Stanford ToddlerBot vs Unitree R1
Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100
ToddlerBot is 67 cm shorter (56 vs 123 cm) and 25.6 kg lighter (3.4 vs 29 kg) than Unitree R1. ToddlerBot has 4 more degrees of freedom (30 vs 26) than Unitree R1. Openness score: ToddlerBot 100, Unitree R1 30 (of 100); only ToddlerBot publishes CAD, BOM, FW and POL. Availability: ToddlerBot diy build, Unitree R1 buy.
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Side by side
■ rows differ| Field | Stanford UniversityStanford ToddlerBot | Unitree RoboticsUnitree R1 | Δ first − second |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identity | |||
| Maker (differs) | Stanford University | Unitree Robotics | |
| Class | Humanoid | Humanoid | |
| Status (differs) | Research | Active | |
| Availability (differs) | DIY build | Buy | |
| Country (differs) | United States | China | |
| Year | 2025 | 2025 | |
| Specifications | |||
| Height (differs) | 56cm | 123cm | −67 cm (-54%) |
| Mass (differs) | 3.4kg | 29kg | −25.6 kg (-88%) |
| Degrees of freedom (differs) | 30 | 26 | +4 (+15%) |
| Payload | 1.48kg | —unsourced | |
| Top speed | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Runtime | —unsourced | 60min | |
| Battery capacity | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Price | —unsourced | 5,900USD | |
| Actuators (differs) | servo actuators; 7 DOF/arm, 6 DOF/leg, 2 neck, 2 waist | Unitree in-house electric joint motors | |
| Compute (differs) | NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX 16GB | 8-core CPU; optional Jetson Orin (40-100 TOPS) | |
| Sensors | —unsourced | 4-mic array, monocular or binocular camera, joint encoders | |
| Openness and provenance | |||
| Openness bar | |||
| Openness score (differs) | 100/ 100 | 30/ 100 | +70 |
| CAD (25) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Bill of materials (20) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Sim model (URDF/MJCF) (20) | public | public | |
| Firmware (15) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Software (10) | public | public | |
| Trained policies (10) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Verification level (differs) | L2 | L1 | |
| Sources (differs) | 3 | 2 | |
| Last checked (differs) | 2026-09-25 | 2026-09-24 | |
A dash is an unsourced figure, not zero. Sources for each robot are listed on its spec sheet: ToddlerBot, Unitree R1.
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