Unitree R1 Specifications

Last updated: 2026-04-26

Last updated: April 2026

Variants: The R1 ships in five tiers — R1 Air (20 DoF base), R1 (26 DoF standard), R1 EDU Standard, R1 EDU Smart and R1 EDU Pro. Hardware differences are mainly in DoF count, hand modules and onboard compute. Where figures vary by variant the specific tier is noted in the tables below.

Physical Dimensions
Height	~121–123 cm (~4 ft)
Weight	~25 kg (~55 lb)
Form Factor	Full bipedal humanoid with backpack-mounted compute module

Degrees of Freedom
Total DoF (R1)	26
Total DoF (R1 Air)	20
Leg DoF (each)	6 (R1 standard)
Waist DoF	2
Arm DoF (each)	5 (R1 standard)
Head DoF	2

Locomotion & Capabilities
Locomotion Type	Bipedal
Demonstrated Capabilities	Cartwheels, handstands, downhill running, push-recovery, shadowboxing — per Unitree launch video
Marketing Slogan	"Born for Sports" (per Unitree)

Battery & Power
Battery Runtime	~1 hour on a single charge
Battery Type	Internal lithium-ion (capacity not officially published)

Computing Platform
Onboard Compute	8-core CPU + GPU module (backpack-mounted)
AI Stack	Unitree UnifoLM — multimodal large language model
AI Capabilities	Voice commands, image / gesture recognition, on-device reinforcement-learning policies (no cloud round-trip required)

Sensors
Vision	Binocular camera
Audio In	4-microphone array
Audio Out	Onboard speakers
Inertial	2 × 6-axis IMU
Other	Joint encoders (standard for locomotion control)

Pricing & Availability
R1 Air	From US$4,900 (China base price ≈ CN¥29,900); US AliExpress listing: from US$6,800
R1 (Standard)	US$5,900–$8,990 (CN¥39,900 base in China)
R1 EDU Standard	US$10,000–$12,000
R1 EDU Smart	US$15,000–$19,000
R1 EDU Pro	US$20,000–$35,000
Availability	Available globally via AliExpress (April 2026 launch); US deliveries from ~30 June 2026
Markets at launch	North America, Europe, Japan, Singapore
Open-Source	Partial (developer SDK and documentation available, consistent with prior Unitree platforms)

Competitor Comparison

Specification	Unitree R1	Unitree H1-2	Tesla Optimus	Figure 02
Height	~121 cm	~178 cm	~173 cm	~168 cm
Weight	~25 kg	~70 kg	~57 kg	~60 kg
DoF	26 (20 Air)	27	50+	41
Battery	~1 h	0.864 kWh	~2.3 kWh	Not disclosed
Compute	8-core CPU + GPU	Jetson Orin NX	Tesla FSD chip	Custom
AI Stack	UnifoLM	Custom + Jetson	FSD Neural Net	OpenAI partnership
Status	Available (AliExpress)	Available	Early production	Limited deployment
Price	From US$4,900	~US$90,000	Target ~$20,000	Not disclosed

Specification Sources

Unitree R1 Official Page — primary source for dimensions, DoF breakdown, sensors and onboard compute
Unitree Store — R1 Listing — configuration tiers and pre-sale pricing
The Robot Report — design rationale, weight and base-tier price
Interesting Engineering — AliExpress configuration breakdown across regions
Robozaps R1 Review — tier-by-tier price breakdown (R1 Air through R1 EDU Pro)
URCA Foundation — sensor list, IMU configuration, joint distribution

Disclaimer: Specifications are sourced from the publications listed above. Figures may differ between production batches and configuration tiers. Pricing varies by region and import duties. Some content on this page was created with the assistance of AI tools.