R1 Context

Market context

Lightweight humanoid platform with 26 DoF.

  • Target environment: Research labs, industrial pilots, service demonstrations and structured environments where humanoid hardware can be tested or deployed.
  • Workflow context: Locomotion, manipulation, human-robot interaction, embodied AI testing and task execution in controlled settings.
  • Customer context: Robot developers, research teams, industrial partners and service operators evaluating humanoid systems.
  • Deployment model: Commercial or available product positioned for customer use, integration or developer adoption.
  • Commercial maturity: Publicly presented as commercial or available, with maturity depending on deployment scale and support coverage.
  • Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on safety, useful task coverage, manipulation reliability, operating time, support and proof outside demonstrations.
  • Market position: Unitree positions R1 in the humanoid lane, where body format, autonomy and task evidence determine differentiation.
  • Adjacent products: Figure 03, Apptronik Apollo, Unitree G1, Agility Digit

Audience

Developers

Workflow

Locomotion, manipulation, human-robot interaction, embodied AI testing and task execution in controlled settings.

Deployment environment

Research labs, industrial pilots, service demonstrations and structured environments where humanoid hardware can be tested or deployed.

Specifications

  • Height: 121 cm
  • Commercial Status: for_sale
  • Price: R1 AIR $4,900; R1 $5,900; R1 EDU contact sales (tax and shipping excluded)
  • Weight: 25 kg
  • Runtime: 1 h
  • Degrees of freedom: 24
  • Leg Dof: 6
  • Arm Dof: 5
  • Waist Dof: 2
  • Sensors Summary: Stereo camera, four-microphone array, and speaker
  • Communication: WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2
  • Interaction Model: Voice, vision, and gesture recognition

Tags

  • Peer Group: Walking bipedal humanoid robot, Developer humanoid platform
  • Capability: Bipedal locomotion
  • Deployment Environment: Research lab
  • Stack Layer: Finished robot platform
  • Commercial Stage: Developer platform, Commercial product

Comparable Systems

  • PM01 - ENGINEAI - humanoid robotics
  • MagicBot Z1 - MagicLab - Anthropomorphic Biped
  • AI Sapiens K0 - ROBOTIS - humanoid robotics
  • Booster K1 - Booster Robotics - humanoid robotics
  • Booster T1 - Booster Robotics - humanoid robotics
  • E1 - Noetix Robotics (松延动力) - humanoid robotics
  • T800 - ENGINEAI - humanoid robotics

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