Unitree G1
In production / shipping (announced May 2024 ICRA)
Can you buy the Unitree G1?
$13,500 (official, standard; tax/shipping excl.); EDU contact sales (launch widely cited ~$16k)
Source: https://shop.unitree.com/products/unitree-g1
Standard sold direct online; EDU/custom via sales_global@unitree.cc
Leasing / RaaS: unknown
Unitree G1 full specs
Each value is labeled official vs third-party. Unknown fields are omitted rather than guessed.
| Mobility | Bipedal |
|---|---|
| Height | 1320 mm standing (690 folded) |
| Weight | ~35 kg with battery (official) |
| Payload | Arm ~2 kg (G1) / ~3 kg (EDU); no whole-body payload |
| Degrees of freedom | 23 (standard); 23-43 (EDU options) |
| Speed | ~2 m/s (third-party)third-party |
| Battery / runtime | ~2 h (9000 mAh) |
| Hands / manipulation | Basic end-effectors; optional Dex3-1 three-finger force-controlled hands (7 DOF) |
| Sensors | 3D LiDAR, depth camera (RealSense D435 third-party), 4-mic array, speaker, WiFi6third-party |
| Teleoperation | Yes - XR teleop (Vision Pro/PICO/Quest); standard G1 no secondary dev |
| Developer access (API/SDK) | SDK for EDU only (ROS2/Python, WebSocket teleop); standard G1 no secondary dev |
| Operating environment | Indoor research/lab and service; outdoor walking demoed |
Claims vs evidence
Imitation & RL; OTA; UnifoLM integration (unverified)
Where it's working
University/research labs and developer community; no verified large-scale commercial deployment
Intended use cases: Research & education platform for embodied AI/locomotion/manipulation; EDU for dev
How we know this
Spec source quality: mixed · confidence 82/100 · last verified 2026-06-23.
- unitree.com/g1
- shop.unitree.com/products/unitree-g1
- therobotreport.com
- spectrum.ieee.org
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