{
  "slug": "unitree-r1",
  "name": "R1",
  "manufacturer": {
    "name": "Unitree Robotics",
    "country": "CN",
    "url": "https://www.unitree.com"
  },
  "category": "compact",
  "announced": {
    "date": "2025-07-29",
    "source": {
      "url": "https://www.therobotreport.com/unitree-designs-r1-humanoid-robot-to-be-agile-and-affordable/",
      "quote": "Unitree designs R1 humanoid robot to be agile and affordable",
      "accessed": "2026-09-20"
    }
  },
  "specs": {
    "height_cm": {
      "value": 123,
      "status": "claimed",
      "source": {
        "url": "https://shop.unitree.com/products/unitree-r1",
        "quote": "standing 123 cm tall",
        "accessed": "2026-09-20"
      }
    },
    "weight_kg": {
      "value": 25,
      "status": "claimed",
      "source": {
        "url": "https://www.therobotreport.com/unitree-designs-r1-humanoid-robot-to-be-agile-and-affordable/",
        "quote": "The 25-kilogram robot combines dynamic movement capabilities with a built-in Large Multimodal AI Model",
        "accessed": "2026-09-20"
      }
    },
    "dof": {
      "value": 26,
      "status": "claimed",
      "source": {
        "url": "https://www.therobotreport.com/unitree-designs-r1-humanoid-robot-to-be-agile-and-affordable/",
        "quote": "features 26 degrees of freedom across its legs, waist, arms, and head",
        "accessed": "2026-09-27",
        "media_type": "article",
        "publisher_type": "independent",
        "review": {
          "status": "insufficient",
          "method": "text",
          "checked": "2026-09-27",
          "reason": "The reviewed source did not establish both the exact recorded value and the concrete robot variant for this specification."
        }
      }
    },
    "battery_wh": {
      "value": 199,
      "status": "claimed",
      "source": {
        "url": "https://shop.unitree.com/products/r1-battery",
        "quote": "6000mAh, 199Wh",
        "accessed": "2026-09-21"
      }
    },
    "battery_swappable": {
      "value": true,
      "status": "claimed",
      "source": {
        "url": "https://www.unitree.com/R1/",
        "quote": "Smart Battery (Quick Release)",
        "accessed": "2026-09-21"
      }
    },
    "locomotion": {
      "value": "bipedal",
      "status": "demonstrated",
      "source": {
        "url": "https://www.yankodesign.com/2025/07/28/unitrees-5900-r1-humanoid-robot-can-run-do-cartwheels-and-perform-handstands/",
        "quote": "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"
      },
      "note": "Two-legged humanoid; walking/running/cartwheeling behavior and the 'run'/'fall-recovery' capability entries above are two-legged gait, not wheeled."
    }
  },
  "price_history": [
    {
      "date": "2025-07-29",
      "amount": 5900,
      "currency": "USD",
      "variant": "standard",
      "status": "claimed",
      "source": {
        "url": "https://www.therobotreport.com/unitree-designs-r1-humanoid-robot-to-be-agile-and-affordable/",
        "quote": "The standard model was priced at $5,900",
        "accessed": "2026-09-20"
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-09-20",
      "amount": 4900,
      "currency": "USD",
      "variant": "base",
      "status": "claimed",
      "source": {
        "url": "https://shop.unitree.com/products/unitree-r1",
        "quote": "$4,900.00 USD",
        "accessed": "2026-09-20"
      }
    }
  ],
  "delivery": {
    "status": "claimed",
    "timeline": [
      {
        "date": "2025-07-29",
        "event": "announced",
        "detail": "Unveiled with a $5,900 starting price, undercutting Unitree's own G1 ($16k) and H1 ($90k).",
        "quantity_min": null,
        "quantity_max": null,
        "source": {
          "url": "https://www.therobotreport.com/unitree-designs-r1-humanoid-robot-to-be-agile-and-affordable/",
          "quote": "The low price targets universities, hobbyists and early consumer adopters who were priced out of Unitree's $16 k G1 and $90 k H1",
          "accessed": "2026-09-20"
        }
      },
      {
        "date": "2026-09-20",
        "event": "preorders-open",
        "detail": "R1 is listed for direct purchase on Unitree's own store at $4,900, with buyers directed to contact Unitree for further product information.",
        "quantity_min": null,
        "quantity_max": null,
        "source": {
          "url": "https://shop.unitree.com/products/unitree-r1",
          "quote": "If you want to know more product information, please contact us directly",
          "accessed": "2026-09-20"
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "capabilities": [
    {
      "id": "run",
      "status": "demonstrated",
      "autonomy": "teleoperated",
      "source": {
        "url": "https://www.yankodesign.com/2025/07/28/unitrees-5900-r1-humanoid-robot-can-run-do-cartwheels-and-perform-handstands/",
        "quote": "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": "2026-09-27",
        "media_type": "article",
        "publisher_type": "independent",
        "review": {
          "status": "insufficient",
          "method": "text",
          "checked": "2026-09-27",
          "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."
        }
      },
      "note": "This launch-video coverage does not itself state who controlled the robot. Autonomy is set to 'teleoperated' on the strength of The Robot Report's separate, explicit statement that 'Unitree's R1 is remote-controlled' and that 'Autonomy is achievable but requires secondary development' (https://www.therobotreport.com/unitree-designs-r1-humanoid-robot-to-be-agile-and-affordable/, accessed 2026-09-20) -- a general characterization of the shipped R1 platform, not a clip-specific statement about this particular run."
