US $5 900CommercialUS $5 900CommercialThe R1 is a 1.22 m, 25 kg humanoid with 26 DoF for hobbyists, individual developers, and research labs. It uses a multimodal large language model for speech and image recognition.
Unitree R1 is the company’s compact consumer/education humanoid introduced on July 25, 2025 in China with a starting price of 39,999 yuan (about $5,900). This entry refers to the 2025-generation R1 platform sold in three trims: R1 Air (entry), R1/“Basic” (standard), and R1 EDU (developer). The robot stands up to about 1.23 m tall and, depending on trim, weighs roughly 27–29 kg with 20–26 DoF including a 2‑DoF head, and ships with speech/vision features backed by a large multimodal model. (scmp.com)
In April 2026 Unitree opened global online sales for R1 via Alibaba’s AliExpress and its own web store, advertising a new starting price from $4,900 for the R1 Air trim. Media reports and Unitree’s product page indicate preorders going live mid‑April, with official‑store shipments beginning in May 2026 and AliExpress deliveries scheduled for June 30, 2026; coverage also cites Unitree’s 2026 volume target of 10,000–20,000 units. (gizmochina.com)
