Pollen Reachy 2 vs Unitree R1
Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100
Reachy 2 is 43 cm taller (166 vs 123 cm) and 21 kg heavier (50 vs 29 kg) than Unitree R1. Reachy 2 has 8 fewer degrees of freedom (18 vs 26) than Unitree R1. Listed prices: Reachy 2 $70,000, Unitree R1 $5,900. Openness score: Reachy 2 45, Unitree R1 30 (of 100); only Reachy 2 publishes FW. Availability for both: buy.
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Side by side
■ rows differ| Field | Pollen Robotics (Hugging Face)Pollen Reachy 2 | Unitree RoboticsUnitree R1 | Δ first − second |
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| Identity | |||
| Maker (differs) | Pollen Robotics (Hugging Face) | Unitree Robotics | |
| Class (differs) | Wheeled humanoid | Humanoid | |
| Status | Active | Active | |
| Availability | Buy | Buy | |
| Country (differs) | France | China | |
| Year (differs) | 2024 | 2025 | |
| Specifications | |||
| Height (differs) | 166cm | 123cm | +43 cm (+35%) |
| Mass (differs) | 50kg | 29kg | +21 kg (+72%) |
| Degrees of freedom (differs) | 18 | 26 | −8 (-31%) |
| Payload | 3kg | —unsourced | |
| Top speed | 0.83m/s | —unsourced | |
| Runtime | —unsourced | 60min | |
| Battery capacity | 840Wh | —unsourced | |
| Price (differs) | 70,000USD | 5,900USD | +64,100 USD (+1086%) |
| Actuators (differs) | Orbita parallel joints (neck, wrists) | Unitree in-house electric joint motors | |
| Compute (differs) | SolidRun BedRock V3000 industrial PC | 8-core CPU; optional Jetson Orin (40-100 TOPS) | |
| Sensors (differs) | 2x IMX296 RGB, Orbbec Gemini 336 RGB-D, ToF, RPLIDAR S2, IMU, microphones | 4-mic array, monocular or binocular camera, joint encoders | |
| Openness and provenance | |||
| Openness bar | |||
| Openness score (differs) | 45/ 100 | 30/ 100 | +15 |
| CAD (25) | not public | not public | |
| Bill of materials (20) | not public | not public | |
| Sim model (URDF/MJCF) (20) | public | public | |
| Firmware (15) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Software (10) | public | public | |
| Trained policies (10) | not public | not public | |
| Verification level | L1 | 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: Reachy 2, Unitree R1.
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