Booster Robotics Timeline

Events

• 2026-10-23 - Partnership - Booster Robotics expands Korean research channel through MGIT - Target customers include universities, research institutes, education providers and corporate R&D teams. MGIT plans demonstrations, initial operator training and manufacturer-linked technical support. The distributor already works in industrial drones, drone… - source: newspim.com
• 2026-10-08 - Partnership - Booster Robotics appoints ELSA Japan distributor for K1 and T2 - K1 targets research and education, with four configurations offering different compute and battery options. T2 configurations include a Jetson Thor T5000 option and support up to 10 kg of combined dual-arm payload. ELSA plans to support embodied-AI… - source: elsa-jp.co.jp
• 2026-04-17 - Funding - Booster Robotics closes nearly CNY 1B financing - Beijing High-Tech Industries Investment Fund, Beijing Guosheng Fund and Huakong Fund jointly led the round. Lenovo Star, Guohai Innovation Capital and Bank of Communications Capital participated, while Shenzhen Capital Group, Source Code Capital, InnoAngel… - source: eu.36kr.com
• 2026-01-12 - Funding - Booster Robotics raises over CNY 100M - Beijing Yizhuang Investment participated with returning backers Source Code Capital, InnoAngel Fund, Shenzhen Capital Group and Bohua Capital. Booster said proceeds would support R&D, manufacturing expansion, larger-scale deliveries and its developer… - source: news.qq.com
• 2025-10-24 - Product Launch - Booster Robotics launches K1 humanoid development platform - All three launch variants—K1 Geek, K1 Edu and K1 Pro—offered 22 degrees of freedom and support for secondary development. The Geek Edition was priced at $5,999, with a temporary offer from $4,999 before November 11. Booster also introduced the Booster Agents… - source: prnewswire.com
• 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
• 2025-07-24 - 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 - Booster T1 powers Tsinghua’s RoboCup 2025 AdultSize title - The final in Brazil paired Tsinghua with China Agricultural University’s Mountain & Sea team, giving Chinese teams both top places. Tsinghua’s group-stage results included 16–0, 9–0 and 12–0 wins using the T1 humanoid platform. - source: news.cgtn.com
• 2025-06-28 - Demonstration - Booster T1 serves as the platform for RoBoLeague finals - Tsinghua Hephaestus won the finals ahead of China Agricultural University, Tsinghua’s Future Lab and Beijing Information Science and Technology University teams. Teams prepared their own AI strategies and robots made decisions on the field without handheld… - source: au.tsinghua.edu.cn
• 2025-06-18 - Research Publication - Booster Robotics releases Booster Gym locomotion framework - The open-source framework combines reinforcement learning, domain randomization, reward design and handling of parallel mechanical structures. The authors transferred trained policies to physical Booster T1 hardware for omnidirectional walking, disturbance… - 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
• 2025-04-14 - Award - Booster T1 powers German Open AdultSize champions - The AdultSize final was played against Germany’s Sweaty team at the tournament in Nuremberg. Hamburg Bit-Bots also tested its own soccer software on a borrowed T1, retaining Booster’s motion control while adding localization and ball-blocking behavior. - source: bit-bots.de
• 2025-01-23 - Production Milestone - Booster Robotics reports more than 50 T1 shipments - Customers included organizations in China, the United States, the United Arab Emirates, Germany, Switzerland, Japan and South Korea. The update accompanied T1’s January 19 appearance at NVIDIA’s Spring Festival reception, where it greeted guests and received… - 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 Humanoids 2024 competitions - The competitions took place during IEEE-RAS Humanoids 2024 in Nancy, France, from November 22 to 24. Booster had launched T1 in October 2024, shortly before the November competitions. - source: 36kr.jp
• 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
• 2024-08-21 - Demonstration - Booster Robotics shows T1 at the 2024 World Robot Conference - An August 21 visit included demonstrations of autonomous get-up and omnidirectional walking. The stand also showed ball throwing, kicking, push-ups and a low squatting movement, including interaction with visitors. - source: au.tsinghua.edu.cn
• 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