Unitree R1 is an ultra-lightweight humanoid robot from Unitree, priced from $4,900, with 20-26 degrees of freedom and a height of 1230mm.

Product passport

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Category: Humanoid Robots
Maturityi: Available
Deploymenti: Physical hardware
Purchase access: Not specified
Official source: Official website
Verifiedi: Not yet verified

Reality check

The useful boundary is what works repeatedly in a real environment—not what looks impressive in a demo.

Works well when

Research, teleoperation and embodied-AI data collection
Structured factory or reception pilots
Tasks where a human-shaped workspace matters

Verify before buying

Continuous runtime, fall recovery and battery workflow
SDK, low-level control access and spare-part lead time
Who owns safety and exception handling on site

Not a magic solution

A general replacement for a human across unpredictable tasks
A maintenance-free appliance
A guaranteed return based on a demo alone

About

Unitree R1 is a humanoid robot made by Unitree Robotics, offered in R1 AIR, R1 and R1 EDU models. It is positioned as an ultra-lightweight, compact humanoid at about 27-29kg with a height of 1230mm and 20-26 total joints. Key capabilities include agile mobility, a 2-DOF head on R1 and R1 EDU, open control interfaces for joints and sensors, and support for mainstream simulation platforms. It is intended for consumer, education and secondary development use cases.