Unitree Robotics · research humanoid
G1
A compact, foldable humanoid about 1.3 m tall and 35 kg, with 23 joints in the base model (up to 43 on EDU versions with dexterous hands). Unitree's two product pages list 1,270 mm and 1,320 mm standing height.
- Price
- $13,500Cheaper than 71%
- Height
- 132 cmTaller than 25%
- Weight
- 35 kgHeavier than 19%
- Payload
- 2 kgCarries more than 8%
- Speed
- 7.2 km/hFaster than 77%
- Battery
- 2 hRuns longer than 15%
From $13,500.00 USD, excl. tax and shipping (shipping est. $300-$1,200). Official maker page, not an affiliate link. Checked 2026-10-10.
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Why it matters
Its $16,000 launch price reset what a full humanoid robot could cost and made it the default research humanoid.
Real-world use
Widely sold to universities and developers; independent G1 teams won medals at the 2025 World Humanoid Robot Games.
Maker
Unitree RoboticsCompany · founded 2016 · Hangzhou, ChinaPublic company: listed on Shanghai's STAR Market on 19 Aug 2026 (688836.SH), raising about 6.1 billion yuan at 150.80 yuan a share; earlier…
How it stacks up
Against other humanoids that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
G1 is taller than 25% of the 305 other humanoids that publish a height. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
G1 is heavier than 19% of the 277 other humanoids that publish a weight. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
G1 is faster than 77% of the 122 other humanoids that publish a speed. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
G1 carries more than 8% of the 132 other humanoids that publish a payload. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
G1 has more joints than 22% of the 236 other humanoids that publish a joints. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
G1 runs longer than 15% of the 119 other humanoids that publish a battery. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
G1 costs less than 71% of the 85 other humanoids that publish a price. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
What it has been shown doing
6 of 14 skills we track, each from a public video or report. Demos can be staged or remote-controlled; we say so when the source does.
- Kitchen worklaunch video: tosses food in a frying pan and opens a Coke bottle · May 2024 · interestingengineering.com
- Fine dexteritylaunch video: force-controlled Dex3 hands crack walnuts and solder a wire · May 2024 · interestingengineering.com
- Rough groundruns up, down and across steep slopes and uneven ground in Unitree video · Feb 2025 · x.com
- Gets up after a fallUnitree's own post of G1 doing a kip-up from lying on its back, stated real-time footage · Mar 2025 · tiktok.com
- RunUnitree video of G1 running and navigating diverse terrain, reported by CNET · Feb 2025 · x.com
- Jump & acrobaticsstanding side flip shared by Unitree · Dec 2024 · interestingengineering.com
Not shown yet:SortAssembleFoldToolsStairsCarryOn siteAutonomous
Public attention
#18 of 377 current humanoids in public attention.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- 8 news stories from reputable press listed on this page
- 1 reported deployment
Measures how much people read and write about a robot, not how good it is. Measured 2026-10-13; same method for every robot. How it is measured
What’s inside
The parts the company has talked about publicly.
- Movement
- Walks on legs · 23 joints
- Chip
- Jetson Orin NX (NVIDIA)EDU versions can add an NVIDIA Orin module (Unitree's G1-D page names Orin NX 16 GB) to the stock 8-core CPU.
- AI model
- Isaac GR00T N1.5 (NVIDIA), Isaac GR00T N1.7 (NVIDIA), UnifoLM-WMA-0 (Unitree Robotics), LeRobot (Hugging Face)
- Actuators & motors
- Low-inertia high-speed internal-rotor PMSM joint motors with industrial crossed roller bearings and dual encoders. 23 DoF base (6 per leg, 5 per arm, 1 waist), 23-43 DoF on EDU. Peak knee torque 90 Nm (G1) or 120 Nm (EDU).
- Hands
- Base G1 has no hands. EDU offers the three-finger Dex3-1 force-controlled hand with 7 active DoF (thumb 3, index 2, middle 2) and optional tactile sensor arrays; press reports a five-finger option at $21,000.
- Sensors & vision
- Livox Mid-360 3D LiDAR and Intel RealSense D435 depth camera in the head (heise); 4-microphone array and 5 W speaker.
- Compute
- 8-core high-performance CPU (model not named); EDU can add an NVIDIA Orin module.
- Battery & power
- 13-string lithium pack, 9,000 mAh, quick-release; about 2 hours; 54 V 5 A charger. A spare battery was quoted at $750.
- AI & software
- Imitation and reinforcement learning control; UnifoLM (Unitree's unified robot large model) and a robot world model; OTA updates; secondary development on EDU only.
- Other details
- Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2; maker list price now $13,500 excluding tax and shipping; 8-month warranty (18 months EDU).
