Unitree R1

Unitree

The Unitree R1 is a lightweight humanoid standing about 1.23 m tall and weighing roughly 27-29 kg, priced from ¥29,900, which sharply lowers the entry barrier for humanoid hardware. It runs out of the box, with low-level control interfaces for joints and sensors fully open and support for mainstream simulation ecosystems, so research validation and algorithm development do not begin with a fight against the hardware. Single-arm payload is about 2 kg; a dexterous hand and a high-compute module are optional, allowing an upgrade path from walking to working. A quick-release battery gives about 1 hour of runtime. AIR, Standard and EDU configurations are available, with EDU expandable to 40 degrees of freedom.

Full-body DoF

26-40 DoF

Rated arm payload

~2 kg

Static runtime

~1 h

Weight

~29 kg