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A 35 kg humanoid with 23 to 43 joints, sold as a development platform from $13.5K.
What it changes
Puts a walking, grasping humanoid in a lab or pilot for the price of a car, so teams train manipulation policies without building hardware first.
Availability
Generally available (global)
Access and cost
Get Unitree G1 — $13,500 for the base G1 in Unitree’s store, with the smaller R1 from $4,900 and EDU configurations costing more.
Evidence it works
- Lists the G1 at $13,500 and states a price from $13.5K, with 23 to 43 joint motors across the range. — source
- Researchers at UC San Diego teleoperated an off-the-shelf Unitree G1 through live laparoscopic surgery, reported in Nature in July 2026. — source
What it cannot do yet
- A wormable Bluetooth flaw gave attackers root control of Unitree robots; patches were announced but no third-party audit has confirmed them.
- Runtime is measured in hours and the arms carry light loads, so it is a development platform rather than a full-shift worker.
Unitree Robotics · Robotics · Last verified 2026-09-17. Claims are re-checked on a 30-day clock; the date above is when this line was last confirmed.
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