Unitree R1 Air

Humanoid robot for developers, made by UnitreeDeveloper hardware

A legged humanoid, 1230 mm tall, that Unitree sells to developers for $4,900, before tax and shipping. No dexterous hands. It ships to the US from China.

R1 Air

$4,900

Available to ordershop.unitree.com

Maker’s store price · Maker’s own store

Checked Oct 21, 2026In Unitree’s words: $4,900 (Unitree, "Tax and Shipping cost excluded")

First year

$4,900

Adding up: R1 Air, $4,900.
Not in the total: Shipping and tax: Unitree’s price is “Tax and Shipping cost excluded”
Customs duties, which you pay, Unitree says

Only costs the maker publishes, checked Oct 21, 2026. How I add it up

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Unitree's R1 Air humanoid robot, white and blue, in a boxing stance

Image source: Unitree store. Unitree says it shows a prototype

Made for: DevelopersMaker says, Oct 21, 2026
Price: $4,900Maker says, Oct 21, 2026
Moves on: LegsMaker says, Oct 27, 2026
Battery: About 1 hMaker says, Oct 21, 2026
Works on its own: Not statedChecked Oct 21, 2026

The maker states 19 of 22 specs. See the specs

Safety certifications: none found in a certifier’s database, none stated by the maker. See them

Specs

In the maker’s own words and units, with the day I checked each one. “Not stated” means the maker doesn’t say. How I check

Body

Height: 1230 mm (standing); Maker says, Oct 21, 2026
Weight: About 27 kg (with battery); Maker says, Oct 21, 2026
Moves on: Legs; Maker says, Oct 27, 2026
Joints: 20 (leg 6 each, arm 4 each); no waist or head DoF; Maker says, Oct 21, 2026
Hands: No dexterous hand on R1 Air ("/").; Maker says, Oct 27, 2026

Strength and battery

Payload: Arm about 2 kg (Unitree: "varies greatly under different arm extension postures"); Maker says, Oct 21, 2026
Battery life: About 1 h; Maker says, Oct 21, 2026

Brains

AI: "Integrated with a Large Multimodal Model for voice and images" (model not named); Maker says, Oct 21, 2026
On the robot or in the cloud: Not stated; Checked Oct 21, 2026
Works on its own: Not stated; Checked Oct 21, 2026
Remote operators: No maker operators stated. Comes with a handheld "Manual Controller" for the owner.; Maker says, Oct 21, 2026
How you teach it: Voice; Maker says, Oct 21, 2026

Home and safety

Made for: Developers and research; Maker says, Oct 21, 2026
In the home: Not a household-chore product. Unitree: "Individual users are strongly advised to thoroughly understand the limitations of humanoid robots before making a purchase." Monocular camera, quick-release battery. Warranty 6 months.; Maker says, Oct 21, 2026
Safety certifications: Not statedUnitree: "Users are required to maintain a sufficient safety distance from the robot at all times." "Please operate with extreme caution."; Checked Oct 21, 2026
Demos: Unitree videos show movement (running, flips, boxing-style moves). Unitree: "Some sample functions on this page are still being developed and tested". Not stated whether demos were autonomous or controller-operated.; Maker says, Oct 21, 2026
Nothing else found: No FCC ID, UL or ETL found in the certifiers’ databases or on the maker’s page. CSA’s listing not searched yet.FCC ID: Unitree states Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2. No FCC applicant name contains “Unitree”, so there’s no record I can match.
Searched the FCC’s database: Applicant names containing “Unitree”.
UL: No UL Product iQ record names Unitree.
Searched UL Product iQ for “Unitree”.
ETL: Intertek’s Directory of Building Products needs a bot check to run a search, so I read its list of 3,061 listed companies instead. Unitree isn’t on it.
CSA: The maker doesn’t state one. CSA’s listing isn’t searched yet: it opens on directories.csa-international.org, which my browser couldn’t load on Nov 2, 2026.; Checked Nov 2, 2026
Recalls: No recall found on cpsc.gov, checked Nov 2, 2026Searched cpsc.gov recalls for “Unitree”, “Unitree Robotics”, “R1”, “robotic”, “robot”, “humanoid”.
Product safety warnings: none of CPSC’s 382 product safety warnings (Sep 7, 1977 to Oct 22, 2026) names this maker or model, searched for the same terms, checked Nov 3, 2026.; From cpsc.gov, Nov 2, 2026

Privacy

Sensors: "Monocular camera"; "4-Mic Array".; Maker says, Oct 27, 2026
Data and privacy: Monocular camera, 4-mic array, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2. Data handling not stated on product page.; Maker says, Oct 21, 2026

Buying

Where it is today: Orders “normally” ship within 30 business days, from China; Maker says, Oct 21, 2026
Price: $4,900 (Unitree, "Tax and Shipping cost excluded"); Maker says, Oct 21, 2026
How you pay: Buy outright; Maker says, Oct 21, 2026
Ships to: US, AU and UK; Maker says, Oct 21, 2026
Delivery: Unitree shop: order "normally" ships within 30 business days; ships from China, 20-45 business days transit; buyer pays customs duties (shipping policy, 21 Oct 2026).; Maker says, Oct 21, 2026
Ships from: China; Maker says, Oct 21, 2026

Sources

Every value above comes from these pages on the maker’s own sites.

unitree.com/R1Specs, price, noticesChecked Oct 21, 2026
shop.unitree.com/products/unitree-r1Variant price, availableChecked Oct 21, 2026
shop.unitree.com/policies/shipping-policyPage readChecked Oct 21, 2026