Unitree R1

2025-07-25 · Publisher : Unitree · Domain : Robotics

Unitree announces the R1, a bipedal humanoid starting at ¥39,900 (about $5,900), far below its $16,000 G1. Lightweight, with 26 joints and multimodal AI, it performs cartwheels and walks on its hands.

### Background On July 25, 2025, on the eve of Shanghai's World Artificial Intelligence Conference, Unitree announced the R1 in a video posted on WeChat. Its starting price, ¥39,900 (about $5,900), makes it one of the first bipedal humanoids sold below $6,000. The video shows it doing cartwheels, walking on its hands, throwing punches, getting up on its own and running down a slope. ### Specifications | Item | Announced value | |---|---| | Price | from ¥39,900 (about $5,900) | | Weight | 25 kg at launch | | Joints | 26 | | AI | multimodal, with voice and image recognition | The current Unitree shop listing states about 29 kg, 123 cm and 20 to 26 degrees of freedom depending on the version, including 2 for the head. ### Why it matters For comparison, Unitree's G1, launched in 2024, cost $16,000 and the H1 over $90,000; Morgan Stanley estimated the cost of the most advanced humanoids at around $200,000 in 2024. The R1 turns the humanoid into a product within reach of schools, developers and enthusiasts. ### Key takeaways The R1 relaunched the Chinese humanoid price war, followed in autumn 2025 by Booster Robotics' K1 and Noetix's Bumi. The price is for the base configuration; development versions cost more.

Tags : Humanoïde, Chine, Bipède, Grand public, Recherche