Unitree Robotics R1 vs X-Humanoid (Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center) Tiangong Ultra

Dataset date: 2026-09-21

175 cmhuman
ClaimedC123 cm1Unitree Robotics R1
ClaimedC180 cm2X-Humanoid (Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center) Tiangong Ultra

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

Unitree Robotics R1Unitree Robotics R1: announced 2025-07-29, no dated delivery evidence
X-Humanoid (Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center) Tiangong UltraX-Humanoid (Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center) Tiangong Ultra: announced 2025-04-19, first demo 2025-04-19, no dated delivery evidence

open outline: claimed → demonstrated · hatched: demonstrated · filled dot: first delivery recorded

Evidence sheet

PropertyUnitree Robotics R1X-Humanoid (Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center) Tiangong UltraDifference
Height (cm)ClaimedC123 cm1ClaimedC180 cm2+57 cm
Weight (kg)ClaimedC25 kg3ClaimedC52 kg2+27 kg
Degrees of freedomClaimedC263no sourced valueno sourced value
Walking speed (km/h)no sourced valueno sourced valueno sourced value
Payload (kg)no sourced valueno sourced valueno sourced value
Battery runtime (min)no sourced valueno sourced valueno sourced value
Handsno sourced valueno sourced value
Actuator torque (Nm)no sourced valueno sourced valueno sourced value
Battery (Wh)ClaimedC199 Wh4no sourced valueno sourced value
Battery swappableClaimedCyes5no sourced value
LocomotionDemonstratedDbipedal6no sourced value
SDK / ROSShippedSopen source, ros27no sourced value
Warranty (shortest–longest)no sourced valueno sourced value
Order typeShippedSdirect checkout1no sourced value
Latest priceClaimedCUSD 4,9001no sourced value
Announced2025-07-2932025-04-198-3 mo
First customer deliveryno sourced valueno sourced valueno sourced value
Delivery statusclaimeddemonstrated
Results under fixed rules2 results, best rank #1

Capabilities

CapabilityUnitree Robotics R1X-Humanoid (Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center) Tiangong Ultra
RunDemonstratedDT
Fall recoveryDemonstratedDT

Notes

  1. standing 123 cm tall (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
  2. Standing approximately 1.80 m tall (accessed 2026-09-21) — source
  3. The 25-kilogram robot combines dynamic movement capabilities with a built-in Large Multimodal AI Model (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
  4. 6000mAh, 199Wh (accessed 2026-09-21) — source
  5. Smart Battery (Quick Release) (accessed 2026-09-21) — source
  6. Unitree R1 humanoid robot is capable of walking, running, cartwheeling, doing kung-fu, falling on its own will, and getting up like nothing ever happened. (accessed 2026-09-21) — source
  7. Unitree robot sdk version 2. https://support.unitree.com/home/zh/developer (accessed 2026-09-21) — source
  8. The 'Tiangong Ultra' humanoid robot wins the world's first humanoid robot half marathon in Beijing, China, April 19, 2025. (accessed 2026-09-21) — source

Cite this comparison: https://humanoidrecord.com/compare/unitree-r1-vs-x-humanoid-tiangong-ultra/ (accessed 2026-09-21)

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