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Unitree G1

humanoidcommercialby Unitree Robotics
$13,500verifiedas of Jul 2026

Unitree's compact full-size humanoid, introduced as a notably low-cost research-grade bipedal platform (base pricing widely reported around $13,500-$16,000).

Track Unitree G1
Manufacturer
Unitree Robotics
Form factor
humanoid
Maturity
commercial
Lifecycle
active
Deployments
10

The verified answer

As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Unitree G1, a humanoid by Unitree Robotics (commercial): 10 verified deployments on record. 8 sources back the record.

Overview

Unitree's compact full-size humanoid, introduced as a notably low-cost research-grade bipedal platform (base pricing widely reported around $13,500-$16,000). Roughly 130 cm tall, ~35 kg, with a configurable 23-43 degrees of freedom, 3D LiDAR, depth cameras, and athletic capabilities. Widely adopted by universities and labs.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
commercial(Commercially deployed with revenue-generating operations.)
Sources on file
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Key facts

Height

130 cm

Weight

35 kg

DOF

23-43

Payload

3 kg

Battery life

2 hours

Price

$13,500-$16,000

Sensor suite

3D LiDAR and depth cameras

Drive type

bipedal

Availability

BUYABLE — available for direct purchase from Unitree store, the most accessible humanoid robot

Pricing model

One-time purchase (no subscription)

Specs

Dof

23-43

Mass kg

35

Dof range

23-43

Runtime h

2

Drive mode

bipedal

Runtime hours

2

Battery life hours

2

Sourced specs

Individual specifications, each with its own source and date.

SpecValueSource
Height130 cmclaimed
as of May 1, 2024
Unitree G1 product specifications
Max speed2 m/sclaimed
as of May 1, 2024
Unitree G1 product specifications
Payload2 kgclaimedUnitree G1 — Unitree Robotics official product page
Weight35 kgclaimed
as of May 1, 2024
Unitree G1 product specifications

To scale

Human175 cmUnitree G1130 cm (4'3") · 35 kg

Data & sources

Press releases

1

News coverage

2

Web sources

5

8 sources backing this record.View all →

Availability and pricing

Availability
Waitlist
Price
$14K (actual sale price)as of 2026-07-05
Units in field
Not disclosed
Sales model
Not disclosed
Lead time
Not disclosed

Autonomy: verified vs claimed

What it actually does
Mixed
What the maker claims
“Unitree G1 humanoid robot swarm performing rapid martial arts choreography, advanced balance”
Flagship demo
lab footage · speed altered (unclear) · independently corroborated: no

Accountability: Unitree Robotics has a Claim Integrity of 50% (2 of 4 public claims verified). See the industry ledger.

Pricing

One-time purchase

$13,500 USDactual sale priceas of 2026-07-05

Source: Unitree official store (G1 product page)

History

  • 2026-06$13,500actual sale price

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 Jul 5, 2026

Deployments (10)

  • Unitree G1 at Chinaoperational

    Six Unitree G1 humanoid robots performed on stage at Wang Leehom's concert, stepping into the spotlight alongside the pop star.

  • Unitree G1 at Los Angeles, California, USAoperational

    Eight Unitree G1 humanoid robots performed an elaborate dance routine on America's Got Talent (AGT), alongside a Chinese dancer from Sichuan.

  • Unitree G1 at Chongqing, Chinaoperational

    Unitree G1 humanoid robots are used inside Unitree's own Chongqing factory to help assemble other G1 robots — picking up components, inserting rotors, and performing assembly tasks.

  • Unitree G1 at Hangzhouoperational

    Geely Auto deployed Unitree G1 humanoid robots on its production lines in 2025 for material handling and inspection.

  • Unitree G1 at Shenzhen, Chinaoperational

    BYD, the world's largest EV manufacturer, deployed Unitree G1 humanoid robots on its production lines in 2025 for material handling and inspection tasks.

  • Unitree G1 at Cambridge, Massachusetts, USAoperational

    MIT CSAIL Living Lab operates 2 Unitree G1 Ultimate B humanoid robots for hands-on research access.

  • Unitree G1 at Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japanpilot

    Unitree G1 humanoid robot completed a three-day proof-of-concept trial at University of Tsukuba Hospital, Japan's first humanoid POC in an active medical setting.

  • Unitree G1 at Hangzhou, Zhejiang, Chinaoperational

    Unitree G1 humanoid robots deployed on its own manufacturing production line in Hangzhou for precision hardware assembly.

  • Unitree G1 at Tokyo Haneda Airportoperational

    Japan Airlines (JAL) began deploying Unitree G1 humanoid robots for live ground operations at Tokyo Haneda Airport in May 2026, in partnership with GMO AI & Robotics Corporation (a subsidiary of GMO Internet Group).

  • Unitree G1 at Tokyopilot

    Japan Airlines began a two-year operational trial of Unitree G1 humanoid robots at Tokyo Haneda Airport in May 2026, in partnership with GMO AI and Robotics Corporation (a subsidiary of GMO Internet Group).

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Deployment-verified media (5)

PRIMARY SOURCE
Courtesy of Unitree

Unitree's 'Kungfu Kid' martial-arts routine performed by its G1 humanoid. The motion is choreographed and reinforcement-learning-trained, not autonomous combat; Unitree's 'autonomous' framing is contested.

From deployment: Tokyo

PRIMARY SOURCE
Courtesy of Unitree

Unitree's Embodied Avatar full-body teleoperation platform for the G1: a human operator drives the robot's full-body motion and captures training data. Explicitly a teleoperation system, useful context for reading Unitree's other G1 demos, where much of the motion is human-driven rather than autonomous.

From deployment: Tokyo

PRIMARY SOURCE
Courtesy of Unitree

Unitree's product reel for the mass-production version of its G1 humanoid. A marketing reel emphasizing an appearance and performance upgrade; the capability framing is the maker's, not benchmarked.

