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Overview
The Unitree R1 Basic is a compact humanoid robot weighing about 25 kg, standing approximately 1,230 mm tall with 24 degrees of freedom. Powered by high-speed PMSM motors and crossed-roller bearings, it delivers agile and precise motion. Top speed reaches around 9 km/h (~2.5 m/s), with joints supporting a payload of approximately 2 kg per arm. Driven by an 8-core high-performance CPU, the R1 Basic features advanced connectivity options including Wi‑Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2, and comes equipped with a 4-microphone array, speaker, and stereo camera, making it ideal for rapid deployment and development in robotics demos, educational & research environments, and AI prototyping.
Flagship features
- Designed for research, industry, and education
- Offers autonomous navigation and AI-based tasks
- Different models with varying degrees of freedom and AI computing power
- Includes rechargeable battery, controller, and charger
- Transported in a sturdy case
Buyer decision signals
Viability
YY Group announced deployment of Unitree G1 Edu Ultimate B-U4 robots
Specifications
Category: Humanoid- Form factor
- full bipedal
- Height
- ~121 cm
- Weight
- ~25 kg
- Mobility
- bipedal
- Walking speed
- ~2.5 m/s
- Total DOF
- 40
- Payload
- ~2 kg
- Lifting capacity
- 2 kg
- Battery
- ~1 h
- Hot-swap battery
- Yes
- Onboard compute
- 8-core CPU (R1 Base), 40 TOPS (R1 Edu Standard), 100 TOPS (R1 Edu Smart)
- Sensors
- stereo_camera
- LiDAR
- No
- F/T sensors
- No
- VLM on-board
- No
- Imitation learning
- No
- Bimanual
- No
- Stair climbing
- No
- Programming
- high- and low-level programming,simulations (e.g. Isaac SIM)
- ROS 1
- No
- ROS 2
- No
- API / SDK
- No
- Maturity
- research
- Environments
- indoor
- Industries
- research_academic, manufacturing
- Price tier
- 80-150K
- Pricing model
- purchase
Company profile
- Funding raised
- $97.4M
- Founded
- 2016
Detailed specifications
Other12
- Height Mm
- 1230
- Applications
- robotics demos,educational,research,AI prototyping
- Sub Category
- bipedal
- Wifi Version
- Wi-Fi 6
- Top Speed Kmh
- 9
- Company Country
- CN
- Controller Model
- manual controller
- Bluetooth Version
- Bluetooth 5.2
- Compatible Vision
- binocular stereo vision
- Additional Information
- - Designed for research, industry, and education - Offers autonomous navigation and AI-based tasks - Different models with varying degrees of freedom and AI computing power - Includes rechargeable battery, controller, and charger - Transported in a sturdy case
- Max Payload Per Arm Kg
- 2
- Usual Delivery Time Months
- 6
Company milestones
- Jun 2026DeploymentYY Group announced deployment of Unitree G1 Edu Ultimate B-U4 robots
- Jun 2026DeploymentYY Group announced deployment of Unitree G1 Edu Ultimate humanoid robots
- Jun 2026DeploymentYY Group announces deployment of Unitree G1 Edu Ultimate B-U4
- Mar 2026DeploymentG1 seen in Brooklyn Bridge Park, NYC
- Mar 2026DeploymentG1-Comp deployed in public park demonstration in NYC
- Jan 2026MilestoneH2 training footage released
- Apr 2025MilestoneUnitree G1 demoed at Robotics Summit & Expo
- Apr 2025MilestoneG1 demo at Robotics Summit & Expo
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