23 to 43 degrees of freedom
The base G1 has 23 DoF: six per leg, five per arm and one waist joint. The EDU adds optional hand and waist joints, reaching 43. [1]
Specs, price & availability Β· verified Oct 2026
Unitree G1 is a 132 cm, 35 kg biped from Unitree Robotics (China), available to order from Aug 2024 at a starting price of $13,500.
Last verified Oct 10, 2026
Price & availability
Starting Β· USD Β· OfficialOfficial β stated by the manufacturer or organizer
Original price: US$13.5K (tax and shipping excluded)
Source: Unitree G1 product page β Β· Oct 8, 2026
Base G1 per Unitree's product page. Maginative cited US$16,000 (Aug 2024); Walmart listed US$21,600 (Oct 2025).
Historical, launch and third-party figures remain separated from the current price.
CNY 99,000
China launch price; USD figure as converted in the Hangzhou municipal government's launch report
Unitree G1 launch coverage (Hangzhou government website) βPrice from $16K
Unitree news listing 'Unitree G1 Humanoid Agent | Price from $16K'
Unitree news listing (item 'Unitree G1 Humanoid Agent | Price from $16K', 2024-07-05) βUS$16,000
Maginative cited US$16,000 for the production version
Unitree Launches Production Version of G1 Humanoid Robot βUS$21,600
Walmart US listing reported by TechNode; base or EDU not specified
You can now buy a humanoid robot at Walmart βProduct overview
The Unitree G1 is a 132 cm, 35 kg biped humanoid from Unitree Robotics. Unitree launched it in China on 13 May 2024, priced from 99,000 yuan (about US$13,702 by the Hangzhou government's conversion), and presented a production version in August 2024. The base model has 23 degrees of freedom; the EDU version can reach 43.
The G1's listed sensing includes a 3D LiDAR and a depth camera, plus a 4-microphone array. The base model has an 8-core CPU, while the EDU adds optional high-power compute modules and secondary development. Unitree also publishes a unitree_rl_gym repository on GitHub.
Unitree quotes about 2 hours of runtime per charge with a quick-release 9000 mAh smart battery, and about 1.5 hours for a full charge. The base G1 is listed on Unitree's shop at US$13,500 before tax and shipping, and it was shown as backordered when checked. The EDU is sold through sales contact only, and the booking page directs education, research and industrial buyers to the sales team. Walmart's US site listed the G1 at US$21,600 in October 2025.
Capabilities
The base G1 has 23 DoF: six per leg, five per arm and one waist joint. The EDU adds optional hand and waist joints, reaching 43. [1]
The 9000 mAh smart battery is quick-release. Unitree quotes about 2 hours of runtime, and about 1.5 hours for a full charge with the official charger. [1][6]
The EDU can add the Dex3-1 three-finger hand. The thumb has 3 active DoF and the index and middle fingers have 2 each; tactile sensor arrays are optional. [1]
Sensing combines a 3D LiDAR with a depth camera. A 4-microphone array is also listed. [1]
Only the EDU version supports secondary development. Unitree also publishes the unitree_rl_gym repository on GitHub. [1][5]
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Quick answers
Unitree G1 is listed at from $13,500 (Starting, official). The source also states US$13.5K (tax and shipping excluded). [1]
Yes. Unitree G1 has a verified official order or preorder page and availability is listed from Aug 2024. [9][8]
Unitree G1 is 132 cm tall and weighs 35 kg (With battery; base version). [1]
Its stated maximum speed is 2 m/s; Lower bound: Unitree states a jogging speed above 2 m/s. [7]
The stated runtime is 2 hours per charge; About 2 h per Unitree's product page. [1]
The listed payload is 2 kg; Arm load per arm, approximate; varies with arm posture (EDU about 3 kg). [1]
Unitree G1 has 23 listed degrees of freedom; Base version, hands not included; EDU 23-43. [1]
Yes. Unitree G1 is recorded as providing a public developer SDK or API. [1]
Unitree G1 is made by Unitree Robotics, based in China. [1]
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Combat performance of humanoid robots in contact bouts, with an emphasis on self-balancing and controllability in human-machine collaboration.
Listed benchmark embodiment Β· Four teams used Unitree G1 humanoids (1.32 m, 35 kg per the Hangzhou government article).
Open-world humanoid manipulation across dexterous object manipulation, human-humanoid interaction and loco-manipulation. The dataset is a training resource; the planned cloud evaluation would score deployed policies on real humanoids.
Listed benchmark embodiment Β· Collected on two Unitree humanoids: the G1 (29 DoF, with 7-DoF three-finger Dex3-1 hands with tactile sensing) and the H1 (27 DoF, with 6-DoF Inspire hands). Both carry Intel RealSense RGB-D cameras and a Livox LiDAR, according to the paper.
Whether a learning method can control a high-dimensional humanoid to walk, run, stand, balance and climb stairs, and to carry out whole-body manipulation such as pushing, opening doors and cabinets, and moving packages. Performance is reported as episode return per task.
Listed benchmark embodiment Β· Primary robot: simulated Unitree H1 with two Shadow Dexterous Hands on the arms. The repository also supports the Unitree G1 with three-finger hands and a low-dimensional-hand H1 variant. The paper also lists the Agility Digit as a supported body; it is not linked here.
How well imitation-learning methods reproduce agile locomotion from motion-capture references, scored with handcrafted, task-specific metrics. The repository's documentation names trajectory comparison metrics such as dynamic time warping and FrΓ©chet distance.
Listed benchmark embodiment Β· The README names Unitree H1 ('UnitreeH1') and Unitree G1 ('MjxUnitreeG1') among its humanoid environments. Quadruped and biomechanical models (MyoSkeleton) are also included. Other humanoids, such as Atlas and Talos, are not named in the sources opened.
Generalizable manipulation and locomotion skills in a fast, GPU-parallel simulator, with task success measured per environment. The paper emphasizes simulation throughput alongside task performance.
Listed benchmark embodiment Β· The ManiSkill documentation lists Unitree G1 and H1 models (including simplified leg and upper-body variants) among supported robots. Most listed robots are arms and mobile manipulators. Which tasks use the humanoid models was not confirmed.
Task accuracy and motion feasibility for whole-body loco-manipulation, such as reaching, pressing buttons, pushing boxes, carrying packages and shooting a ball, across humanoid bodies. The paper also argues that its method avoids reward hacking.
Listed benchmark embodiment Β· Three Unitree humanoids: H1, G1 and H1-2, mapped to the roster slugs unitree-h1, unitree-g1 and unitree-h1-2. Degrees of freedom for each embodiment are not given on the project page or in the abstract.
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