ELSA Japan signs domestic sales agency agreement with Booster Robotics; humanoid robots K1 and T2 set to ship in November 2026

ELSA Japan, Inc. announced on Oct. 8, 2026, that it had signed a domestic sales agency agreement with Booster Robotics and would begin handling the Booster K1 and Booster T2 humanoid robots in Japan. Shipments are scheduled to begin in November 2026. ELSA Japan has supplied GPU servers and high-performance workstations, and the agreement adds robot platforms for physical AI alongside computing resources.

In addition to GPU servers and high-performance workstations, ELSA Japan will handle the Booster K1 and Booster T2 robots for physical AI. Bringing computing infrastructure and physical robot platforms into the same sales network could make it easier for research institutions, educational institutions and industry to pursue development and testing within the same framework.

What is new in this announcement is that ELSA Japan has added two Booster Robotics humanoid models to its domestic sales lineup. Building on its existing business of handling GPU servers and high-performance workstations, the company is expanding from supplying computing resources to the physical side of physical AI. In other words, this can be seen not merely as an addition to its product lineup, but as a shift toward supporting embodied AI development, testing and demonstrations with both computing resources and robot hardware. Our previous report, ugo Nova passes prototype evaluation review by AI Robot Association; 2027 mass-production plan remains on track, outlined a process linking real-world data collection, foundation model development and deployment in the field. The Booster K1 and T2 also offer a range from a small platform for research and education to a full-size model geared more toward implementation, with the K1 and the T2, which has greater payload capacity and range of motion. As a useful point of comparison, companies can diverge over which robot to make the starting point for mass production or field deployment after prototyping, evaluation and demonstrations. The focus is not just competition over the performance of individual robots. Drawing on its track record supplying GPU servers, ELSA Japan is aiming to place computing infrastructure and humanoid robots in the same sales network. The Booster K1 offers 48 TOPS, 117 TOPS and 200 TOPS options, while the T2 can be configured with a Jetson Thor T5000. This gives developers options for matching computing platforms with robots before field deployment. The question will be whether the company can offer an integrated workflow for training, control and evaluation, in addition to selling hardware. Many questions remain unresolved. The announcement does not specify the scope of the domestic sales agency agreement, actual prices, initial customers, maintenance arrangements or order status for each model. In particular, which of the K1 and T2 will become the main seller, and what conditions will support a shift from research use to industrial applications, will need to be assessed based on sales after shipments begin.

The Booster K1 is an entry-level platform for research and education. It is about 95 cm tall, weighs about 19.5 kg, has 22 degrees of freedom and a maximum peak torque of 60 N·m. AI computing performance is available in 48 TOPS, 117 TOPS or 200 TOPS configurations. The battery is available in 2 Ah or 5 Ah options, with stated continuous operating times of 30 minutes or 80 minutes. The Booster T2 is the flagship model. It is about 140 cm tall, weighs about 42 kg, has 31–73 degrees of freedom and a maximum peak torque of 140 N·m. Its two arms can carry up to 10 kg. AI computing platforms include the Jetson Thor T5000, and the company says its 48 V, 10 Ah battery supports a top travel speed of 3 m/s and up to two hours of continuous walking.

In Japan, having one company supply both computing resources and humanoid robots could change how research and education deployments are designed. How to use smaller robots such as the Booster K1 alongside full-size models such as the T2 will be a consideration for Japanese research institutions and robotics developers conducting testing with physical robots.