Boston Dynamics Atlas (Electric) vs Unitree Robotics G1

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Dataset date: 2026-11-03

175 cmhuman

190 cm³Boston Dynamics Atlas (Electric)

132 cm⁶Unitree Robotics G1

Height to scale. Width is schematic, derived from weight; not a measured body width.

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Evidence sheet

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Property	Boston Dynamics Atlas (Electric)	Unitree Robotics G1	Difference
Height (cm)	190 cm³ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	132 cm⁶ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	-58 cm
Weight (kg)	90 kg⁷ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	35 kg⁸ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	-55 kg
Degrees of freedom	56⁹ Evidence review: supported The cited source was reviewed and supports this specific claim. This does not establish independent truth. Reason The official product page explicitly lists 56 degrees of freedom for the current industrial Atlas product. Checked 2026-10-04 Review method Text review Media type Documentation Publisher relation Official source (published by the subject or manufacturer) Robot variant Atlas industrial product version (2026)	23¹⁰ Needs review The reviewed source does not provide enough evidence for this specific claim. Reason The reviewed source did not establish both the exact recorded value and the concrete robot variant for this specification. Checked 2026-09-27 Review method Text review Media type Documentation Publisher relation Official source (published by the subject or manufacturer)	-33 DoF
Walking speed (km/h)	no sourced value	7.2 km/h¹¹ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	unknown on one side
Payload (kg)	50 kg¹ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	2 kg⁴ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	-48 kg
Battery runtime (min)	240 min² Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	120 min⁵ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	-120 min
Hands	no sourced value	no sourced value	no sourced value
Actuator torque (Nm)	no sourced value	no sourced value	no sourced value
Battery (Wh)	no sourced value	no sourced value	no sourced value
Battery swappable	yes¹² Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	yes¹³ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	—
Locomotion	no sourced value	no sourced value	no sourced value
SDK / ROS	no sourced value	open source, ros2¹⁴ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	unknown on one side
Simulation	No simulation artifact confirmed in targeted search This records a searched-but-not-confirmed result. It does not mean simulation support is unavailable. Search checked 2026-09-27 Search result Targeted searches found no confirmed model for this record; does not mean unavailable. Searched source 1	2 simulation artifacts confirmed. Search checked 2026-09-27 Search result Official repository paths and MJCF format markers were checked for two G1 artifacts; the models were not executed. Searched source 1 Searched source 2 Official · MJCF · G1 23 DoF Variant G1 23 DoF Format MJCF Provenance Official Revision 1eb6642e3f3fdfb7fb13a9794fd6a2dd93ea0e7d License BSD-3-Clause Open simulation artifact Artifact evidence Evidence review: supported The cited source was reviewed and supports this specific claim. This does not establish independent truth. Reason Official repository path and format marker checked; model not executed. Checked 2026-09-27 Review method Text review Media type Repository Publisher relation Official source (published by the subject or manufacturer) Robot variant G1 23 DoF No simulator compatibility claim recorded. Official · MJCF · G1 29 DoF Variant G1 29 DoF Format MJCF Provenance Official Revision 1eb6642e3f3fdfb7fb13a9794fd6a2dd93ea0e7d License BSD-3-Clause Open simulation artifact Artifact evidence Evidence review: supported The cited source was reviewed and supports this specific claim. This does not establish independent truth. Reason Official repository path and format marker checked; model not executed. Checked 2026-09-27 Review method Text review Media type Repository Publisher relation Official source (published by the subject or manufacturer) Robot variant G1 29 DoF No simulator compatibility claim recorded.	—
Actuator architecture	1 actuator group documented. Search checked 2026-09-27 Search result Exact-variant actuator architecture evidence was found in the listed official source and is recorded per group. Searched source 1 Whole robot platform · Atlas (Electric) · Claimed Scope Whole robot platform Variant Atlas (Electric) Evidence status Claimed Drive Electric Transmission Not confirmed Motion Not confirmed Architecture Not confirmed Architecture evidence Evidence review: supported The cited source was reviewed and supports this specific claim. This does not establish independent truth. Reason Boston Dynamics explicitly identifies the new Atlas variant as fully electric. Checked 2026-09-27 Review method Text review Media type Article Publisher relation Official source (published by the subject or manufacturer) Robot variant Atlas (Electric) Architecture metadata describes the cited mechanism only. No performance is inferred.	No actuator architecture confirmed in targeted search This records a searched-but-not-confirmed result. It does not mean a particular architecture is absent. Search checked 2026-09-27 Search result Targeted actuator searches did not confirm an exact-variant architecture claim for this record; this does not mean none exists. Searched source 1	—
Warranty (shortest–longest)	no sourced value	8 mo (Global (standard configuration)) – 18 mo (Global (EDU configuration))¹⁵ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	unknown on one side
Order type	quote required¹⁶ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	direct checkout¹⁷ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	—
Latest price	no sourced value	13,500base · USD · 2026-09-20¹⁸ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	unknown on one side
Announced	2024-04-17¹⁹ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	2024-05-13²⁰ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	+1 mo
Recorded first customer delivery	no sourced value	no sourced value	no sourced value
Recorded delivery status	Recorded demonstrated	Recorded shipped · source-supported	—
Results under fixed rules	—	1 result, best rank #1	—

