Unitree R1 tested with Nossa360 at a construction site - 2026-09-24 - Demonstration - Nossa conducted the September 24 trial with Moriya Construction and yasstyle at a construction site. Remote-controlled walking streamed live video; a separate programmed sequence walked, stopped and raised a camera on a selfie… - source: prtimes.jp
Unitree R1 global AliExpress rollout reported planned - 2026-04-10 - Market Signal - Reported target markets included North America, Europe, Japan and Singapore, with additional channels expected later. Preorders were open by an April 12 follow-up, with shipping scheduled for June 30. - source: eweek.com
Unitree R1 reported ready for mass production - 2025-10-28 - Market Signal - Potential shipping timing was late 2025 or early 2026; the readiness comments preceded deliveries. The entry-level R1 was positioned for researchers and developers at around $5,900, with fixed fists and roughly one hour of… - source: robohorizon.com
Unitree R1 named a TIME Best Invention of 2025 - 2025-10-09 - Award - The selection described a July introduction at a $5,900 starting price for researchers, educators and developers. TIME highlighted the approximately 55 lb robot’s 26 joints and built-in voice-recognition and image-processing support. - source: time.com
Unitree introduces R1 humanoid from $5,900 - 2025-07-25 - Product Launch - The launch configuration had 26 joints, binocular cameras, four microphones and a removable battery rated for about one hour. The introduction video focused on movement, including cartwheels, handstands, boxing and downhill… - source: techradar.com