Unitree R1 (Air / R1 / EDU) price & specs

$4,900 / $5,900 / $10,500

AvailableRL walkingCheapest UnitreeSDK = EDU onlyUS distributor1 h swap battery

Possibly ≤ 1 weekShipping: Up to 30 days.

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Overview

The easiest one here to get delivered and serviced in the US. But the $4.9–5.9k versions are locked appliances, so a MuJoCo tinkerer needs the EDU (~$16k in the US). Keep it firewalled, since Unitree humanoids had a Bluetooth root exploit (UniPwn).

Type: Biped robot · Kid-size humanoids (≤ 1.3 m)
Maker: Unitree
Released: 2025
Price: $4,900 / $5,900 / $10,500
Status: Available
Best for: Ages 18+
Programming: Full SDK on pricier tier only

Price and shipping

Unitree direct, plus $300–1,200 freight and import duties, ships within 30 business days (October 2026). RoboStore US $8,990 R1 Basic, $15,950 EDU

Shipping: Up to 30 days. RoboStore is Unitree's official US distributor, with US support ("allow up to 30 days"). Unitree's own store shows every tier in stock (October 2026) and ships within 30 business days from China, with $300–1,200 freight and duties on top. RoboStore ↗

Specifications

Category	Bipeds · Kid-size humanoids (≤ 1.3 m)
Released	2025
Country	China
Availability	Available
Sales	About 18,000 Unitree bipedal humanoids produced across all models by July 2026, up from over 5,500 shipped in 2025 (estimate) Humanoids Daily, citing Unitree ↗
Programmability	Full SDK on pricier tier only
Built-in autonomy	None / scripted · Moves only when controlled, or plays preset motions
LLM support	Built-in LLM chat · Unitree says R1 integrates a large multimodal model for voice and images. Movement control by the model is not described. Unitree R1 official page ↗
MuJoCo simulation	Sim-to-real kit · Unitree's unitree_rl_mjlab trains R1 in mjlab (MuJoCo) with sim-to-real deploy. Low-level control needs EDU. unitree_rl_mjlab ↗
NVIDIA Isaac simulation	Maker URDF only · Unitree publishes R1 URDFs, R1 not in unitree_rl_lab or Isaac Lab. unitree_ros ↗
Gazebo simulation	Maker URDF only · Unitree publishes R1 URDFs, no R1 Gazebo files. unitree_ros ↗
Best for	Ages 18+ (estimated)
Vision sensors	Camera, Depth camera
Actuators	Brushless / direct-drive motors
Audio	Speaker, Microphone
Compute type	Proprietary / undisclosed, NVIDIA Jetson
Balance type	RL walking
Height	123 cm
Weight	~27 kg (Air), ~29 kg (R1 and EDU)
Compute	8-core CPU, EDU adds Jetson Orin NX (40 or 100 TOPS)
Speed	Not published
DOF	20 (Air) / 26 (R1) / 26–40 (EDU with hands), 6 per leg
Sensors	Binocular camera (Air: mono), 4-mic array, speaker, IMU
Balance	Pre-trained RL policies walk, run, cartwheel and stand up after falls. Push recovery routinely demonstrated.
SDK	Air and R1: no secondary development. EDU only: high/low-level control, Isaac Sim

Common questions

How much does R1 cost?

R1 is listed at $4,900 / $5,900 / $10,500. Unitree direct, plus $300–1,200 freight and import duties, ships within 30 business days (October 2026). RoboStore US $8,990 R1 Basic, $15,950 EDU.

Can R1 be bought today?

Yes, it is on sale. Typical shipping time is Up to 30 days. RoboStore is Unitree's official US distributor, with US support ("allow up to 30 days"). Unitree's own store shows every tier in stock (October 2026) and ships within 30 business days from China, with $300–1,200 freight and duties on top.