Capabilities

Capabilities table
Capability	Boston Dynamics Atlas (Electric)	Unitree Robotics G1
Fall recovery	—	S²¹ Needs review The reviewed source does not provide enough evidence for this specific claim. Reason The text source was reviewed, but no video segment was watched; the existing capability status and autonomy classification for the exact recorded robot variant were not fully verified. Checked 2026-09-27 Review method Text review Media type Research paper Publisher relation Independent source
Pick and place	A²² Needs review The reviewed source does not provide enough evidence for this specific claim. Reason The text source was reviewed, but no video segment was watched; the existing capability status and autonomy classification for Atlas (Electric) were not fully verified. Checked 2026-09-27 Review method Text review Media type Article Publisher relation Independent source	—
Box handling	A²³ Needs review The reviewed source does not provide enough evidence for this specific claim. Reason The text source was reviewed, but no video segment was watched; the existing capability status and autonomy classification for Atlas (Electric) were not fully verified. Checked 2026-09-27 Review method Text review Media type Article Publisher relation Independent source	—

Notes

50 kg (110 lbs) (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
4 hours (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
1.9 m (6.2 ft) (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
About 2Kg (standard); About 3Kg (EDU) (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
About 2h (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
1320x450x200mm (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
90 kg (198 lbs) (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
About 35kg (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
DoF 56 (accessed 2026-10-04) — source
23 (standard); 23 - 43 (G1 EDU) (accessed 2026-09-27) — source
The robot also features a fast walking speed of 2,000 mm/s (4.5 MPH). (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
Atlas autonomously navigates to a charging station and swaps out its own battery (accessed 2026-09-21) — source
Smart Battery (Quick Release) 9000mAh (accessed 2026-09-21) — source
Unitree robot sdk version 2. https://support.unitree.com/home/zh/developer (accessed 2026-09-21) — source
8 months (accessed 2026-09-21) — source
Our team will be in touch with qualified prospects. (accessed 2026-09-21) — source
Add to Cart (accessed 2026-09-21) — source
US $13.5K (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
This week we announced the retirement of our hydraulic Atlas and unveiled what comes next—a fully electric Atlas robot designed for real-world applications. (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
Unitree Robotics unveiled the G1 at ICRA 2024, pricing the humanoid at $16,000. (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
the default manufacturer-provided recovery controller on the Unitree G1, which executes a hard-coded joint trajectory with PD stabilization (accessed 2026-09-27) — source
There are no prescribed or teleoperated movements; all motions are generated autonomously online. (accessed 2026-09-27) — source
Atlas practiced sorting roof racks without human help (accessed 2026-09-27) — source

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