Unitree R1 on sale

Unitree Robotics has put its new R1 humanoid on sale online, with a $4,900 Air model and a $5,900 standard version listed ahead of broader release. (unitree.com) Unitree’s product page says the R1 Air has 20 joints, a monocular camera and a weight of about 27 kilograms, while the $5,900 R1 has 26 joints, binocular cameras and a weight of about 29 kilograms. Both models list an 8-core central processing unit, a four-microphone array, Wi‑Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2 and about one hour of battery life. (unitree.com) The company’s store page describes the R1 as a pre-sale product and says it includes speech-and-image processing, open joint and sensor interfaces, and support for simulation software used to test robot behavior before deployment on hardware. (shop.unitree.com) AliExpress is already showing a Unitree R1 product page from Unitree’s official store, with taxes excluded at checkout and color options including an R1 Air variant. The visible AliExpress price on April 12 was higher than Unitree’s headline figure, at about $6,806 for one listed configuration. (aliexpress.com, aliexpress.com) The sale pushes Unitree’s humanoid line further downmarket. Unitree’s G1 humanoid was introduced in July 2024 at a starting price of $16,000, while the H1 is listed on the company’s store at $90,000 with buyers told to contact sales for the final price. (unitree.com, shop.unitree.com) Unitree is also selling the R1 as a development platform, not just a consumer gadget. Its specification sheet lists an education version with 26 to 40 joints, optional Nvidia Jetson Orin computing hardware, and a longer 12-month warranty, compared with 6 months for the Air and 8 months for the standard R1. (unitree.com) The company says it shipped more than 5,500 humanoid robots to end customers in 2025 and produced more than 6,500 that year, after issuing a public clarification to dispute what it called misinformation about its sales figures. (shop.unitree.com) Unitree has spent the past two years moving from research-style machines toward lower-priced robots sold through its own store and mass-market channels. The R1 listing suggests the next test is whether a humanoid priced like a high-end electric bicycle can find buyers beyond labs and robotics developers. (unitree.com, shop.unitree.com)