Unitree R1
In production / shipping (announced Jul 2025; deliveries ~Apr 2026)
Can you buy the Unitree R1?
From $5,900 (R1 Standard); R1 AIR from $4,900; EDU contact sales (reported up to ~$35,000)
Source: https://shop.unitree.com/products/unitree-r1 (official)
Consumer/standard purchasable directly; EDU/cooperation via Unitree sales
Leasing / RaaS: unknown
Unitree R1 full specs
Each value is labeled official vs third-party. Unknown fields are omitted rather than guessed.
| Mobility | Bipedal (runs, cartwheels, handstands, spin-kicks per Unitree) |
|---|---|
| Height | <=123 cm |
| Weight | 27-29 kg (AIR ~27, Standard 29) |
| Degrees of freedom | 20 (AIR) / 26 (Standard/EDU), expandable to 26-40 |
| Battery / runtime | ~1 h; quick-release swappable battery |
| Hands / manipulation | Base lacks dexterous hands; optional dexterous hands on EDU |
| Sensors | AIR: monocular cam; Standard/EDU: stereo cam; 4-mic array; speaker; WiFi6; BT5.2 |
| Developer access (API/SDK) | Open control interfaces (joints/sensors); mainstream sim platforms; EDU adds secondary development |
| Operating environment | Indoor research/education, lab/industrial-training |
Claims vs evidence
Integrated Large Multimodal Model for voice/image; 8-core CPU; optional NVIDIA Orin (40-100 TOPS); athletic motions demoed; no verified full task autonomy
Where it's working
unknown
Intended use cases: Research, education, developer/secondary-development platform; not for practical household tasks (base lacks dexterous hands)
How we know this
Spec source quality: official · confidence 88/100 · last verified 2026-06-23.
- unitree.com/R1
- shop.unitree.com/products/unitree-r1
- newatlas.com (Unitree R1)
- interestingengineering.com
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