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unitree/r1 · spec sheet

Unitree R1 specs

Low-cost, lightweight 1.23 m humanoid with 20-26 DOF, sold in AIR, standard and EDU trims.

Maker
Unitree Robotics
Class
Humanoid
Status
Active
Availability
Buy
Country
China, Hangzhou
Level
L1 Compiled
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Media

3 items · credited and licensed
Unitree R1 studio render, three-quarter front viewrender
Studio render of the published URDF, the model's zero pose. Geometry only; colours are the model's own materials.Rendered by Hyperspawn from unitreerobotics/unitree_ros (BSD-3-Clause)license: Hyperspawn rendergithub.com
Unitree R1 studio render, side viewrender
Side view of the same URDF render, the model's zero pose.Rendered by Hyperspawn from unitreerobotics/unitree_ros (BSD-3-Clause)license: Hyperspawn rendergithub.com
4 s turntable of the URDF studio render.Rendered by Hyperspawn from unitreerobotics/unitree_ros (BSD-3-Clause)license: Hyperspawn rendergithub.com
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Specifications

9/12 fields sourced
Unitree R1 specifications
Heightspecs.heightCm123cm
Massspecs.massKg29kg
Degrees of freedomspecs.dof26
Payloadspecs.payloadKgunsourced
Top speedspecs.speedMpsunsourced
Runtimespecs.runtimeMin60min
Battery capacityspecs.batteryWhunsourced
Pricespecs.priceUsd5,900USDunitree.com: R1 AIR (20 DOF) US$4,900, R1 US$5,900; R1 EDU contact-sales. Mass is about 27-29 kg depending on model.
Actuatorsspecs.actuatorsUnitree in-house electric joint motors
Computespecs.compute8-core CPU; optional Jetson Orin (40-100 TOPS)
Sensorsspecs.sensors4-mic array, monocular or binocular camera, joint encoders
Year introducedyear2025
Licenselicense.hw / .sw / .docsHardware: ProprietarySoftware: BSD-3-Clause

Note · Year 2025 is from launch coverage, not the maker page. unitree_ros also includes r1_air, r1_a5 and r1_a7 description variants.

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Openness

method
30 / 100Partly open
ArtifactPublicWeightPoints
CADopenness.cadno250
Bill of materialsopenness.bomno200
Sim model (URDF/MJCF)openness.simyes2020
Firmwareopenness.firmwareno150
Softwareopenness.softwareyes1010
Trained policiesopenness.policiesno100
score = Σ weight × public30
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Models, repositories, links

5 links
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Videos

1 tagged · 0 from the maker's channel
Unitree Introducing | Unitree R1 Intelligent Companion Price from $5900Unitree RoboticsOfficial embedyoutube.comUnitree RoboticsUnitree R1
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Timeline

industry timeline

20251

  1. Robot

    Unitree launches the R1 humanoid

    Unitree announced the R1, a lightweight humanoid with a starting price of $5,900.

    Unitree RoboticsUnitree R1roboticsandautomationnews.comcnx-software.com
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Sources

last checked 2026-09-24
  1. [1]Unitree R1 product pageunitree.com/R1checked 2026-09-24
  2. [2]unitree_ros URDFsgithub.com/unitreerobotics/unitree_roschecked 2026-09-24
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humanoidrobots.systems. “Unitree R1 specs.” Hyperspawn, data revision 2026-10-08. https://humanoidrobots.systems/unitree/r1

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