Key specs
- Status
- Shipping. US deliveries arrived late June 2026 (TechEBlog)
- Height
- 123 cm (about 4 ft)
- Weight
- 27 kg (Air) to 29 kg
- Joints (degrees of freedom)
- 20 (Air), 26 (R1), 26 to 40 (EDU)
- Battery life
- About 1 hour, quick-swap packs
- Sensors
- Camera, 4-mic array, speaker
- Maker and country
- Unitree, China (Hangzhou)
- Status (26 Oct 2026)
- Shipping
- Battery
- About 1 hour
- Joints
- 20 to 26 (40 on EDU)
- Warranty
- 6 months (Air), 8 months (R1), 12 months (EDU) (Unitree)
Our verdict
The R1 is the most affordable way to own a real humanoid in 2026. Buy it to learn, code and experiment. Do not buy it expecting it to tidy your kitchen.
What we like
- Lowest entry price of any full-body walking humanoid we found
- Shipping now, not a pre-order
- Swappable battery takes seconds to change
- Lowest price for a full-body walking humanoid from an established maker
- Runs, balances and gets up after falls
- Easy to buy in the US and UK
What to know
- About an hour of runtime
- Does not do household chores out of the box: think programmable platform, not helper
- US resellers on Amazon list it well above Unitree's own price
- About an hour of battery
- Programming needs the costlier EDU version
How it compares
| Spec | Unitree R1 | Unitree G1 | 1X NEO | Unitree H2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | R1 Air $4,900; R1 $5,900 (Unitree, excl. tax and shipping) | from $13,500 (Unitree, excl. tax and shipping); EDU versions by quote | $20,000 Early Access or $499 per month | $29,900 (Unitree store, excl. tax and shipping); H2 EDU by quote |
| Status | Shipping. US deliveries arrived late June 2026 (TechEBlog) | Shipping | US pre-order; 1X says deliveries start 2026, none independently confirmed as of early October 2026 | Listed for sale on Unitree's store; delivery times not published |
| Height | 123 cm (about 4 ft) | 132 cm | 5 ft 6 in | 182 cm |
| Weight | 27 kg (Air) to 29 kg | About 35 kg | About 66 lb (30 kg) | About 70 kg |
| Joints (degrees of freedom) | 20 (Air), 26 (R1), 26 to 40 (EDU) | 23 (base), 23 to 43 (EDU) | - | 31 |
| Battery life | About 1 hour, quick-swap packs | About 2 hours | - | About 3 hours (0.972 kWh) |
| Sensors | Camera, 4-mic array, speaker | Depth camera and 3D LiDAR (a laser sensor that maps surroundings) | - | - |
| Maker and country | Unitree, China (Hangzhou) | Unitree, China (Hangzhou) | 1X Technologies, US and Norway | Unitree, China (Hangzhou) |
| Status (26 Oct 2026) | Shipping | 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 | Listed for sale on Unitree's store; delivery times not published |
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