Boston Atlas (electric) vs Unitree R1
Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100
Atlas (electric) is 27 cm taller (150 vs 123 cm) and 60 kg heavier (89 vs 29 kg) than Unitree R1. Atlas (electric) has 30 more degrees of freedom (56 vs 26) than Unitree R1. Unitree R1 lists at $5,900; Atlas (electric) is not for sale. Openness score: Atlas (electric) 0, Unitree R1 30 (of 100); only Unitree R1 publishes SIM and SW. Availability: Atlas (electric) not for sale, Unitree R1 buy.
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Side by side
■ rows differ| Field | Boston DynamicsBoston Atlas (electric) | Unitree RoboticsUnitree R1 | Δ first − second |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identity | |||
| Maker (differs) | Boston Dynamics | Unitree Robotics | |
| Class | Humanoid | Humanoid | |
| Status | Active | Active | |
| Availability (differs) | Not for sale | Buy | |
| Country (differs) | United States | China | |
| Year (differs) | 2024 | 2025 | |
| Specifications | |||
| Height (differs) | 150cm | 123cm | +27 cm (+22%) |
| Mass (differs) | 89kg | 29kg | +60 kg (+207%) |
| Degrees of freedom (differs) | 56 | 26 | +30 (+115%) |
| Payload | 50kg | —unsourced | |
| Top speed | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Runtime (differs) | 240min | 60min | +180 min (+300%) |
| Battery capacity | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Price (differs) | Not for sale | 5,900USD | |
| Actuators (differs) | Electric; actuators supplied by Hyundai Mobis | Unitree in-house electric joint motors | |
| Compute | —unsourced | 8-core CPU; optional Jetson Orin (40-100 TOPS) | |
| Sensors (differs) | 360-degree cameras; tactile-sensing hands | 4-mic array, monocular or binocular camera, joint encoders | |
| Openness and provenance | |||
| Openness bar | |||
| Openness score (differs) | 0/ 100 | 30/ 100 | −30 |
| CAD (25) | not public | not public | |
| Bill of materials (20) | not public | not public | |
| Sim model (URDF/MJCF) (20) (differs) | not public | public | |
| Firmware (15) | not public | not public | |
| Software (10) (differs) | not public | public | |
| Trained policies (10) | not public | not public | |
| Verification level (differs) | L0 | L1 | |
| 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: Atlas (electric), Unitree R1.
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