G1 vs Unitree R1
G1 is a humanoid robot by Unitree Robotics (China); Unitree R1 comes from Unitree Robotics (China). G1 is taller at 127 cm, against 122 cm for Unitree R1. G1 is heavier: 35 kg versus 25 kg for Unitree R1. Unitree R1 has more degrees of freedom (26 against 23). Both are commercially available. Listed prices: $16,000 for G1 and US $5 900 for Unitree R1.
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| Spec |   🇨🇳 ChinaCommercial |  🇨🇳 ChinaCommercial |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Year | ||
| Year | 2024 | 2025 |
| Body | ||
| Height | ||
| Height | 127 cm | 122 cm |
| Weight | ||
| Weight | 35 kg | 25 kg |
| Degrees of freedom | ||
| Degrees of freedom | 23 | 26 |
| DoF (hands) | ||
| DoF (hands) | 14 | - |
| Fingers | ||
| Fingers | 10 | 10 |
| Structural material | ||
| Structural material | - | composite shell over alloy frame |
| Size | ||
| Size | G1 / G1 EDU | 1230x357x190 mm |
| Shipping size | ||
| Shipping size | 1320 x 450 x 200 mm | 1230x357x190 mm |
| Motion | ||
| Max speed | ||
| Max speed | 7.2 km/h | 9 km/h |
| Walking speed | ||
| Walking speed | 4.5 km/h | 9 km/h |
| Strength | ||
| Strength | 3 kg | 10 kg |
| Runtime | ||
| Runtime | 2 h | 1 h |
| Motor tech | ||
| Motor tech | Low inertia high-speed internal rotor PMSM (permanent magnet synchronous motor) | Unitree in-house smart actuators (same lineage as H1/G1); details pending |
| Gear tech | ||
| Gear tech | Industrial grade crossed roller bearings | Unitree has previously used quasi-direct drives without harmonic reducers |
| Sensing & Compute | ||
| CPU / GPU | ||
| CPU / GPU | 8-core high-performance CPU; EDU with Jetson Orin module as an additional option | On-board 8-core CPU + GPU |
| Operating system | ||
| Operating system | Supports OTA updates and secondary development (EDU versions) | Unitree typically ships a Linux-based SDK |
| LLM integration | ||
| LLM integration | UnifoLM (Unified Robot Large Model) | multimodal large language model for speech & image recognition |
| Camera | ||
| Camera | Intel RealSense D435i depth camera and Livox MID360 3D LiDAR; microphone array and stereo speaker in EDU versions | Stereo binocular camera (220 ° FOV on SV1-25 module) |
| Connectivity | ||
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth, Wi-Fi |
| Tactile / force sensors | ||
| Tactile / force sensors | force-position hybrid control | - |
| Safety & Market | ||
| Safe with humans | ||
| Safe with humans | Yes | Safe-distance operation |
| Primary market | ||
| Primary market | civilian robot | hobbyists, individual developer, research labs |
| Country | ||
| Country | China | China |
| Availability | ||
| Availability | Commercial | Commercial |
| Price | ||
| Price | $ 16 000 | US $5 900 |
| Verified facts | ||
| All reviewed facts | ||
| All reviewed facts | 4 | 7 |
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