# Booster, REEM-C, OP2 or G1 EDU: what you actually buy with a research humanoid > Booster, PAL Robotics, ROBOTIS and Unitree's EDU versions sell platforms to be programmed, for laboratories and schools, rather than turnkey robots. Price, battery life, software, warranty and the only independent test we found: what the pages read on 23 October 2026 say. Published on 2026-10-23 ## Platforms to program The [Booster T1](/robots/booster-t1), the [REEM-C](/robots/pal-reem-c) and the [ROBOTIS OP2](/robots/robotis-op2) differ in size, but their sellers aim them at the same public: teams doing research or teaching that write their own behaviours. The [Unitree G1](/robots/unitree-g1) in its EDU version is Unitree's variant that opens up to this work. The reseller Génération Robots, headquartered in Mérignac, presents the T1 as a robot “oriented toward research and education” and aims the [Booster K1](/robots/booster-k1) at higher-education institutions, engineering schools and research laboratories. PAL Robotics presents the REEM-C as a research platform (“a research platform”), while now filing it among its legacy robots (“Legacy Robots”): it is its first humanoid, conceived in 2013, and the page still offers a quote. ROBOTIS describes the OP2 as a tool for research, education and outreach (“research, education and outreach activities”). What matters then is the right to program the robot. On Unitree's page, secondary development is marked “YES” for the G1 EDU, while the standard G1 column carries only a “/”. ## Prices: almost all on quote No maker shows a price for the research version on the pages we read. PAL Robotics offers only “Request a quote” for the REEM-C, Unitree says “Contact sales” for the G1 EDU (only the standard G1 is listed, at “US $13.5K”, i.e. $13,500, before tax and shipping), and ROBOTIS's OP2 page mentions no price. The Booster prices below come from a reseller. In France, Génération Robots lists prices in euros, with and without VAT, for three Booster robots: the T1 at €31,200 including VAT (€26,000 before tax), the K1 from €9,000 including VAT (€7,500 before tax) and the T2 from €27,060 including VAT (€22,500 before tax). The T1 on that page is a demonstration model sold second-hand, a single unit; its page announces both delivery in 24 to 48 hours and an indicative lead time of four to six weeks. The K1 and the T2 are shown as out of stock on the shop's Booster category page, while the K1's own page announces delivery within three to four weeks. The K1 comes in three versions (Geek, Edu and Pro) and its “from” price does not say which one it describes. A spare battery counts in the budget: €1,825.20 including VAT for the T1 and €1,658.40 including VAT for the K1's 5 Ah one, according to the same shop. ## Battery life: announced and measured These durations come from makers and resellers, not from measurements. ROBOTIS states 30 minutes of operation for the OP2, with a battery that can be removed without switching the robot off if external power is plugged in. Génération Robots gives the T1 a 10.5 Ah battery, i.e. 2 h walking or 4 h standing still. For the K1, the version table says up to 30 minutes (Geek) and up to 80 minutes (Edu and Pro), while the specifications on the same page say 50 minutes to 1 h 20. PAL Robotics announces 3 h walking and 6 h on stand-by for the REEM-C. Unitree announces about 2 h for the G1. The only independent measurement we found concerns just one of these robots. The Fraunhofer IPA institute (press release of 27 May 2026) tested a G1 EDU-4 fitted with Dex3-1 three-finger hands, delivered in May 2025 and running firmware 1.04. On a single charge the maximum operating time was 2 h 49 min standing still and 1 h 49 min in a typical scenario alternating standing and walking. That is the measurement of one specific configuration, not an average. ## Size, degrees of freedom, load The OP2 is presented as a miniature humanoid (“miniature-humanoid-robot platform”) with 20 actuators; its default walking speed is 24 cm/s, about 0.86 km/h, and the gait can be modified. The K1 is 95 cm tall, weighs about 19.5 kg and has 22 degrees of freedom. The T1 is about 1.20 m tall and weighs 30 kg; it has 23 degrees of freedom in the standard version, 31 with grippers and 41 with dexterous hands. The REEM-C is 165 cm tall, weighs 80 kg, has 68 degrees of freedom, walks at up to 2.5 km/h and carries 1 kg with the arm stretched. The G1 EDU has 23 to 43 degrees of freedom depending on options, with a maximum arm load of