R1
Unitree's R1 is the most affordable full-humanoid robot on the market, starting at $5,900. Standing 122 cm tall and weighing 25 kg, the R1 features 26 degrees of freedom and demonstrates remarkable agility including downhill sprints, cartwheels, handstands, and rapid push-recovery. Its compute modul...
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Specifications
| Height | 4'0" (122 cm) |
| Weight | 25 kg |
| Degrees of Freedom | 26 |
| Battery Life | ~1 hour (hot-swap) |
| Gait Type | Bipedal |
| Sensors | Twin 6-axis IMU, binocular stereo cameras, 4-mic array |
| Connectivity | WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.2 |
| Motor Type | Proprietary high-torque actuators |
| AI Integration | UnifoLM multimodal LLM |
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About R1
Unitree's R1 is the most affordable full-humanoid robot on the market, starting at $5,900. Standing 122 cm tall and weighing 25 kg, the R1 features 26 degrees of freedom and demonstrates remarkable agility including downhill sprints, cartwheels, handstands, and rapid push-recovery. Its compute module runs Unitree's UnifoLM multimodal large language model for voice and image commands, gesture recognition, and local reinforcement learning. The R1 features WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, twin 6-axis IMUs, and binocular stereo vision. Its hot-swappable battery provides roughly one hour of mixed activity. TIME magazine named the R1 one of the Best Inventions of 2025.
Made by Unitree Robotics
G1, H1, R1 series. Mass production leader. 5,500+ units shipped in 2025. IPO planned at $7B.
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