Facts

• Company: Unitree
• Product type: Humanoid
• Status: commercial
• Website: https://www.unitree.com/r1

Profile sections

• Summary
• Overview
• Market context
• Audience
• Workflow
• Capability
• Deployment environment
• Positioning tags
• Specifications
• Tags
• Timeline / Research
• Comparable Systems
• Sources

Summary

R1 is Unitree compact humanoid robot for research, education and embodied-AI experimentation. It offers a lower-cost bipedal platform for developers working on locomotion, perception, whole-body control and human-facing robot interaction.

Overview

R1 is Unitree compact humanoid robot for research, education and embodied-AI experimentation. It offers a lower-cost bipedal platform for developers working on locomotion, perception, whole-body control and human-facing robot interaction.

Market context

Lightweight humanoid platform with 26 DoF.

• Target environment: Research labs, industrial pilots, service demonstrations and structured environments where humanoid hardware can be tested or deployed.
• Workflow context: Locomotion, manipulation, human-robot interaction, embodied AI testing and task execution in controlled settings.
• Customer context: Robot developers, research teams, industrial partners and service operators evaluating humanoid systems.
• Deployment model: Commercial or available product positioned for customer use, integration or developer adoption.
• Commercial maturity: Publicly presented as commercial or available, with maturity depending on deployment scale and support coverage.
• Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on safety, useful task coverage, manipulation reliability, operating time, support and proof outside demonstrations.
• Market position: Unitree positions R1 in the humanoid lane, where body format, autonomy and task evidence determine differentiation.
• Adjacent products: Figure 03, Apptronik Apollo, Unitree G1, Agility Digit

Audience

Developers

Workflow

Locomotion, manipulation, human-robot interaction, embodied AI testing and task execution in controlled settings.

Capability

Bipedal locomotion

Deployment environment

Research labs, industrial pilots, service demonstrations and structured environments where humanoid hardware can be tested or deployed.

Positioning tags

• Audience: Developers
• Workflow: Locomotion, manipulation, human-robot interaction, embodied AI testing and task execution in controlled settings.
• Capability: Bipedal locomotion
• Deployment environment: Research labs, industrial pilots, service demonstrations and structured environments where humanoid hardware can be tested or deployed.

Specifications

• Commercial Status: for_sale
• Height: 1210 mm
• Weight: 25 kg
• Runtime: 1 h
• Dof: 24
• Leg Dof: 6
• Arm Dof: 5
• Waist Dof: 2
• Sensors Summary: Stereo camera, four-microphone array, and speaker
• Communication: WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2
• Interaction Model: Voice, vision, and gesture recognition

Tags

• Peer Group: Developer humanoid platform
• Capability: Bipedal locomotion
• Deployment Environment: Research lab
• Stack Layer: Finished robot platform
• Commercial Stage: Developer platform, Commercial product

Timeline / Research

• 2026-04-10 - Market Signal - Unitree opens international online sales for R1 humanoid robot - Unitree opened international online sales for the R1 humanoid robot through its official online shop, with shipments schedule…
• 2025-10-28 - Market Signal - Unitree Robotics R1 Humanoid Ready for Mass Production - • At the IROS 2025 conference, Unitree Robotics announced that their R1 humanoid robot is ready for mass production.
• 2025-10-10 - Award - Unitree R1 Named Among TIME's Best Inventions of 2025 - The Unitree R1 is a bipedal programmable robot introduced in July 2025.
• 2025-07-25 - Product Launch - Unitree Robotics Launches R1 Humanoid Robot Priced at $5,900 - • Unitree Robotics unveiled the R1 humanoid robot on July 25, 2025, priced at $5,900.

Comparable Systems

• MagicBot Z1 - MagicLab - Anthropomorphic Biped
• LimX Oli - LimX Dynamics - Humanoid Platform
• H2 - Unitree - Humanoid
• N2 - Noetix Robotics (松延动力) - Humanoid
• G1 - Unitree - Humanoid
• E1 - Noetix Robotics (松延动力) - Humanoid
• AI Sapiens K0 - ROBOTIS - Humanoid
• SA01 - ENGINEAI - Humanoid