about 3 kg (2 kg for the standard G1), which varies greatly with arm extension. These figures cannot be compared as they stand. The number of degrees of freedom depends on what is counted: on the T1, 23, 31 and 41 degrees of freedom correspond to three versions (standard, grippers, dexterous hands), and at Unitree the G1 EDU options add joints at the waist and wrists, and above all three-finger hands (7 degrees of freedom each). ## The software sets what you will be able to do PAL Robotics writes that the REEM-C platform is fully ROS based (“fully ROS based”): the system is a standard Ubuntu LTS, PAL mostly uses C++ and Python on it, and a simulation model is published on the ROS wiki. Booster publishes a Python kit, boosteros, for the K1, T1 and T2 (Python 3.10 or later, firmware 1.7 or later): it reads images, the inertial unit, joints and odometry, and sends speed, joint and action commands. Its documentation states that for now it only runs on a real Booster robot or on a virtual robot created in Booster Studio. Génération Robots lists for the T1 an API, ROS 2 compatibility and simulators (Isaac Sim, MuJoCo, Webots), and for the K1 Python, ROS, ROS 2 and an API/SDK. ROBOTIS presents the OP2 as an open platform, hardware and software (“Open Platform (Hardware and Software)”): mechanical and electronic information, source code. Its onboard computer is an Intel Atom N2600 at 1.6 GHz with 4 GB of memory, and it accepts Linux or Windows in 32-bit. According to Génération Robots, the T1 carries a 14-core processor and an NVIDIA AGX Orin GPU rated at 200 TOPS. It is up to you to check what your project demands in onboard computing. ## Warranty and support Unitree gives 8 months to the G1 and 18 months to the G1 EDU, and refers to a brochure for the terms. On the K1 page, Génération Robots states 3 months for the Geek version, and 12 months plus one year of technical support for the Edu and Pro versions, with a reply within 24 business hours. The page we read for the second-hand T1 mentions no warranty. The PAL Robotics (REEM-C) and ROBOTIS (OP2) pages we read give none either. ## What the independent test found The Fraunhofer IPA press release records, on the G1 EDU tested, that collision forces above 500 N can occur, far above the pain thresholds the standard permits, and a critical Bluetooth vulnerability allowing remote takeover, since fixed according to the institute. The institute also finds the robot well self-stabilised and possibly suitable for ISO Class 5 cleanrooms. It is a warning about one model and one firmware: the release covers none of the other robots in this guide, and gives no walking speed or grasping result for the G1. ## Questions to ask before ordering Which version exactly (degrees of freedom, grippers or hands)? Price before tax or including VAT, new or demonstration unit, delivered in how long? How many batteries, and what does the next one cost? Is the robot programmed in Python or with ROS 2, and is a simulator provided? Who answers in case of failure, and within what time? Better to get these answers in writing before paying. ## Sources - [Génération Robots, fiche du Booster T1, lue le 23 octobre 2026](https://www.generationrobots.com/en/404278-booster-t1-humanoid-robot.html) - [Génération Robots, catégorie Booster Robotics, lue le 23 octobre 2026](https://www.generationrobots.com/en/559-robot-humanoide-booster-t1) - [Génération Robots, fiche du Booster K1, lue le 23 octobre 2026](https://www.generationrobots.com/en/404324-booster-k1-humanoid-robot-2030.html) - [Génération Robots, présentation et siège, lue le 23 octobre 2026](https://www.generationrobots.com/en/content/3-about-us) - [pal-robotics.com, page du REEM-C consultée le 23 octobre 2026](https://pal-robotics.com/robot/reem-c/) - [en.robotis.com, page de l’OP2 consultée le 23 octobre 2026](https://en.robotis.com/model/page.php?co_id=prd_op2) - [unitree.com, page G1 et G1 EDU consultée le 23 octobre 2026](https://www.unitree.com/g1) - [docs.booster.tech, présentation du kit Python boosteros, consultée le 23 octobre 2026](https://docs.booster.tech/docs/developer-guide/booster-os-python-sdk/sdk-overview/) - [Fraunhofer IPA, communiqué du 27 mai 2026 lu le 23 octobre 2026](https://www.ipa.fraunhofer.de/en/press-media/press_releases/benchmark-for-humanoid-robots.html) --- HTML version: https://vuntum.com/en/news/research-humanoid-price-battery-and-software-booster-reem-c-op2-g1-edu Factual data: CC BY-NC 4.0. 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