    },
    {
      "id": "fall-recovery",
      "status": "demonstrated",
      "autonomy": "teleoperated",
      "source": {
        "url": "https://www.yankodesign.com/2025/07/28/unitrees-5900-r1-humanoid-robot-can-run-do-cartwheels-and-perform-handstands/",
        "quote": "falling on its own will, and getting up like nothing ever happened",
        "accessed": "2026-09-27",
        "media_type": "article",
        "publisher_type": "independent",
        "review": {
          "status": "insufficient",
          "method": "text",
          "checked": "2026-09-27",
          "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."
        }
      },
      "note": "Same launch-video coverage as the 'run' entry above; autonomy is likewise inferred from The Robot Report's general 'remote-controlled' statement about the R1 platform rather than a clip-specific control statement."
    }
  ],
  "sdk": {
    "open_source": true,
    "ros": "ros2",
    "url": "https://github.com/unitreerobotics/unitree_sdk2",
    "status": "shipped",
    "source": {
      "url": "https://github.com/unitreerobotics/unitree_sdk2",
      "quote": "Unitree robot sdk version 2. https://support.unitree.com/home/zh/developer",
      "accessed": "2026-09-21"
    },
    "note": "unitree_sdk2 ships a dedicated r1/ example folder (github.com/unitreerobotics/unitree_sdk2/tree/main/example, accessed 2026-09-21) alongside g1, h1, h2, confirming R1 support in the same generic Unitree SDK; unitree_ros2 layers ROS2 on top via CycloneDDS."
  },
  "order_type": {
    "value": "cart",
    "status": "shipped",
    "source": {
      "url": "https://shop.unitree.com/products/unitree-r1",
      "quote": "Add to Cart",
      "accessed": "2026-09-21"
    }
  },
  "notes": [
    "Height/price conflict: The Robot Report's July 2025 launch coverage gives 1.2 m (3.9 ft) and a $5,900 standard price, while Unitree's own current store page (accessed 2026-09-20) states '123 cm' and lists the base unit at $4,900. Both are recorded here; the discrepancy is not resolved.",
    "The Robot Report notes the R1 'is remote-controlled rather than autonomous. Autonomy is achievable but requires secondary development' — relevant context for any 'demonstrated' autonomy claims made elsewhere about this robot.",
    "Battery runtime, walking speed and payload were not found on a primary source during this build and are omitted rather than guessed; secondary aggregators (RoboZaps, Humanoid.guide) cite ~1 hour runtime but this was not independently confirmed against a manufacturer or press primary source.",
    "No named-customer delivery evidence was found; delivery.status stays 'claimed'."
  ],
  "updated": "2026-09-21",
  "simulation": {
    "review": {
      "status": "found",
      "checked": "2026-09-27",
      "urls": [
        "https://github.com/unitreerobotics/unitree_mujoco/blob/1eb6642e3f3fdfb7fb13a9794fd6a2dd93ea0e7d/unitree_robots/r1/R1_C++.xml"
      ],
      "reason": "The official R1 repository path and MJCF format marker were checked; the model was not executed. The reviewed README did not list R1 in its simulator configurations, so compatibility remains unconfirmed."
    },
    "artifacts": [
      {
        "id": "r1-mjcf",
        "format": "mjcf",
        "variant": "R1",
        "provenance": "official",
        "url": "https://github.com/unitreerobotics/unitree_mujoco/blob/1eb6642e3f3fdfb7fb13a9794fd6a2dd93ea0e7d/unitree_robots/r1/R1_C++.xml",
        "revision": "1eb6642e3f3fdfb7fb13a9794fd6a2dd93ea0e7d",
        "license": {
          "name": "BSD-3-Clause",
          "url": "https://github.com/unitreerobotics/unitree_mujoco/blob/1eb6642e3f3fdfb7fb13a9794fd6a2dd93ea0e7d/LICENSE"
        },
        "source": {
          "url": "https://github.com/unitreerobotics/unitree_mujoco/blob/1eb6642e3f3fdfb7fb13a9794fd6a2dd93ea0e7d/unitree_robots/r1/R1_C++.xml",
          "quote": "unitree_robots/r1/R1_C++.xml",
          "accessed": "2026-09-27",
          "media_type": "repository",
          "publisher_type": "official",
          "variant": "R1",
          "review": {
            "status": "supported",
            "method": "text",
            "checked": "2026-09-27",
            "reason": "Official repository path and format marker checked; model not executed."
          }
        },
        "compatibility": []
      }
    ]
  },
  "actuator_architecture": {
    "review": {
      "status": "not_confirmed",
      "checked": "2026-09-27",
      "urls": [
        "https://github.com/unitreerobotics/unitree_mujoco/blob/main/readme.md"
      ],
      "reason": "Targeted actuator searches did not confirm an exact-variant architecture claim for this record; this does not mean none exists."
    },
    "groups": []
  },
  "url": "https://humanoidrecord.com/robots/unitree-r1/",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "attribution": "humanoidrecord.com",
  "generated_at": "2026-11-03T10:59:20.283Z"
}