Unitree R1

Unitree's 2025 budget small humanoid, starting at about RMB 39,900.

R1 is the small humanoid robot Unitree Robotics released in July 2025: about 1.23 meters tall, weighing 25–29 kg depending on configuration, with 20–26 degrees of freedom depending on configuration, able to do a cartwheel, get up from the ground on its own, and run downhill. What drew the most attention was its price: it starts at about RMB 39,900, roughly $5,900, with a cheaper R1-Air version also available, bringing humanoid robots into a range individual developers and schools can afford; its overseas official store lists it at about $4,900. It is used mainly for education, research, and entertainment.

ExampleA university lab uses several R1 units for a humanoid motion-control course, having students train a policy in simulation and then test it directly on the real robot.

Also called

R1, R1-Air, R1 EDU

Related

Unitree Robotics · Small-size Humanoid Robot · 10,000-Yuan-Class Humanoid Robot · Unitree G1 · Consumer-Grade Robot

Sources

Unitree launches $5,900 humanoid robot (Robotics and Automation News)
Unitree R1 – Unitree 官方商城 (Chinese)

As of

2026-04