Chris Messina

Unitree R1 - Ultra-lightweight humanoid robot starting at $5900

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Unitree R1 is an ultra-lightweight, fully customizable humanoid robot for education, research, and industry. Features advanced power systems, flexible joints, modular design, and secondary development support.

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The Unitree R1 is going to give Tesla's Optimus a run (literally) for its money.

Starting at $5900, the R1 is a humanoid robot that is ultra-lightweight, highly customizable, and designed for both learning and real-world problem-solving.

The R1 stands out with its modular design, impressive load handling, advanced mobility, and secondary development support—making it perfect for creators, educators, and tech enthusiasts alike.

Matt Carroll

the video looks...off. do you think its real or generated?

Matt Carroll

also im confused about the pricing?

maybe it's not actually even orderable?

Chris Messina

@catt_marroll That's the G1, which does kickboxing. The R1 is $5900.

I realize we live on the sides of the the uncanny valley, but pretty sure this is legit:

Matt Carroll

@chrismessina ah, that makes alot more sense. thanks for pointing out

Csaba TĂłth

The Unitree R1 is incredibly impressive, pushing the boundaries of humanoid robotics; congratulations to the team on such a significant leap forward in this field!

Tom

Awesome ! This is defintely a huge step in this industry. Chris, can we have a chat in private, I would love to know a bit about the production of the parts of the robot (fully confidential and because I am developing a platform to produce parts at lower cost) ?

Chris Messina

@fargar I don't work for Unitree — I just hunted it.

Tom

@chrismessina my bad!

Samanvaya Pant

How long does the R1 run on a charge, and can you swap batteries easily?

Joey Judd

Whoa, 43 degrees of freedom?? That's wild—imagine the moves this thing can pull off. Ngl, the future is arriving fast and you guys are pushing it!

Jordan
Starting at $5900? The future really is now
Kamal Kumar
USA is country which get benefits for it because we wont get labour here but think about country like india , it will kill the job of 300 million people where labour cost is lower n lots of people depend on it .
Jones Ha

Super impressive to see a humanoid robot like Unitree G1 hit the market, especially with the vision of competing with Optimus! Could you share some initial examples or use cases that you've prototyped or envision for G1 in practical, everyday scenarios beyond academic research?

vivek sharma

Unitree G1 is inching us closer to humanoid dexterity 43 DOF, depth sensing, LiDAR, and those optional dexterous hands? That’s serious motion intelligence. Intrigued by how it balances responsiveness with stability, and what kinds of real-world tasks it’s being deployed for.

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