Unitree has put the R1 humanoid on sale with a base price that undercuts its own prior G1 by a wide margin while packing in real-time outdoor acrobatics such as one-armed handstand jumps, flips and cartwheels. The robot stands about 123 cm tall, weighs 27–29 kg depending on the version, and runs for roughly an hour per charge; three variants are listed, with shipments already referenced for mid-2026.
At $5000, Unitree R1 is significantly cheaper and, it seems, more mobile than G1. I don't remember G1 being so graceful. These jumps on one arm suggest you can put at least low-powered hands on it. R1&H2 will be another big boon for robotic research.
The AIR model opens at $4,900, the standard R1 at $5,900, and the EDU edition requires contacting sales; all prices exclude tax and shipping. This structure makes the base units reachable for individuals while steering the higher-spec version toward institutions.
Video shows impressive mobility across varied outdoor scenes, yet payload capacity, sustained task performance, and direct head-to-head numbers against the G1 remain unspecified in current materials.
Positive users praise the Unitree R1 humanoid robot's low $4,900 price and acrobatic mobility as a research breakthrough, while negative users raise spying concerns and doubt its practical battery or payload limits.
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Movement is sooo fluid only $5k
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compare: G1 could do largely the same tricks, but I think it was visibly closer to its limits, and coped (eg standing on the wrist, more reliance on full-body momentum) ofc R1 is also lighter. @GoingBallistic5 opinion?
At $5000, Unitree R1 is significantly cheaper and, it seems, more mobile than G1. I don't remember G1 being so graceful. These jumps on one arm suggest you can put at least low-powered hands on it. R1&H2 will be another big boon for robotic research.
The programmable version with sdk and capabilities outside of controller based interface is still in $15k range. This is meaningfully lower than last year..the go2 last year for programmable version was $11k for context. Dont have refreshed pricing but safe to assume its better ROI now
@teortaxesTex It's literally just a 3D ad.
@zephyr_z9 EDU is more expensive though
@zephyr_z9 idk man the video looks AI-generated
@zephyr_z9 Better life is one hour and can only pick up 5kg 🤣
@zephyr_z9 holy
@zephyr_z9 well apparently the chinese gov is subsidising and they send information back to the ccp, which is encrypted. at least the dogs do.
@zephyr_z9 and they even left the hands like that so you can get a clanker hand job
@zephyr_z9 Incredible progress but still not very useful without the hands!
@zephyr_z9 banned in US
@zephyr_z9 you ain’t talking about gold and silver these days
@zephyr_z9 The iron man colors is such a good marketing move
@zephyr_z9 Robot fight clubs are about to get wild
@teortaxesTex Nice but I am still struggling to come up with a practical use case for this. Go fetch my paper or packages?
@teortaxesTex 这价格和机动性确实是科研福音
@zephyr_z9 Cool but this is pre programmed. Navigating real world is hard. But yeah, cool anyways
@zephyr_z9 How do they make money, everything seems so cheap.
@zephyr_z9 Still useless