Robot model
Unitree B2
Industrial/heavy-duty quadruped with LiDAR + camera autonomous navigation, advanced obstacle avoidance and autonomous charging; ~40 kg walking payload (120 kg…
- Manufacturer
- Unitree Robotics
- Form factor
- quadruped
- Maturity
- commercial
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 1
Overview
Industrial/heavy-duty quadruped with LiDAR + camera autonomous navigation, advanced obstacle avoidance and autonomous charging; ~40 kg walking payload (120 kg static), 15-20 km range. Commercial; for inspection, load transport and field operations.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- commercial(Commercially deployed with revenue-generating operations.)
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Sources on file
- 2 sources, view all
Key facts
Price
Type
Durability
Use case
Specs
Use
Payload
Autonomy
Availability
Data & sources
Web sources
2
2 sources backing this record.View all →
Availability and pricing
- Availability
- Not disclosed
- Price
- $77K to $86K (actual sale price)as of 2024-11-01
- Units in field
- Not disclosed
- Sales model
- Not disclosed
- Lead time
- Not disclosed
Accountability: Unitree Robotics has a Claim Integrity of 50% (2 of 4 public claims verified). See the industry ledger.
Pricing
One-time purchase
$76,900 - $85,900 USDactual sale priceas of 2024-11-01
Price status: actual-sale-price = real published price at time of sale; manufacturer-target = vendor target, not yet realized; analyst-estimate = third-party projection, not a vendor figure; not-announced = no price on record.
Prices verified as of Nov 1, 2024
Deployments (1)
- Unitree B2 at Shenzhenoperational
Unitree B2 industrial quadruped deployed at construction and industrial inspection sites in China.
Unitree B2 on the deployment map
Where Unitree B2 is verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 6, 2026
Unitree B2 industrial quadruped
- Record createdJun 6, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Price point recorded: $76,900-$85,900VerifiedNov 1, 2024
Actual sale price
Deployment-verified media (1)
Unitree's reveal of its B2 industrial quadruped, showing high-speed running, load-carrying, and rough-terrain endurance. The 'fastest industrial-grade quadruped' framing and the payload and endurance figures are the maker's claims; the robot is navigation-capable.
From deployment: Shenzhen
Supply chain (2)
Compute / semiconductor
- Intel CorporationIntel Core i5 (Operation and Control Computing Unit -- dedicated to Unitree motion control OS, not user-accessible) + Intel Core i7 (Development Computing Unit -- for developer applications, SLAM/navigation frameworks, and secondary robotics development); standard dual-compute architecture in all Unitree B2 configurationssupplies
- NVIDIANVIDIA Jetson Orin NX (up to 3 units, 100 TOPS each) -- optional AI compute expansion modules for Unitree B2 industrial quadruped; each Orin NX delivers 100 TOPS for edge AI workloads including 3D perception, SLAM, and deep learning pipelines; paired with standard Intel Core platform compute; configured as the Development Computing Unit for AI/robotics applicationssupplies
Suppliers appear here when verified with at least two strong sources (maker-official / IR / regulatory / standards-body / verified tier-2). Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history.
Safety record
No incidents on record for Unitree B2.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (2)
Common questions
- What is Unitree B2?
- Industrial/heavy-duty quadruped with LiDAR + camera autonomous navigation, advanced obstacle avoidance and autonomous charging; ~40 kg walking payload (120 kg static), 15-20 km range. Commercial; for inspection, load transport and field operations.
- How much does Unitree B2 cost?
- Unitree B2 is listed at $76,900 to $85,900 on the DEPLOY registry. This is an actual sale price on record.
- Is Unitree B2 actually deployed in the real world?
- Yes. Unitree B2 is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
- Who makes Unitree B2?
- Unitree B2 is made by Unitree Robotics, based in Hangzhou, China, founded in 2016.
- Where is Unitree B2 deployed?
- 1 verified deployment of Unitree B2 is on the DEPLOY registry, including at Shenzhen.
- Can you buy Unitree B2?
- Unitree B2 is available for purchase - a real sale price is on record (see the pricing section for the figure and its source).
- What are alternatives to Unitree B2?
- On the DEPLOY registry, comparable quadruped robots to Unitree B2 include Spot, Ghost Robotics Spirit 40, ANYbotics ANYmal, DEEP Robotics Lite3.
- How does Unitree B2 compare to Spot?
- Unitree B2 and Spot (Boston Dynamics · 4 deployments) are both quadruped robots on the DEPLOY registry. Unitree B2 has 1 verified deployment on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
- Is Unitree B2 a top quadruped?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Unitree B2 ranks in roughly the top 75% of quadruped models tracked by the registry.
- What is Unitree B2's maturity stage?
- Unitree B2 is at the commercial stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Commercial stage means production-grade deployments are operating at named customer sites.
- Is Unitree B2 safe?
- Unitree B2 has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-14
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-14
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: commercial
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: quadruped
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Unitree B2.Recent coverage
Unitree B2 in third-party press
Attention vs reality over time
Media mentions per month (area) against verified deployment events (dots). A press spike over a flat deployment line is the hype gap, drawn over time.
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Unitree B2 from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/unitree-b2.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/6f54c9a8-bcf1-4a43-9e59-5e689cc4f903
- Revision history: /models/unitree-b2/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Reality vs attention
Unitree B2 draws attention at the 18th percentile but verifies reality at the 39th percentile among quadrupeds. Hype Gap -21.4, 8th widest among quadrupeds.
Analysis
Thin deployment record; scale validation still in progress.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Jul 21, 2026