🇨🇳 Unitree R1
Unitree Robotics · China · unveiled 2025
commercial
research
electric
data confidence: high
34.2
XHI Score
Rank #53 of 71
Score breakdown
Autonomy & Intelligence · 25%25.0
Manipulation & Dexterity · 20%0.0
Mobility & Locomotion · 15%9.0
Hardware & Engineering · 15%46.7
Commercial Readiness & Deployment · 15%94.0
Ecosystem & Viability · 10%55.4
Each pillar is scored 0–100 from published specs, then weighted into the overall XHI. See the full methodology →
Notable
A low-cost, lightweight (~25 kg, 121 cm) humanoid starting at $5,900, aimed at research, education, and prototyping with an open SDK and onboard multimodal voice/vision AI. Capable of dynamic motions like running, cartwheels, and spin-kicks, with a quick-swap battery delivering about one hour of operation.
Specifications
Height
121.0 cm
Weight
25.0 kg
Payload
—
Walking speed
—
Runtime
1.0 h
Battery
—
Total DoF
26
Hand DoF (per hand)
—
Dexterous hands
No
Actuation
electric
Onboard compute
8-core CPU/GPU
AI model
onboard multimodal model (voice + image recognition)
Indicative price
$5,900
Company valuation
$6.2B