Overview
The Unitree G1 is the flagship compact humanoid from Hangzhou-based Unitree Robotics. At $13,500 it is the most affordable mainstream production humanoid, aimed at research, education and light commercial use. It anchors a lineup that also includes the budget R1 and the performance H-series.
Tech specs
| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Height | 1320 mm standing (folds to 690 mm) |
| Weight | ~35 kg with battery |
| Payload / lift | ~2 kg per arm (standard); ~3 kg per arm (EDU) |
| Degrees of freedom | 23 standard; up to 43 on EDU; optional 7-DoF Dex3-1 hands |
| Hands | Default 3-DoF gripper hands; optional Dex3-1 three-fingered tactile hands |
| Battery | ~2 h runtime; 9000 mAh quick-release battery |
| Speed | ~2 m/s walking |
| Onboard compute | 8-core CPU; optional NVIDIA Jetson Orin (EDU) |
| Sensors | 3D LiDAR plus depth camera (360°), 4-mic array |
| Status | In production; best-selling humanoid of 2025; frequently backordered |
Pricing
The entry G1 starts at $13,500, a cut from the roughly $16,000 2024 launch price. The developer-focused G1 EDU (full SDK, Jetson Orin, Dex3 hands) runs from about $44,000. Siblings: the budget R1 humanoid from $5,900, the H1 performance humanoid around $99,900, and the newer H2 at $29,900.
AI & autonomy
G1 runs Unitree’s in-house UnifoLM (Unified Robot Large Model) embodied-AI stack, combining imitation and reinforcement learning with over-the-air updates.
Deployment & traction
Unitree shipped 5,500+ humanoids in 2025 (roughly a third of global humanoid unit shipments by its own prospectus), with 2025 revenue around ¥1.7bn (~$250M) and reported profitability. Its Shanghai STAR Market IPO application cleared the listing committee on June 1, 2026 at a roughly $6.2bn target valuation, the first “embodied AI” firm approved for China’s A-share market.