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Booster T1 vs Adam in 2026

Comparing 2 humanoid robots across availability, pricing, capabilities, and verified deployments. Current as of 2026.

Key differences

On DEPLOY's record, Booster T1 has more verified real-world deployments (2 versus 0) than Adam as of 2026; DEPLOY counts a deployment only when confirmed at a named site with a primary source.

Booster T1 has more verified real-world deployments (2 vs 0).

Attribute	Booster T1 View full model page →	Adam View full model page →
Manufacturer	Booster Robotics	PNDbotics
Form factor	humanoid	humanoid
Maturity	research	research
Autonomy	—	◐ not independently verified
Availability	announced-no-dateannounced	preorder-openpreorder
Price	no price disclosed (not announced)	$45,000 (manufacturer target)
Capability claims	—	Picks and packs (claimed-only, claimed)
Brain	—	—
Verified deployments	2Booster Robotics, Booster Robotics	0
Privacy practices	—	—
Sources on file	7	7

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Editorial summaries

Booster T1

The Booster T1, from China's Booster Robotics, is a research and developer humanoid prominent in the wave of Chinese humanoids shown at CES 2026. There is no verified consumer price or delivery date on record in DEPLOY's registry. DEPLOY classifies its maturity as research and applies verified-vs-claimed discipline: commercial-ramping marketing and demonstrations are common across this cohort, but third-party verified deployment is the bar, and it is not yet met here.

Adam

Adam, from China's PNDbotics, is a full-size humanoid (~1.6-1.67 m, ~60-63 kg) in several variants (Adam Lite, Adam/Adam SP, the teleop/research Adam-U, Adam Pro), with quasi-direct-drive actuators and five-finger hands. The research-focused Adam-U is offered to research institutions on pre-order at about $45,000; other variants have no published consumer price.

DEPLOY classifies its maturity as research. A China deployment partnership (Tianyong) is stated, not yet a verified deployment.

Common questions

How do Booster T1 and Adam differ?

On DEPLOY's record, Booster T1 has more verified real-world deployments (2 versus 0) than Adam as of 2026; DEPLOY counts a deployment only when confirmed at a named site with a primary source. Booster T1 has more verified real-world deployments (2 vs 0).

What is the difference between Booster T1 and Adam?

Booster T1 and Adam are both humanoid robots on the DEPLOY registry. They differ in maker, maturity, price, verified deployments, and how much of their autonomy is independently verified. See the table above for the full head-to-head; each figure is sourced.

Is Booster T1 or Adam more autonomous?

On the DEPLOY registry, neither Booster T1 nor Adam has capabilities independently verified as fully autonomous yet; their recorded capabilities are teleoperated-assisted, demonstrated, or vendor-claimed. See the table for each capability's verification status.

Which has more verified deployments, Booster T1 or Adam?

Booster T1 has more verified deployments (2) on the DEPLOY registry than Adam (0). DEPLOY counts a deployment only when confirmed at a named site with a primary source.

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