Unitree R1 Humanoid Robot

Product Description

The Unitree R1 is Unitree Robotics' most accessible full humanoid robot — a compact, agile, and highly capable bipedal platform standing 1.21 m tall and weighing approximately 25 kg. Designed for education, research, and developer use, the R1 combines expressive whole-body locomotion with integrated multimodal AI in a lightweight, customisable frame.

The R1 can walk, run, cartwheel, perform handstands, and recover from pushes — all driven by low-inertia permanent magnet synchronous motors across each joint. An integrated Large Multimodal Model (LMM) enables voice recognition, image understanding, and gesture-based interaction without cloud dependency. The fully open SDK and ROS 2 support make it ideal for algorithm development, reinforcement learning research, and AI embodiment work.

Available in seven configurations, from demonstration-ready to full dexterous manipulation research:

• Basic — 24 DOF, pre-programmed routines, no secondary development
• U1 (EDU Standard) — 24 DOF, 40 TOPS compute, full developer programming
• U2 (EDU Smart) — 26 DOF (adds 2-DOF head), 100 TOPS NVIDIA Jetson Orin
• U3 (EDU Pro A) — 40 DOF, adds dual Dex3-1 three-finger dexterous hands (7 DOF each, no tactile)
• U4 (EDU Pro B) — 40 DOF, Dex3-1 hands upgraded with 33 tactile sensors per hand
• U5 (EDU Pro C) — 38 DOF, dual BrainCo Revo 2 Basic five-finger dexterous hands
• U6 (EDU Pro D) — 38 DOF, dual BrainCo Revo 2 Touch five-finger dexterous hands with tactile sensing

Key Specifications

• Height: ~1.21 m | Weight: ~25 kg
• DOF: 24 (Basic & U1) / 26 (U2) / 40 (U3 & U4) / 38 (U5 & U6)
• Actuation: Low-inertia PMSM motors with high-torque joint control
• AI Compute: 40 TOPS (U1) / 100 TOPS NVIDIA Jetson Orin (U2–U6) | Basic runs pre-programmed routines
• Hands: Dex3-1 3-finger (U3/U4) | BrainCo Revo 2 5-finger (U5/U6, tactile on U6)
• AI: Integrated LMM for voice, image, and gesture interaction (U1–U6)
• Battery: ~1 hour | Quick-release smart battery
• Sensing: Binocular depth camera, IMU
• Connectivity: Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2
• Development: Linux SDK, ROS 2 (U1–U6 only) | Basic is closed system
• Exterior: Fully customisable finish
• Capabilities: Walk, run, cartwheel, handstand, fall recovery