Unitree Robotics · robot dog
Go2
A 15 kg consumer and research quadruped with a 4D lidar, 12 joint motors and up to about 5 m/s in lab tests (3.7 m/s rated for X/EDU). Runtime is 1-2 hours, or 2-4 hours with the EDU battery.
- Price
- $1,600Cheaper than 62%
- Height
- 40 cmTaller than 27%
- Weight
- 15 kgHeavier than 27%
- Payload
- 12 kgCarries more than 33%
- Speed
- 18.0 km/hFaster than 76%
- Battery
- 4 hRuns longer than 80%
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Why it matters
Set the entry price for a lidar-equipped robot dog at $1,600.
Real-world use
Sold worldwide; a Go2 carrying a rifle appeared in China-Cambodia military drills in May 2024 (Unitree says it does not sell to the PLA).
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 robot dogs that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
Go2 is taller than 27% of the 22 other robot dogs that publish a height. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Go2 is heavier than 27% of the 41 other robot dogs that publish a weight. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Go2 is faster than 76% of the 34 other robot dogs that publish a speed. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Go2 carries more than 33% of the 27 other robot dogs that publish a payload. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Go2 has more joints than 0% of the 23 other robot dogs that publish a joints. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Go2 runs longer than 80% of the 25 other robot dogs that publish a battery. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Go2 costs less than 62% of the 21 other robot dogs that publish a price. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Public attention
How much public attention Go2 gets, from open data.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- 2 news stories from reputable press listed on this page
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 · 12 joints
- How it runs
- Assisted. Owners mostly steer it with a remote or phone app while it balances and handles terrain itself; follow and voice modes, plus self-written autonomy on the EDU model, are extras.
- Chip
- Jetson Orin Nano (incl. Super) (NVIDIA)EDU versions can add a Jetson Orin module (Orin Nano at 40 TOPS or Orin NX at 100 TOPS).Jetson Orin NX (NVIDIA)Orin NX is the higher-compute EDU option.
- Actuators & motors
- 12 Unitree joint motors with aluminium knee motors, joint wiring inside the knee and heat-pipe cooling; peak joint torque about 45 N.m
- Sensors & vision
- Unitree 4D lidar (L1, later L2 with 360 x 96 degree view and 0.05 m minimum range), HD wide-angle camera; depth camera on upper versions
- Compute
- 8-core CPU; EDU versions can add NVIDIA Jetson Orin modules (40-100 TOPS)
- Battery & power
- 8,000 mAh standard, 15,000 mAh long-life pack on the top version
- AI & software
- App control, lidar point-cloud mapping and path following, side-follow mode; Unitree says it added a GPT-based voice interface; EDU versions open for secondary development
- Other details
- Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2 and 4G (region-dependent); weighs about 15 kg; payload about 7-8 kg (10-12 kg max)
Lineage
Every Unitree Robotics machine in order.
XDog2016Retired
Laikago2017Discontinued
AlienGo2019Discontinued
A12020Discontinued
B12021Discontinued
Go12021Discontinued- Go22023In service
B22023Commercial- No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useRifle-armed robot dog (Golden Dragon 2024)2024Prototype
Go2-W2024Commercial
B2-W2024Commercial- No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useA2 (Stellar Hunter)2025Commercial
As22026Commercial
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Made, sold and where
Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.
- Price
- $1,600from US$1,600 (Air); Pro $2,800; X $4,500
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
- Sold or delivered
- Sold worldwide online and through dealers (unit totals not published)
- Where it is sold or used
- Hangzhou, China (Unitree does its own R&D and manufacturing)
- Customers and pilots
- Consumers, schools and research labs
News
The latest 2, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.
- Unitree shares fall after IPO
Unitree stock fell about 53% from its first-day high after its August 2026 Shanghai listing.
The Robot Report - Unitree lists on Shanghai STAR Market
Unitree raised about 6.1 billion yuan in its IPO and closed its first day up 460%.
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Side by side with its peers
Picked by the same rules for every robot: 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 | Go2Unitree Robotics |  CyberDog 2XiaomiSame job: companionship · Both walk · Both on sale or in pilots · Similar size · Similar price |  Vbot SuperDog (launched in China as Big Head Bobo)Vita Dynamics (Vbot)Same job: companionship · Both walk · Both on sale or in pilots · Similar price | No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useAlphaDogWeilan Intelligent TechnologySame job: companionship · Both walk · Both on sale or in pilots · Similar price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2023-07-12 | 2023-08-14 | 2025-12-23 | 2021-04 |
| Status | Commercial | Commercial | Commercial | Commercial |
| Height | 40 cm | 48 cm | — | — |
| Weight | 15 kg | 8.9 kg | — | — |
| Joints | 12 | 12 | — | — |
| Speed | 18 km/h | 5.8 km/h | 7.2 km/h | 15 km/h |
| Payload | 12 kg | — | 12 kg | — |
| Battery | 4 h | 1.5 h | 5 h | — |
| Price | $1,600 | $1,789 | $1,421 | $2,400 |
Sources
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