Unitree G1
checked 1 Sep 2026

Unitree G1

Compact humanoid sold broadly to research labs and developers; the price point that reset expectations for humanoid hardware in 2024.

CommercialANALYSTList price$16,000since 13 May 2024
What is it

Overview

The base G1 ships with a low-power onboard controller; EDU variants add a Jetson Orin NX for perception and policy workloads, which is why most published research on the platform uses the EDU configuration.

How does it work

Stack

Open Robot MRI →
VLA / policy models
Task planning
Perception
State estimation
Whole-body control
ComputeNVIDIA Jetson Orin NX
Cameras, depth, IMU, F/T2
Joint actuators
Hands / grippers
Battery, BMS
Frame, joints, legs
Specs · by layer
Power · Runtime~2 h
Mechanical · Degrees of freedom23
Mechanical · Height~1.32 m
Mechanical · Mass~35 kg
What is it connected to

Related

Is a member ofUnitree G1 series
What is changing

Timeline

13 May 2024Was announced on