Named suppliers:NVIDIAROS (Open Robotics)Intel RealSenseInspire RobotsUnitree RoboticsBrainCoLivox (DJI)
Lineage
Every Unitree Robotics humanoid in order.
H12023Commercial
G12024Commercial
R12025Commercial
H22025Commercial
Unitree G1-D2025Commercial
Unitree Dual-Arm Humanoid (R1-A5 / R1-A7 / R1-A5-D / R1-A7-D)2026Commercial
Unitree H2 Plus (NVIDIA Isaac GR00T Reference Humanoid)2026Pilot use- No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useSuperman (prototype)2026Prototype
Unitree Robotics also makes 13 machines. See every Unitree Robotics robot
Made, sold and where
Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.
- Price
- $13,500Current list price of the base G1 on Unitree’s own store (checked 12 October 2026); the G1 Pro is listed at $21,500. It launched at $16,000 in May 2024. Shipping and import duties are extra.
- How to get one
- Buy direct
- Sold or delivered
- Unitree says it shipped more than 5,500 humanoids in 2025 and produced over 6,500 (company figure, all models, wheeled dual-arm excluded); its prospectus counts 5,632 humanoids sold 2023-2025. Omdia estimated 4,200 Unitree humanoids in 2025. No per-model split published.
- Where it is sold or used
- Sold worldwide through Unitree and resellers; overseas sales were 43.65% of 2025 main-business revenue (company).
- Customers and pilots
- Mostly research and education buyers (company); no named G1 customers found.
Where it works
1 reported deployment.
- Trial ended
University of Tsukuba Hospital (with ZEALS and Quick Co.) · University of Tsukuba Hospital · Tsukuba · since 2026-03
A Unitree G1 running ZEALS's software walked the hospital lobby at night for three days (23-25 March 2026), avoiding obstacles, guiding people by voice and carrying items. ZEALS
News
The latest 8, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.
- Unitree lists on Shanghai's STAR Market
Unitree (688836.SH) opened at 1,100 yuan against a 150.80 yuan IPO price after raising about 6.1 billion yuan.
Gasgoo - JAL and GMO to trial Unitree G1 in Haneda ground handling
Japan Airlines, JAL Ground Service and GMO AI & Robotics Trading announced trials from May 2026 to 2028 using Unitree G1 and UBTECH Walker E humanoids, starting with pushing cargo containers at Haneda Airport.
Impress Watch - GMO Humanoid Lab Shibuya showroom opens with Unitree G1
GMO's new Shibuya humanoid R&D showroom, which aims to house 100 robots, demonstrated Unitree G1 dance routines at its opening.
note (Kazumichi Moriyama) - G1 walks a snowfield at -47.4C
Unitree showed a G1 taking over 130,000 steps in extreme cold.
CnEVPost - Unitree says it shipped over 5,500 humanoids in 2025
Company figure counting only delivered units; Omdia had estimated about 4,200.
Jiemian - Unitree G1 is the most common humanoid at iREX 2025
Distributor TechShare, GMO and several other exhibitors used Unitree G1 for kickboxing, dance, motion-capture and gesture demos across the 2025 International Robot Exhibition.
MONOist (ITmedia) - G1 shown at CES 2025
Priced at $16,000 with three-finger hands or $21,000 with five-finger hands; EDU models with Jetson Orin cost $40,000-68,000.
The Batch (DeepLearning.AI) - Unitree unveils G1 at ICRA 2024
The 1.27 m, 35 kg G1 was announced at about $16,000.
heise online
Side by side with its peers
Picked by the same rules for every humanoid: another maker’s robot that moves the same way, is at the same stage and does at least one of the same main jobs, first shown within two years. Closer size and price rank higher. How we choose
| Measure | G1Unitree Robotics |  Booster T2Booster RoboticsSame jobs: research, education · Both walk · Both on sale or in pilots · Similar size · Similar price |  OliLimX DynamicsSame jobs: research, general-purpose · Both walk · Both on sale or in pilots · Similar price |  Asimov 1Menlo ResearchSame jobs: research, education · Both walk · Both on sale or in pilots · Similar size · Similar price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2024-05 | 2026-07-13 | 2025-07-31 | 2026-03 |
| Status | Commercial | Commercial | Commercial | Commercial |
| Height | 132 cm | 140 cm | — | 120 cm |
| Weight | 35 kg | 42 kg | — | 35 kg |
| Joints | 23 | 31 | — | 25 |
| Speed | 7.2 km/h | 10.8 km/h | — | — |
| Payload | 2 kg | 10 kg | — | 15 kg |
| Battery | 2 h | 2 h | — | — |
| Price | $13,500 | $30,000 | $21,800 | $20,000 |
Sources
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