Observed use
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- Orboh okra-field manipulation stack - 2026-09-29 - Research Experiment - Tested With - Physical - Orboh tested a customised Unitree G1 that detected, approached and grasped okra in a real commercial field. - source: prtimes.jp
- MiraiBit Physical-AI R&D environment - 2026-09-07 - Research Experiment - Tested With - Physical - MiraiBit added a physical Unitree G1 to its development environment for humanoid Physical-AI experiments. - source: robotstart.info
- MANUS gloves - 2026-04-15 - Research Experiment - Controlled By - Physical - XL-VLA research used MANUS gloves in a HOMIE-derived pipeline to control a Unitree G1's Inspire Hand across four bimanual tasks. - source: arxiv.org
- MANUS gloves - 2026-03-31 - Research Experiment - Controlled By - Physical - USC PSI Ψ₀ research used MANUS gloves plus PICO wrist/head tracking to teleoperate a Unitree G1 fitted with Dex3-1 hands. - source: arxiv.org
- MANUS data gloves - 2026-02-18 - Digital Simulation - Tested With - Simulated - TeleOpBench evaluates a simulated Unitree G1 using MANUS finger capture with Xsens body tracking. The paper reports separate physical dual-arm validation without naming that hardware as G1. - source: arxiv.org
- MANUS Quantum Metagloves - 2026-01-13 - Research Experiment - Controlled By - Physical - METIS research, previously reported as RoboBrain-Dex, used MANUS Quantum Metagloves with a Unitree G1 and Inspire hands for egocentric dexterity-data collection. - source: arxiv.org
- Imacreate humanoid motion-reproduction software (formal name unannounced) - Physical Demo - Controlled By - Physical - Imacreate’s software controls a Unitree G1 in kendama and diabolo demonstrations using recorded human actions and residual correction. - source: prtimes.jp
- Inspire Hand (exact model undisclosed) - Physical Demo - Mounted - Physical - GenON demonstrated its GenP care-assistance software on a Unitree G1 fitted with Inspire hands at AI EXPO KOREA in May 2026. - source: genon.ai
- Dexterous hands (exact model unspecified) - Research Experiment - Mounted - Physical - KinoGen’s physical Unitree G1 experiments use dexterous hands whose exact model is not specified. - source: arxiv.org
- Acemate ball-feeding machine - Research Experiment - Tested With - Physical - AdaPT tests physical G1 tennis rallies with an Acemate ball-feeding machine producing repeatable launch trajectories. - source: arxiv.org
- Unitree Dex-3 hand - Research Experiment - Mounted - Physical - AdaPT tests a mounted Unitree Dex-3 hand on G1 for reduced-swing amateur tennis serving, separately from its professional-style gripper setup. - source: arxiv.org
- Synria Gloria-D parallel gripper - Research Experiment - Mounted - Physical - AdaPT’s G1 serving evaluation uses a mounted Synria Gloria-D parallel gripper to grasp and toss the tennis ball. - source: arxiv.org
- Noitom MCC-400 motion-capture cameras - Research Experiment - Tested With - Physical - AdaPT’s main physical G1 tennis experiments use 35 Noitom MCC-400 cameras to track robot-root and ball positions. - source: arxiv.org
- OCLO controller - Research Experiment - Controlled By - Physical - Unitree G1 performs loco-manipulation tasks with OCLO posture and compliance control; an operator commands hand targets through two controllers. - source: arxiv.org
- S1 - Research Experiment - Controlled By - Mixed - A Unitree G1 played a physical football match using a Skild S1-derived policy post-trained through simulated self-play. - source: humanoidsdaily.com