Overview
Lightweight humanoid robot launched in July 2025 at $5,900, Unitree’s lowest-cost humanoid.
Details
The Unitree R1 is an entry-level humanoid robot that launched in July 2025 at a breakthrough $5,900 price point. It is designed for developers, education, and content-creator applications. Despite the low price, it includes 26 degrees of freedom, on-board compute, and is compatible with Unitree’s reinforcement-learning toolchain. R1 has accelerated adoption of humanoid hardware in academic and hobbyist communities.