G1 (base)
Unitree G1
Unitree G1 is a compact biped humanoid robot made by Unitree (China), announced 15 May 2024. It is listed at $13,500 on shop.unitree.com as of 20 Oct 2026; 2 listed configurations run from $13,500 to $21,500. The highest evidence level is shipped (customer statement, ipa.fraunhofer.de, 27 May 2026). The 11 specification values below are published figures and have not been independently measured.
G1 · up to $21,500 for the highest listed configuration
Prices and availability are collected from vendor pages and public sources on the date shown; they change without notice. Verify with the vendor before purchase. Details

Unitree G1 standing, front view. Vendor render.
Price and where to buy
| Channel | Configuration | Price | Status | Source / checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor store (shop.unitree.com) | G1 | $13,500available to order | For sale | shop.unitree.comVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
| Vendor store (shop.unitree.com) | G1 Pro | $21,500available to order | For sale | shop.unitree.comVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
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Prices and availability are collected from vendor pages and public sources on the date shown; they change without notice. Verify with the vendor before purchase. Details
Status: from claim to delivery
- Claimed
- Demonstrated
- Piloting
- Shipped
Each level needs its own evidence; a pre-order or an announcement never counts as shipped. What each level requires.
| Date | Level | Evidence | Source / checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jan 2026 | Piloting | “deren humanoider Roboter G1 nach mehreren Monaten Lieferzeit endlich im Automatisierungsbereich des Fraunhofer IPA angekommen war.”Customer statement · Fraunhofer IPA | 27 Sep 2026 |
| 1 Apr 2026 | Piloting | “Alan is a Unitree G1 Edu robot”Customer statement · Durham University | 27 Sep 2026 |
| 1 Apr 2026 | Shipped | “Alan is a Unitree G1 Edu robot, designed for education and research, and has already generated strong interest across the department.”Customer statement | dur.ac.ukWeb 20 Oct 2026 |
| 27 May 2026 | Demonstrated | “Using the Unitree G1 as an example, Fraunhofer IPA applied the benchmark comprehensively for the first time.”Customer statement | 20 Oct 2026 |
| 27 May 2026 | Piloting | “The technical basis was the Unitree G1 EDU-4 with Dex3-1 3-finger hands delivered in May 2025 with firmware version 1.04.”Customer statement · Fraunhofer IPA | 27 Sep 2026 |
| 27 May 2026 | Shipped | “The technical basis was the Unitree G1 EDU-4 with Dex3-1 3-finger hands delivered in May 2025 with firmware version 1.04.”Customer statement | 20 Oct 2026 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | Claimed | “Unitree G1 / Humanoid agent AI avatar / Price from $13.5K”Vendor page | unitree.comVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
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Specifications
| Spec | Value | Source / checked |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 1.32 mG1 (base) · G1 EDU | unitree.comVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
| Weight | 35 kgG1 (base) · G1 EDU | unitree.comVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
| Degrees of freedom | 23G1 (base) | unitree.comVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
| Degrees of freedom | 23–43G1 EDU | unitree.comVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
| Hand DoF | 7G1 EDU | unitree.comVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
| Payload | 2 kgG1 (base) | unitree.comVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
| Payload | 3 kgG1 EDU | unitree.comVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
| Walking speed | 2 m/s | 20 Sep 2026 |
| Battery runtime | 2 hG1 (base) · G1 EDU | unitree.comVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
| Onboard compute | 8-core high-performance CPUG1 (base) | unitree.comVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
| Onboard compute | 8-core high-performance CPU; optional high computing power module (e.g. NVIDIA Orin)G1 EDU | unitree.comVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
Values are the figures the source publishes, per configuration; configurations are never averaged. Units as published.
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SDK and simulation files
Public software the maker publishes for Unitree G1: an SDK to program the robot and description files that load it into simulators.
| Asset | Where | Source / checked |
|---|---|---|
| Software development kit (SDK) | unitreerobotics/unitree_sdk2 | github.comCode 20 Oct 2026 |
| Robot description files (URDF / MJCF) | unitreerobotics/unitree_ros | github.comCode 20 Oct 2026 |
Compare with similar robots
| Model | Height, cm | Weight, kg | DoF | Price | Availability | Evidence | Price source / checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unitree G1this page | 132 | 35 | 23 / 23–43 | $13,500–21,500 | For sale | Shipped | shop.unitree.comVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
| Unitree R1same maker | 123 | 27 / 29 | 20 / 26 / 26–40 | $4,900–10,500 | For sale | Claimed | shop.unitree.comVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
| Unitree H1same maker | 180 | 47 / 70 | 27 | Quoteno list price | Enterprise quote | Demonstrated | shop.unitree.comVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
| AgiBot X2 | 131 | 35 / 39 | 25 / 30 | $25,600 | For sale | Shipped | store.agibot.comVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
| NEURA 4NE1 Mini | 132 | 36 | 25 | €19,999≈ $22,449 | Pre-order | Claimed | neura-robotics.comVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
Height, weight and degrees of freedom are published figures; each card lists them by configuration with sources. All humanoid robots.
Maker
Unitree
- Country
- China
- Headquarters
- Hangzhouunitree.comVendor20 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2016unitree.comVendor20 Oct 2026
- Humanoids here
- 5 models
News about Unitree G1
- Unitree releases the UnifoLM-WLA-1.0-Base model weights and fine-tuning codeUnitree Robotics (code repository)
Sources and checks
8 sources back the facts on this card. Each was opened on the date shown. Elsewhere on the card a fact checked on 20 Oct 2026, the build date, carries only the dot; an older check date is printed in full.
| Used for | Source / checked |
|---|---|
| Official page · Status evidence · Specs: height, weight, degrees of freedom, hand dof, payload, battery runtime, onboard compute | |
| Announcement · Specs: walking speed | |
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