-02 - Research Publication - VOFA demonstrates force-adaptive visual object pushing on Booster T1 - VOFA presents a visual goal-conditioned humanoid loco-manipulation system for pushing objects with unknown physical properties to target positions. The authors evaluate VOFA in simulation and real-world experiments on Booster T1, reporting more than 80… - source: arxiv.org
• 2026-04-17 - Funding - Booster Robotics completes new funding round of nearly RMB 1 billion - The round was co-led by Huakong Fund and Beijing High-Tech Industrial Development Fund, with Lenovo Star, Guohai Innovation Capital, and Bank of Communications Capital also participating. The company said the proceeds will be used to expand its global… - source: tmtpost.com
• 2026-03-20 - Research Publication - AGILE: A Comprehensive Workflow for Humanoid Loco-Manipulation Learning - The paper “AGILE: A Comprehensive Workflow for Humanoid Loco-Manipulation Learning” was published on March 20, 2026. The arXiv paper presents a humanoid loco-manipulation workflow evaluated with Booster T1. The study’s named evaluation platform is Booster T1… - source: arxiv.org
• 2026-03-18 - Research Publication - REFINE-DP presents RL fine-tuning method for data-efficient humanoid loco-manipulation - REFINE-DP jointly fine-tunes a Diffusion Policy planner and an RL-based whole-body controller to reduce distribution mismatch between high-level planning and low-level execution. The method reports over 90 percent task success in simulation and validates… - source: refine-dp.github.io
• 2026-03-06 - Research Publication - HybridMimic: Hybrid RL-Centroidal Control for Humanoid Motion Mimicking - The arXiv paper studies hybrid reinforcement-learning and centroidal control for motion mimicking on Booster T1. The study’s named evaluation platform is Booster T1 from Booster Robotics. - source: arxiv.org
• 2026-01-12 - Funding - Booster Robotics raises over RMB 100 million in new funding round - The round was led by IDG Capital, with participation from Beijing Yizhuang Investment and existing investors including Source Code Capital, InnoAngel Fund, Shenzhen Capital Group, and Bohua Capital Booster said the proceeds would be used to accelerate… - source: news.qq.com
• 2025-12-01 - Research Publication - Learning Sim-to-Real Humanoid Locomotion in 15 Minutes - The paper “Learning Sim-to-Real Humanoid Locomotion in 15 Minutes” was published on December 1, 2025. The arXiv paper trains sim-to-real humanoid locomotion on Booster T1. The study’s named evaluation platform is Booster T1 from Booster Robotics. - source: arxiv.org
• 2025-11-24 - Research Publication - AutoOdom evaluates autoregressive proprioceptive odometry on Booster T1 - AutoOdom introduces an autoregressive proprioceptive odometry system for legged locomotion in visually degraded or GPS-denied environments. The paper validates the method on Booster T1 and reports large improvements over the Legolas baseline on trajectory… - source: arxiv.org
• 2025-10-24 - Product Launch - Booster Robotics holds inaugural ecosystem summit and launches Booster Agents and developer programs - Booster Robotics holds its inaugural ecosystem summit Company launches Booster Agents, the Launch Program, and the Hundred Cities, Ten Thousand Schools initiative Summit is presented as part of the company's developer and education ecosystem buildout - source: booster.tech
• 2025-10-24 - Production Milestone - Booster Robotics Begins Mass Production of K1 Humanoid Robot - Booster Robotics officially launched the Booster K1, an entry-level platform for embodied development, on October 24, 2025. The Booster K1 is designed to be lightweight and portable, weighing under 20 kg and standing 95 cm tall, with a dedicated carrying… - source: prnewswire.com
• 2025-09-25 - Research Publication - SEEC: Stable End-Effector Control with Model-Enhanced Residual Learning for Humanoid Loco-Manipulation - The arXiv paper studies stable end-effector control for humanoid loco-manipulation on Booster T1. The study’s named evaluation platform is Booster T1 from Booster Robotics. - source: arxiv.org
• 2025-09-25 - Research Publication - PACE: Physics Augmentation for Coordinated End-to-end Reinforcement Learning toward Versatile Humanoid Table Tennis - The arXiv paper studies coordinated reinforcement learning for humanoid table tennis on Booster T1. The study’s named evaluation platform is Booster T1 from Booster Robotics. - source: arxiv.org
• 2025-07-24 - Funding - Booster Robotics closes Series A+ round - Booster Robotics announces completion of a Series A+ funding round in July 2025 Investment is led by the Beijing Robotics Industry Development Investment Fund and the Beijing Artificial Intelligence Industry Investment Fund Bohua Capital participates in the… - source: booster.tech
