UC Berkeley Humanoid vs Unitree G1
Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100
Berkeley Humanoid is 47 cm shorter (85 vs 132 cm) and 19 kg lighter (16 vs 35 kg) than Unitree G1. Berkeley Humanoid has 11 fewer degrees of freedom (12 vs 23) than Unitree G1. Unitree G1 lists at $13,500; Berkeley Humanoid is not for sale. Openness score: Berkeley Humanoid 30, Unitree G1 40 (of 100); only Unitree G1 publishes POL. Availability: Berkeley Humanoid research only, Unitree G1 buy.
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Side by side
■ rows differ| Field | UC Berkeley Hybrid Robotics LabUC Berkeley Humanoid | Unitree RoboticsUnitree G1 | Δ first − second |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identity | |||
| Maker (differs) | UC Berkeley Hybrid Robotics Lab | Unitree Robotics | |
| Class (differs) | Biped | Humanoid | |
| Status (differs) | Research | Active | |
| Availability (differs) | Research only | Buy | |
| Country (differs) | United States | China | |
| Year | 2024 | 2024 | |
| Specifications | |||
| Height (differs) | 85cm | 132cm | −47 cm (-36%) |
| Mass (differs) | 16kg | 35kg | −19 kg (-54%) |
| Degrees of freedom (differs) | 12 | 23 | −11 (-48%) |
| Payload | —unsourced | 2kg | |
| Top speed | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Runtime | —unsourced | 120min | |
| Battery capacity | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Price (differs) | Not for sale | 13,500USD | |
| Actuators (differs) | custom 5013/8513/8518/10413 motors, 9:1 planetary, EtherCAT | Unitree in-house electric joint motors | |
| Compute (differs) | Intel i7-1255U onboard PC | 8-core CPU; optional Jetson Orin module (EDU) | |
| Sensors (differs) | IMU, joint encoders | Depth camera, 3D LiDAR, 4-mic array | |
| Openness and provenance | |||
| Openness bar | |||
| Openness score (differs) | 30/ 100 | 40/ 100 | −10 |
| CAD (25) | not public | not public | |
| Bill of materials (20) | not public | not public | |
| Sim model (URDF/MJCF) (20) | public | public | |
| Firmware (15) | not public | not public | |
| Software (10) | public | public | |
| Trained policies (10) (differs) | not public | public | |
| Verification level | L2 | L2 | |
| Sources (differs) | 3 | 2 | |
| Last checked | 2026-09-24 | 2026-09-24 | |
A dash is an unsourced figure, not zero. Sources for each robot are listed on its spec sheet: Berkeley Humanoid, Unitree G1.
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