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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.

For saleShippedMaker UnitreeOther Chinese humanoids
Price from
$13,500

G1 · up to $21,500 for the highest listed configuration

20 Oct 2026Vendor store
Prices

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 humanoid robot standing, front view, vendor render

Unitree G1 standing, front view. Vendor render.

Render © Unitree, product pagechecked 20 Oct 2026

Height
1.32 m

G1 (base)

20 Oct 2026
Weight
35 kg

G1 (base)

20 Oct 2026
Degrees of freedom
23

G1 (base)

20 Oct 2026
Announced
15 May 2024
20 Oct 2026

Price and where to buy

Unitree G1 price by channel and configuration with source and check date
ChannelConfigurationPriceStatusSource / checked
Vendor store (shop.unitree.com)G1$13,500available to orderFor sale
20 Oct 2026
Vendor store (shop.unitree.com)G1 Pro$21,500available to orderFor sale
20 Oct 2026

Links go to the maker's own store or product page only. What a robot costs per year to own or rent: cost calculator.

Prices

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

  1. Claimed
  2. Demonstrated
  3. Piloting
  4. Shipped

Each level needs its own evidence; a pre-order or an announcement never counts as shipped. What each level requires.

Unitree G1 status evidence by date with source
DateLevelEvidenceSource / checked
22 Jan 2026Piloting“deren humanoider Roboter G1 nach mehreren Monaten Lieferzeit endlich im Automatisierungsbereich des Fraunhofer IPA angekommen war.”Customer statement · Fraunhofer IPA
interaktiv.ipa.fraunhofer.deWebvia humanoidrecord
27 Sep 2026
1 Apr 2026Piloting“Alan is a Unitree G1 Edu robot”Customer statement · Durham University
dur.ac.ukWebvia humanoidrecord
27 Sep 2026
1 Apr 2026Shipped“Alan is a Unitree G1 Edu robot, designed for education and research, and has already generated strong interest across the department.”Customer statement
20 Oct 2026
27 May 2026Demonstrated“Using the Unitree G1 as an example, Fraunhofer IPA applied the benchmark comprehensively for the first time.”Customer statement
20 Oct 2026
27 May 2026Piloting“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
ipa.fraunhofer.deWebvia humanoidrecord
27 Sep 2026
27 May 2026Shipped“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 2026Claimed“Unitree G1 / Humanoid agent AI avatar / Price from $13.5K”Vendor page
20 Oct 2026
Data

Includes data from humanoidrecord.com (CC BY 4.0) Details

Specifications

Unitree G1 specifications by configuration with source and check date
SpecValueSource / checked
Height1.32 mG1 (base) · G1 EDU
20 Oct 2026
Weight35 kgG1 (base) · G1 EDU
20 Oct 2026
Degrees of freedom23G1 (base)
20 Oct 2026
Degrees of freedom23–43G1 EDU
20 Oct 2026
Hand DoF7G1 EDU
20 Oct 2026
Payload2 kgG1 (base)
20 Oct 2026
Payload3 kgG1 EDU
20 Oct 2026
Walking speed2 m/s
therobotreport.comPressvia humanoidrecord
20 Sep 2026
Battery runtime2 hG1 (base) · G1 EDU
20 Oct 2026
Onboard compute8-core high-performance CPUG1 (base)
20 Oct 2026
Onboard compute8-core high-performance CPU; optional high computing power module (e.g. NVIDIA Orin)G1 EDU
20 Oct 2026

Values are the figures the source publishes, per configuration; configurations are never averaged. Units as published.

Data

Includes data from humanoidrecord.com (CC BY 4.0) Details

Height next to similar robots, cm · published figures
050100150200Unitree R1123AgiBot X2131Unitree G1132NEURA 4NE1 Mini132Unitree H1180

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.

AssetWhereSource / checked
Software development kit (SDK)unitreerobotics/unitree_sdk2
20 Oct 2026
Robot description files (URDF / MJCF)unitreerobotics/unitree_ros
20 Oct 2026

Compare with similar robots

Unitree G1 compared with similar humanoid robots
ModelHeight, cmWeight, kgDoFPriceAvailabilityEvidencePrice source / checked
Unitree G1this page1323523 / 23–43$13,500–21,500For saleShipped
20 Oct 2026
Unitree R1same maker12327 / 2920 / 26 / 26–40$4,900–10,500For saleClaimed
20 Oct 2026
Unitree H1same maker18047 / 7027Quoteno list priceEnterprise quoteDemonstrated
20 Oct 2026
AgiBot X213135 / 3925 / 30$25,600For saleShipped
20 Oct 2026
NEURA 4NE1 Mini1323625€19,999≈ $22,449Pre-orderClaimed
20 Oct 2026

Height, weight and degrees of freedom are published figures; each card lists them by configuration with sources. All humanoid robots.

Maker

Company

Unitree

Country
China
Headquarters
Hangzhou
20 Oct 2026
Founded
2016
20 Oct 2026
Humanoids here
5 models

Unitree: funding, shipments and other robots

Other Unitree humanoids
H1
Quote · Enterprise quote
H2
$29,900 · For sale
H2 Plus
Quote · Enterprise quote
R1
$4,900–10,500 · For sale

News about Unitree G1

  1. Unitree releases the UnifoLM-WLA-1.0-Base model weights and fine-tuning codeUnitree Robotics (code repository)

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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.

Sources used on the Unitree G1 card
Used forSource / checked
Official page · Status evidence · Specs: height, weight, degrees of freedom, hand dof, payload, battery runtime, onboard compute
20 Oct 2026/g1/
Announcement · Specs: walking speed
20 Oct 2026/unitree-robotics-unveils-g1-humanoid-for-16k/
Price
20 Oct 2026/products/unitree-g1
Status evidence
27 Sep 2026/embodied-ai/humanoide-roboter_statusquo-potenziale-for…
Status evidence
20 Oct 2026/news-events/latest-news/2026/04/durhams-new-humanoid-r…
Status evidence
20 Oct 2026/en/press-media/press_releases/benchmark-for-humanoid-r…
Robot description files
20 Oct 2026/unitreerobotics/unitree_ros/tree/master/robots/g1_desc…
SDK
20 Oct 2026/unitreerobotics/unitree_sdk2
Data

Includes data from humanoidrecord.com (CC BY 4.0) Details

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