Humanoid platformMaker: Unitree RoboticsCountry: China
Unitree R1
- Height
- 123 cm
- Weight
- ≈ 27 (AIR), ≈ 29 (R1, EDU) kg
- Battery life
- ≈ 1 h
- Price · Official price
- USD 4,900
- KLVSH fighters
- 0
About
The R1 is Unitree's low-cost small humanoid, unveiled in late July 2025 at a starting price of CNY 39,999. Unitree's spec sheet gives 1.23 m and about 29 kg with the battery, a little shorter and lighter than the G1. It comes in three versions: R1 AIR with 20 joints and no waist or head joints, R1 with 26 joints and a binocular camera, and R1 EDU with 26 to 40 joints and optional dexterous hands. Unitree markets it as "born for sport" and aims it at individual developers and early-stage research teams. The maker quotes about one hour of runtime on a quick-release battery.
Spec sheet
| Announced | 25 July 2025[2] |
|---|---|
| Height | 123 cm[1]Standing; SCMP reported 121 cm at launch. |
| Weight | ≈ 27 (AIR), ≈ 29 (R1, EDU) kg[1]With battery. SCMP reported 25 kg at launch. |
| Degrees of freedom (body) | 20 (AIR), 26 (R1), 26 to 40 (EDU)[1]6 per leg; 4 per arm on AIR, 5 on R1 and EDU; 2 waist and 2 head joints on R1 and EDU only. |
| Hands | None on AIR and R1; optional dexterous hand on EDU[1] |
| Payload | ≈ 2 kg[1]maker claimArm load, listed by Unitree under arm joint max torque; varies greatly with arm extension. |
| Battery | Lithium, quick-release smart battery; capacity not published[1] |
| Battery life | ≈ 1 h[1]maker claim |
| Sensors | Monocular (AIR) or binocular (R1, EDU) camera; 4-microphone array; speaker[1] |
| Onboard computer | 8-core CPU; optional high-power module (e.g. NVIDIA Orin, 40–100 TOPS) on EDU[1] |
“Maker claim”: figure stated by the maker only. “Not verified”: single secondary source, or sources disagree. Figures no source gives are left out. Prices are those published at the date shown and may have changed.
Variants and special editions
| Edition | What changes |
|---|---|
| R1 AIREdition · On sale | Lightest edition: 20 joints, 4 per arm, no waist or head joints, no hands.[1] |
| R1Edition · On sale · 2025 | 26 joints: 5 per arm, 2 at the waist and 2 in the head; no hands.[1]3D: shown by our model |
| R1 EDUEdition · On sale | Development edition: 26 to 40 joints with an optional dexterous hand. Price on request.[1]3D: shown by our model |
Prices
| Version | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|
| R1 AIR | USD 4,900[1]Current list price on Unitree's site, tax and shipping excluded. | Official price |
| R1 | USD 5,900[1]Current list price on Unitree's site, tax and shipping excluded. | Official price |
| R1 (launch, 2025) | CNY 39,999[2]USD given by the source: USD 5,900Starting price reported by SCMP; USD figure from the same article. | Reported in the press |
| R1 EDU | On request[1]On request. | Official price |
In the ring
No fight involving the R1 has been documented yet. The San Francisco REK events and the 2025 CMG Mecha Fighting competition used Unitree G1s, not R1s. Launch coverage notes that Unitree's own videos show the R1 doing cartwheels and getting up quickly from the ground, but that is a demo, not a bout.
KLVSH fighters on this platform
No KLVSH fighter profile uses this platform yet.
Sources
- Unitree, R1 product page
- South China Morning Post, 25 Jul 2025 (launch)
- Interesting Engineering, 25 Jul 2025
- Rest of World, 13 Feb 2026 (REK uses G1s)
Figures checked on 21 October 2026.
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