Boston Dynamics Atlas (Electric) vs Unitree Robotics H1

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Dataset date: 2026-11-03

175 cmhuman
payload 50 kg (claimed)battery runtime 240 min (claimed)
ClaimedC190 cm3Boston Dynamics Atlas (Electric)
battery runtime 120 min (claimed)
ClaimedC180 cm5Unitree Robotics H1

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

Evidence sheet

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PropertyBoston Dynamics Atlas (Electric)Unitree Robotics H1Difference
Height (cm)ClaimedC190 cm3
Not reviewed

The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.

ClaimedC180 cm5
Not reviewed

The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.

-10 cm
Weight (kg)ClaimedC90 kg6
Not reviewed

The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.

ClaimedC47 kg7
Not reviewed

The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.

-43 kg
Degrees of freedomClaimedC568
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)
ClaimedC189
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)
-38 DoF
Walking speed (km/h)no sourced valueClaimedC11.9 km/h10
Not reviewed

The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.

unknown on one side
Payload (kg)ClaimedC50 kg1
Not reviewed

The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.

no sourced valueunknown on one side
Battery runtime (min)ClaimedC240 min2
Not reviewed

The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.

ClaimedC120 min4
Not reviewed

The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.

-120 min
Handsno sourced valueno sourced valueno sourced value
Actuator torque (Nm)no sourced valueClaimedC360 Nm11
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)
unknown on one side
Battery (Wh)no sourced valueClaimedC864 Wh12
Not reviewed

The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.

unknown on one side
Battery swappableClaimedCyes13
Not reviewed

The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.

ClaimedCyes12
Not reviewed

The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.

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Locomotionno sourced valueClaimedCbipedal14
Not reviewed

The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.

unknown on one side
SDK / ROSno sourced valueShippedSopen source, ros215
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.

1 simulation artifact confirmed.

Search checked
2026-09-27
Search result
The official H1 repository path and MJCF format marker were checked; the model was not executed.
Official · MJCF · H1
Variant
H1
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
H1

Simulator compatibility

  • MuJoCo · Documented compatibility

    Documented compatibility is not a test result. The cited source describes compatibility; this does not mean Humanoid Record tested the integration.

    Context: The pinned README lists H1 in the simulator robot configuration.

    Compatibility evidence
    Evidence review: supported

    The cited source was reviewed and supports this specific claim. This does not establish independent truth.

    Reason
    The pinned official README explicitly names this robot configuration for MuJoCo; no model was executed.
    Checked
    2026-09-27
    Review method
    Text review
    Media type
    Repository
    Publisher relation
    Official source (published by the subject or manufacturer)
    Robot variant
    H1
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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.
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.
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Warranty (shortest–longest)no sourced valueno sourced valueno sourced value
Order typeClaimedCquote required16
Not reviewed

The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.

ClaimedCquote required17
Not reviewed

The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.

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Latest priceno sourced valueClaimedC90,000base · USD · 2023-08-1518
Not reviewed

The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.

unknown on one side
Announced2024-04-1719
Not reviewed

The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.

2023-08-1520
Not reviewed

The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.

-8 mo
Recorded first customer deliveryno sourced valueno sourced valueno sourced value
Recorded delivery statusRecorded demonstratedRecorded demonstrated—
Results under fixed rules—4 results, best rank #1—

Capabilities

Capabilities table
CapabilityBoston Dynamics Atlas (Electric)Unitree Robotics H1
Pick and placeDemonstratedDA21
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 handlingDemonstratedDA22
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
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Notes

  1. 50 kg (110 lbs) (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
  2. 4 hours (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
  3. 1.9 m (6.2 ft) (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
  4. Battery capacity: 864Wh (accessed 2026-09-21) — source
  5. Height about 180CM (accessed 2026-09-21) — source
  6. 90 kg (198 lbs) (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
  7. Weight about 47kg (accessed 2026-09-21) — source
  8. DoF 56 (accessed 2026-10-04) — source
  9. DOF of Each Leg: 5(Hip × 3 + Knee × 1 + Ankle × 1); DOF of Each Arm: 4(Expandable) (accessed 2026-09-27) — source
  10. Moving speed of 3.3m/s (accessed 2026-09-21) — source
  11. Maximum Joint Torque 360N.m (accessed 2026-09-27) — source
  12. Battery capacity: 864Wh, quickly replaceable (accessed 2026-09-21) — source
  13. Atlas autonomously navigates to a charging station and swaps out its own battery (accessed 2026-09-21) — source
  14. Possessing a stable gait and highly flexible movement capabilities, it is able to walk and run autonomously in complex terrains and environments. (accessed 2026-09-21) — source
  15. Unitree robot sdk version 2. https://support.unitree.com/home/zh/developer (accessed 2026-09-21) — source
  16. Our team will be in touch with qualified prospects. (accessed 2026-09-21) — source
  17. Unitree H1(Contact us for the real price) (accessed 2026-09-21) — source
  18. Price: less than $90,000 (accessed 2026-09-21) — source
  19. 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
  20. The highest-power-performance robot of its counterparts with similar specifications in the world, weigh ~47Kg (accessed 2026-09-21) — source
  21. There are no prescribed or teleoperated movements; all motions are generated autonomously online. (accessed 2026-09-27) — source
  22. Atlas practiced sorting roof racks without human help (accessed 2026-09-27) — source

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