Unitree · Humanoid · 2025
The Unitree R1 is billed as the most affordable capable humanoid ever from a major manufacturer, unveiled in July 2025 from about US$4,900 (R1 Air) / $5,900 (standard) — a fraction of the company's $16,000 G1. The child-sized 1.23 m, ~25 kg robot packs 26 joint modules (6 per leg, 5 per arm, 2 waist, 2 head) driven by low-inertia permanent-magnet synchronous motors, giving it striking agility: it runs, cartwheels, does handstands and spin-kicks and recovers from falls autonomously. A backpack compute module runs Unitree's UnifoLM multimodal large language model on-device for voice and image interaction, with a Linux SDK and ROS 2 interfaces on the EDU variant. A quick-release battery gives roughly one hour of mixed activity. Named a TIME Best Invention of 2025, the R1 began phased global deliveries in April 2026, including a landmark retail launch on AliExpress.
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View full interactive profile, comparisons & videos →| Category | Humanoid |
| Sub-type | Compact Humanoid |
| Status | Active |
| Year | 2025 |
| Origin | China |
| Released | 2025-07-29 |
| Weight | 25 kg |
| Degrees of freedom | 26 |
| Max speed | 2.5 m/s |
| Running speed | 2.5 m/s |
| Battery life | 60 min |
| Camera | Multiple cameras for computer vision |
| Chipset | 8-core CPU + GPU |
| AI model | UnifoLM (multimodal LLM) |
| Operating system | Unitree |
| Actuator type | Permanent-magnet synchronous motors |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth |
| Use cases | Research, Education, STEM learning, Entertainment & performance, Developer platform |
| Made in | China |
