Key specs
- Status
- Shipping
- Height
- 132 cm
- Battery life
- About 2 hours
- Weight
- About 35 kg
- Joints (degrees of freedom)
- 23 (base), 23 to 43 (EDU)
- Sensors
- Depth camera and 3D LiDAR (a laser sensor that maps surroundings)
- Maker and country
- Unitree, China (Hangzhou)
- Status (26 Oct 2026)
- Shipping worldwide, including UK retail stock
- Arm payload
- About 2 kg (base), about 3 kg (EDU)
- Warranty
- 8 months (base), 18 months (EDU) (Unitree)
Our verdict
If you need a capable, proven humanoid for research or teaching, the G1 is the default choice. Budget for the EDU version if you plan to write your own control software.
What we like
- In stock from retailers now
- Cheaper than NEO to buy outright
- The most widely sold humanoid research platform
- LiDAR and depth camera included as standard
- Large developer community and reseller network
- LiDAR and depth camera as standard
What to know
- Does no chores out of the box
- Base model has limited developer access
- Base model has limited developer access; the EDU versions that unlock it cost far more
- US reseller prices start around $17,990 (RoboStore, Oct 2026)
- Not designed for unsupervised use around children or pets
How it compares
| Spec | Unitree G1 | 1X NEO | Unitree R1 | Unitree H2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | from $13,500 (Unitree, excl. tax and shipping); EDU versions by quote | $20,000 Early Access or $499 per month | R1 Air $4,900; R1 $5,900 (Unitree, excl. tax and shipping) | $29,900 (Unitree store, excl. tax and shipping); H2 EDU by quote |
| Status | Shipping | US pre-order; 1X says deliveries start 2026, none independently confirmed as of early October 2026 | Shipping. US deliveries arrived late June 2026 (TechEBlog) | Listed for sale on Unitree's store; delivery times not published |
| Height | 132 cm | 5 ft 6 in | 123 cm (about 4 ft) | 182 cm |
| Battery life | About 2 hours | - | About 1 hour, quick-swap packs | About 3 hours (0.972 kWh) |
| Weight | About 35 kg | About 66 lb (30 kg) | 27 kg (Air) to 29 kg | About 70 kg |
| Joints (degrees of freedom) | 23 (base), 23 to 43 (EDU) | - | 20 (Air), 26 (R1), 26 to 40 (EDU) | 31 |
| Sensors | Depth camera and 3D LiDAR (a laser sensor that maps surroundings) | - | Camera, 4-mic array, speaker | - |
| Maker and country | Unitree, China (Hangzhou) | 1X Technologies, US and Norway | Unitree, China (Hangzhou) | Unitree, China (Hangzhou) |
| Status (26 Oct 2026) | Shipping worldwide, including UK retail stock | Pre-order, US only. 1X says US deliveries start in 2026; no independently confirmed customer deliveries found as of early October 2026 | Shipping | Listed for sale on Unitree's store; delivery times not published |
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