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R1
R1 is a compact humanoid robot offered in Air, standard and EDU configurations for demonstrations and robotics research.
- Form
- Humanoid
- Use
- Education, Research
- Weight
- 27–29 kg
- Battery (claim)
- About 1 hour
Specifications
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- Form
- Humanoid
- Use
- Education, Research
- User programming
- No / Yes
- Phone app
- Yes
- Intended use
- Motion demonstrations and education/research; EDU is the version for supported secondary development. A humanoid shape does not establish useful autonomous household labour.
- Movement
- Six degrees of freedom per leg. Air has four per arm; standard and EDU have five per arm plus two waist and two head degrees of freedom. EDU can be configured with additional hand joints, taking its total from 26 to as many as 40.
- Autonomy
- The maker describes multimodal voice and image interaction, but warns that some example functions shown are still being developed and tested. Standard motion routines are distinct from general autonomous manipulation.
- User programming
- The exact current comparison marks secondary development absent on Air and standard R1, supported on EDU. EDU offers optional computing and dexterous hands; these are not standard features of the entry models.
- Remote control
- Handheld controller included in the maker's comparison; the maker also provides its R1 app.
- Regional availability
- The official global store lists Air, standard and EDU variants as available for ordering, with an In Stock heading. Additional EDU accessories require contact with sales. Shipping/import clearance conditions apply; individual destination delivery is not established by the headline. Checked October 2026.
- Release details
- Contemporary launch coverage dates the announcement to 25 July 2025. The first retail delivery date is not established; the December 2025 store publication timestamp is not treated as first sale.
Hardware
- Degrees of freedom
- 20–26
- Height
- 1,230 mm
- Width
- 357 mm
- Depth
- 190 mm
- Robot weight
- 27–29 kg
- Camera
- Yes
- Microphone
- Yes
- Wi-Fi
- Yes
- Bluetooth
- Yes
- Processing
- Eight-core high-performance processor across the range. EDU optionally supports additional high-power computing modules, including Orin configurations; no exact standard processor model is published.
- Sensors
- Air monocular camera; standard R1 and EDU binocular camera. Joint encoders are described as dual plus single encoders.
- Camera
- Monocular on Air; binocular on standard and EDU. Camera presence is not proof of depth-map accuracy or independent navigation performance.
- Audio
- Four-microphone array and speaker across the range.
- Actuators
- Low-inertia high-speed inner-rotor permanent-magnet synchronous motors with local air cooling. Knee movement −10° to +139°; the maker's numerical joint limits are not an agility score.
- Payload
- Maker arm-load claim about 2 kg, varying greatly with arm extension. Its table labels this row Maximum Torque of Arm Joint but gives kilograms and a load footnote; it is not a published N·m torque figure.
- Connections
- Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2.
- Size and weight
- Standing height × width × thickness 1,230 × 357 × 190 mm. Weight with battery approximately 27 kg for Air and 29 kg for standard/EDU. The current specification supersedes the approximately 25 kg wording in initial launch coverage; optional EDU attachments may alter the supplied configuration.
- Accessories
- Optional dexterous hands and additional computing modules are EDU-specific. Maker store renders are explicitly labelled prototype images; their exact appearance can differ from supplied hardware.
Battery
- Battery life (maker's claim)
- About 1 hour
- Battery
- Quick-release lithium battery; capacity is not published in the exact current R1 table used.
- Charging
- Charger supplied; the current comparison does not publish a charge-time claim.
- Runtime conditions
- About one hour is the maker's claim across configurations, without a detailed workload test. Actual performance varies with scenarios and configurations.
Configurations
| Version | Degrees of freedom | Weight | Battery (claim) | User programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 Air | 20 | 27 kg | About 1 hour | No |
| R1 | 26 | 29 kg | About 1 hour | No |
| R1 EDU | 26 | 29 kg | About 1 hour | Yes |
Pros and cons
Pros
- Compact 1.23 m standing height
- Removable battery
- EDU option supports secondary development
Cons
- Air and standard versions lack supported secondary development
- About one hour of claimed battery life
- Some demonstrated functions remain under development
Closest rivals
Model | Form | Use | Weight | Battery (claim) | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humanoid | Companion, Education | – | 80–90 minutes working time | – | |
| Humanoid | Education, Research | 35 kg | About 2 hours | – | |
| Humanoid | Companion, Education | 2.3 kg | – | – |
Sources
- unitree.com/mobile/R1
- shop.unitree.com/products/unitree-r1
- shop.unitree.com/products.json
- techradar.com/ai-platforms-assistants/this-kickboxing-robot-is-just-usd6-000-an…
Photo: Unitree
- R1 red and gold prototype, full-body front three-quarter pose; maker states final appearance may differ: cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0620/4932/1193/files/6_1b6cd726-c1a6-4968-b24a-7e38e1…
- R1 white and blue prototype, manufacturer upper-body front view: unitree.com/images/af8ac98082c6450a94ab4687a05360d7_428x404.png