• 2025-07-21 - Award - Tsinghua University Wins RoboCup 2025 with Booster T1 Robots - Tsinghua University's Hephaestus team secured first place in the AdultSize category at RoboCup 2025. The team used Booster Robotics' T1 humanoid robots to achieve decisive victories. This marks the first time Chinese teams secured both gold and silver in… - source: china.org.cn
• 2025-06-28 - Demonstration - Booster Robotics hosts RoBoLeague robot soccer finals using Booster T1 - Booster Robotics and Shangyicheng Group host the 2025 RoBoLeague Robot Soccer Finals Competition uniformly adopts Booster T1 as the development platform Company describes it as China's inaugural 3v3 AI robot soccer tournament - source: booster.tech
• 2025-06-18 - Research Publication - Booster Gym validates end-to-end humanoid locomotion RL on Booster T1 - The Booster Gym paper presents an end-to-end reinforcement-learning framework covering humanoid locomotion training, simulation, domain randomization, and deployment. The authors validate the framework on the Booster T1 robot, reporting sim-to-real transfer… - source: arxiv.org
• 2025-06-01 - Funding - Booster Robotics closes Series A round - Booster Robotics completes a Series A funding round in June 2025 Round is led by Shenzhen Capital Group, with Jinding Capital as co-investor Existing shareholders including Source Code Capital, Innoangel Fund, Minyin International, and Bi'an Times reinvest… - source: booster.tech
• 2025-03-01 - Award - Booster T1 helps Tsinghua Hephaestus win RoboCup German Open AdultSize title - Booster Robotics says Booster T1 supported Tsinghua Hephaestus in the 2025 RoboCup German Open AdultSize final Tsinghua Hephaestus defeats the host German team Sweaty Company presents the result as a competition milestone for T1 - source: booster.tech
• 2025-01-23 - Product Launch - Booster T1 begins worldwide shipping - Booster Robotics says Booster T1 is now shipping worldwide Company highlights the robot's appearance at NVIDIA's Spring Reception T1 is presented as a shipping humanoid platform rather than a prototype-only system - source: automationinside.com
• 2025-01-23 - Production Milestone - Booster T1 shipments exceed 50 units worldwide - Booster said T1 customers spanned China, the United States, the United Arab Emirates, Germany, Switzerland, Japan and South Korea. The January 2025 update described Booster T1 as mass-produced and shipping globally after its October 2024 launch. - source: boosterobotics.medium.com
• 2024-12-18 - Partnership - Booster Robotics becomes an official RoboCup partner - RoboCup Federation announces partnership with Booster Robotics Partnership is aimed at embodied intelligence research and education Agreement supports participation of Booster humanoid robots in RoboCup competitions - source: robocup.org
• 2024-12-02 - Award - Booster T1 wins two IEEE-RAS Humanoids 2024 competitions - Booster T1 completed the free walk competition in 9.58 seconds. The robot also won the obstacle avoidance and door opening competition with a 20.66-second run. The recognition validates Booster T1's work in robot manipulation, haptics or human-assistive… - source: boosterobotics.medium.com
• 2024-09-11 - Funding - Booster Robotics closes Pre-A financing round - Booster Robotics completes a Pre-A financing round in September 2024 Investors include Bian Era Technology, CMBC International, Zhongguancun Science City, iCANX Fund, and existing shareholder INNO Angel Company says proceeds will support hardware development… - source: booster.tech
• 2024-08-01 - Product Launch - Booster T1 humanoid debuts at World Robot Conference 2024 - Booster T1 debuted at WRC 2024. Company materials highlight kicking, push-ups, and kung fu demonstrations. T1 is presented as the company's humanoid platform for research and competition use. - source: booster.tech
• 2024-04-24 - Product Launch - Booster Robotics unveils BR002 humanoid robot - Booster Robotics officially unveils the BR002 robot Company demonstrates turning and standing-up motions Demonstration is presented as an early humanoid technology showcase - source: booster.tech
• 2023-06-01 - Company Formation - Booster Robotics is established for research and education humanoids - Booster Robotics Technology Co., Ltd. was established in June 2023. Founder and CEO Cheng Hao is identified by the company as the founder. Company materials state its early strategy is focused on scientific research and education scenarios. - source: booster.tech