From deployment: Tokyo

PRIMARY SOURCE
Courtesy of Unitree

Unitree's launch reveal of the G1 humanoid robot. Unitree markets G1 as an 'AI avatar'; the agile demo footage is curated and partly teleoperated, not verified autonomous capability.

From deployment: Tokyo

PRIMARY SOURCE
Courtesy of Unitree Robotics

Unitree's official demonstration of the G1 performing a pre-programmed standing side flip. Tagged demo-only: a curated capability demo, not a real-world consumer-need use.

From deployment: Tokyo

Manufacturer-attributed media (1)

Manufacturer-supplied media at the model level. Not tied to an independently verified named-site deployment. Verification posture is product-showcase from the maker, distinct from the deployment-verified evidence in the section above.

Runs on (1)

  • UnifoLMworld-model · research · open

Supply chain (1)

Compute / semiconductor

  • NVIDIANVIDIA Jetson Orin NX -- onboard AI inference for locomotion and manipulation on Unitree G1supplies

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

9 incidents on record (2 serious, 2 moderate, 5 minor). Most recent: Jul 2026.

serious
2
moderate
2
minor
5
injury
6
regulatory action
2
malfunction
1

Most recent: Jul 2026

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Incidents affecting Unitree G1 (9)

Includes incidents linked directly to this model or to deployments of it. Retracted incidents are excluded from this view but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (8)

  1. Unitree: G1 · https://www.unitree.com/g1 · 2026-01-01
  2. Humanoid Press: Unitree G1 specs and adoption · https://humanoid.press/humanoid-press/news/archives-humanoid-robots/ · 2026-01-01
  3. https://www.unitree.com/g1/
  4. https://spectrum.ieee.org/unitree-g1
  5. https://www.therobotreport.com/unitree-robotics-unveils-g1-humanoid-for-16k/
  6. https://newatlas.com/robotics/unitree-g1-humanoid-robot-mass-production/
  7. https://www.designboom.com/technology/unitree-mass-production-g1-humanoid-robot-08-27-2024/
  8. https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/china-humanoid-performs-impressive-kungfu

Compare Unitree G1

Common questions

What is Unitree G1?
Unitree's compact full-size humanoid, introduced as a notably low-cost research-grade bipedal platform (base pricing widely reported around $13,500-$16,000). Roughly 130 cm tall, ~35 kg, with a configurable 23-43 degrees of freedom, 3D LiDAR, depth cameras, and athletic capabilities. Widely adopted by universities and labs.
How much does Unitree G1 cost?
Unitree G1 is listed at $13,500 on the DEPLOY registry. This is an actual sale price on record.
Unitree official store (G1 product page)
Is Unitree G1 actually deployed in the real world?
Yes. Unitree G1 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.
Is Unitree G1 autonomous or teleoperated?
Not verified as fully autonomous. Unitree G1's capabilities on the DEPLOY registry are recorded as teleoperated-assisted, demonstrated-only, or vendor claims (Picks and packs), not independently confirmed to run without a human in the loop.
What are the specs of Unitree G1?
Unitree G1's recorded specifications on the DEPLOY registry: Degrees of freedom: 23-43; Height: 130 cm; Weight: 35; Payload: 3 kg. See the Specs section for the full sourced set.
Who makes Unitree G1?
Unitree G1 is made by Unitree Robotics, based in Hangzhou, China, founded in 2016.
Where is Unitree G1 deployed?
10 verified deployments of Unitree G1 are on the DEPLOY registry, including at China, Los Angeles, California, USA, Chongqing, China.
Can you buy Unitree G1?
Unitree G1 is available for purchase - a real sale price is on record (see the pricing section for the figure and its source).
What AI powers Unitree G1?
Unitree G1 runs UnifoLM. Each brain assignment is verified at the registry level via primary sources.
What are alternatives to Unitree G1?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable humanoid robots to Unitree G1 include Walker S2, Digit, Apollo, HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled.
How does Unitree G1 compare to Walker S2?
Unitree G1 and Walker S2 (UBTech Robotics · 17 deployments) are both humanoid robots on the DEPLOY registry. Unitree G1 has 10 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is Unitree G1 a top humanoid?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Unitree G1 ranks in roughly the top 6% of humanoid models tracked by the registry.
What is Unitree G1's maturity stage?
Unitree G1 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 G1 safe?
Unitree G1 has 9 active incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. 9 incidents on record (2 serious, 2 moderate, 5 minor). Most recent: Jul 2026. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.
Should I buy the Unitree G1 or H1 humanoid robot?
The Unitree G1 starts at $13,500 and is the best all-round value for developers and researchers, offering advanced bipedal locomotion at an accessible price. The H1 costs approximately $90,000 and prioritizes maximum speed (3.3 m/s running) and a 30 kg payload for high-performance research. The G1 is backordered due to high demand. For most buyers, the G1 offers the best balance of capability and price.
RobotSourced: G1 vs H1 comparison RobotTesters: Unitree humanoids compared
Methodology: Verified · 8 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-16

Verification posture

Verified

High confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-16

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: humanoid

Sources by quality tier

5
unclassified
Unclassified source
1
primary-company-ir
Company IR disclosure
1
secondary-industry-publication
Industry publication
1
secondary-trade-publication
Trade publication

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for Unitree G1.

Recent coverage

Unitree G1 in third-party press

The Next Big Influencer Is This 4-Foot-Tall Robot From China

Aug 14, 2026

Chinese humanoid robot maker Unitree prices IPO at $9 billion valuation

Aug 6, 2026

Robot of the Week: Unitree G1, the $16,000 Humanoid That Shipped 5,500 Units

Jul 20, 2026