Unitree Robotics · research humanoid
H1
Unitree's first full-size electric humanoid, about 1.8 m tall and 47 kg, with a quick-swap 864 Wh battery. The base model has 5 joints per leg and 4 per arm; Unitree's page gives no total DOF.
- Price
- $90,000Cheaper than 16%
- Height
- 180 cmTaller than 86%
- Weight
- 47 kgHeavier than 32%
- Payload
- —Not published
- Speed
- 11.9 km/hFaster than 93%
- Battery
- —Not published
$90,000.00 USD (listing titled 'Contact us for the real price'). Official maker page, not an affiliate link. Checked 2026-10-10.
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Why it matters
Guinness-recognised in March 2024 as the fastest full-size humanoid at 3.3 m/s, beating Atlas's 2.5 m/s.
Real-world use
Sold to labs worldwide; H1 units won four golds at the 2025 World Humanoid Robot Games and danced at China's 2025 Spring Festival Gala.
Timeline
- First shown
- 2023-08
- Released
- 2024
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.
H1 is taller than 86% of the 305 other humanoids that publish a height. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
H1 is heavier than 32% of the 277 other humanoids that publish a weight. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
H1 is faster than 93% of the 122 other humanoids that publish a speed. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
H1 costs less than 16% of the 85 other humanoids that publish a price. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: payload, joints, battery.
What it has been shown doing
2 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.
- Climb stairsclimbs and descends stairs in the H1 V3.0 video · Mar 2024 · newatlas.com
- Jump & acrobaticsstanding backflip, first by an electric full-size humanoid · Mar 2024 · newatlas.com
Not shown yet:SortAssembleFoldKitchenToolsFineTerrainGet upRunCarryOn siteAutonomous
Public attention
How much public attention H1 gets, from open data.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- 5 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
- Chip
- Jetson Orin NX (NVIDIA)Optional Jetson Orin NX module for user AI on top of the standard Intel Core i5/i7 computers.
- Actuators & motors
- Unitree M107 joint motors: low-inertia, high-speed internal-rotor permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSM).; H1 has 5 DoF per leg and 4 per arm; peak torque about 360 Nm knee, 220 Nm hip, 59 Nm ankle, 75 Nm arm; The later H1-2 variant has 27 DoF (6 per leg, 7 per arm) with 120 Nm shoulder/elbow and 30 Nm wrist
- Hands
- No hands on the original H1 (arms end in padded stubs). H1-2 can take the optional Dex5-1 or other dexterous hands.
- Sensors & vision
- 3D LiDAR plus depth camera giving 360-degree depth perception.
- Compute
- Intel Core i5 for platform functions and Intel Core i7 for user development as standard; optional NVIDIA Orin NX or other modules.
- Battery & power
- 15 Ah, 864 Wh pack (0.863 kWh in press), 67.2 V max; quick-replaceable. Runtime not stated.
- AI & software
- OTA-upgradeable motion control; reinforcement-learning locomotion demos (jumps, stairs, push recovery).
- Other details
- Guinness record for fastest full-size humanoid at 3.3 m/s (March 2024).
Named suppliers:NVIDIAIntelUnitree Robotics
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
- $90,000About $90,000 as widely reported; Interesting Engineering gave an expected $90,000-150,000 in March 2024. Unitree does not show a price on its H1 page.
- How to get one
- Maker's website
- 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
- Unitree says about 73.6% of humanoid revenue in Jan-Sep 2025 came from research and education buyers; no named H1 customers found.
News
The latest 5, 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 - Unitree IPO subscriptions open
The prospectus shows 1.70 billion yuan revenue in 2025 and 5,632 humanoids sold from 2023 to 2025 (company figures).
Shanghai Stock Exchange - Unitree says it shipped over 5,500 humanoids in 2025
Company figure counting only delivered units; Omdia had estimated about 4,200.
Jiemian - H1 wins 1500 m and 400 m golds at World Humanoid Robot Games
H1 ran 6:34.40 in the 1500 m and 1:28.03 in the 400 m in Beijing.
Robotics 24/7 - H1 sets Guinness record for fastest full-size humanoid
Recorded 3.3 m/s walking speed, beating the earlier Atlas mark; pre-orders open for mid-2024 delivery.
Interesting Engineering
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 | H1Unitree Robotics |  GR-2FourierSame jobs: research, general-purpose · Both walk · Both on sale or in pilots · Similar size | No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useSTAR1Robotera (Robot Era)Same jobs: research, general-purpose · Both walk · Both on sale or in pilots · Similar size |  SE01EngineAI (Zhongqing Robotics)Same jobs: general-purpose, research · Both walk · Both on sale or in pilots · Similar size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2023-08 | 2024-09-26 | 2024-08 | 2024-10 |
| Status | Commercial | Commercial | Commercial | Commercial |
| Height | 180 cm | 175 cm | 171 cm | 170 cm |
| Weight | 47 kg | 63 kg | 63 kg | 55 kg |
| Joints | — | 53 | 55 | — |
| Speed | 11.9 km/h | 5 km/h | 13 km/h | — |
| Payload | — | 3 kg | — | — |
| Battery | — | — | — | — |
| Price | $90,000 | — | — | — |
Sources
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