Unitree R1

DISCOVERY

R1 AIR

• 20 degrees of freedom, 4 per arm

• Around 27 kg

• Monocular camera

• 6-month warranty

VERSATILE

R1

• 26 degrees of freedom, 5 per arm

• Articulated waist and head (2 degrees each)

• Binocular camera

• 8-month warranty

DEVELOPMENT

R1 EDU

• 26 to 40 degrees of freedom

• Optional dexterous hands

• Optional 40-100 TOPS Orin module

• Secondary development, 12-month warranty

Ultralight

Around 29 kg for 1.23 m: easy to transport, handle and deploy.

Agile

Up to 26 degrees of freedom (40 on the EDU) to walk, run, get back up and adapt to complex scenes.

Articulated head

2 degrees of freedom in the head to direct its gaze and better perceive the environment.

Voice and vision

Built-in large multimodal model, 4-microphone array, speaker and binocular camera.

Open

Fully open joint and sensor control interfaces, compatible with the main simulators.

Easy maintenance

Hollow internal wiring, quick-swap battery, ready to use straight out of the box.

AGILITY

Movement first, tasks second

A wide range of movement is the basis of every task: the R1 walks, runs, gets back up and chains dynamic movements, with very wide joint ranges.

• Hip: yaw ±157°, pitch -168° to +146°

• Knee: -10° to +139°

• Waist: yaw ±150°, roll ±30°

DEVELOPMENT

From simulator to the real world

The joint and sensor control interfaces are fully open and compatible with the main simulation platforms: your algorithms move seamlessly from the virtual world to the real robot.

• 8-core processor, optional 40-100 TOPS NVIDIA Orin module (EDU)

• Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2

• Continuous OTA updates

Standing dimensions

1,230 × 357 × 190 mm

Weight

AIR: around 27 kg · R1 and EDU: around 29 kg

Degrees of freedom

AIR: 20 · R1: 26 · EDU: 26 to 40

Distribution

6 per leg · 4 (AIR) or 5 per arm · waist 2 · head 2

Arm payload

Around 2 kg (depending on posture)

Segments

Thigh + calf: 600 mm · upper arm + forearm: 420 mm

Motors

Low-inertia synchronous motors · crossed roller bearings

Battery life

Around 1 h · quick-swap battery

Computing

8-core processor · optional 40-100 TOPS NVIDIA Orin module (EDU)

Vision

AIR: monocular camera · R1 and EDU: binocular camera

Voice and network

4 microphones · speaker · Wi-Fi 6 · Bluetooth 5.2

Warranty

AIR: 6 months · R1: 8 months · EDU: 12 months

Education and research

A light, open humanoid to train, experiment and prototype, from the simulator to the real robot.

Reception and entertainment

It holds voice conversations, recognises what it sees and livens up your trade shows, showrooms and events.

Prototyping

An affordable platform to validate a humanoid use case before scaling up.

Which R1 version should I choose?

The R1 AIR (20 degrees of freedom, monocular camera) is suited to discovery. The R1 adds the articulated waist and head and binocular vision. The R1 EDU opens up development, dexterous hands and the Orin computing module.

What is the R1's battery life?

Around 1 hour. The battery swaps quickly so you can run sessions back to back.

Does the R1 have hands?

Dexterous hands are available as an option on the EDU version.

Can the R1 be programmed?

Yes, with the EDU version: open joint and sensor interfaces, compatible with the main simulators.

Is the R1 safe around people?

Despite its light build, it is a powerful robot: Unitree requires a sufficient safety distance to be kept. DART Solutions trains your teams.

Can I see the R1 in a demonstration?

Yes. DART Solutions runs demonstrations, helps you choose the version and trains your teams.