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China’s Unitree prices new humanoid robot at deep discount to 2024 model
- Unitree Robotics released its latest humanoid robot, the R1, priced at $5,900 and weighing 25 kilograms, on July 25, 2025.
- The R1 costs nearly half as much as Unitree’s previous G1 model, which started at $16,000 and weighed 35 kilograms, reflecting a strategic shift toward affordability.
- The R1 is equipped with 26 joints, AI voice and image recognition, and can perform athletic moves like cartwheels and punches, showcased in a video posted on social media.
- Unitree aims to produce several thousand R1 units this year, highlighting the robot as “born for sport” and targeting developers and consumers with a customizable product.
- Unitree’s pricing and technical advances outpace competitors like Tesla’s Optimus, which faces production delays and higher costs around $20,000 or more, suggesting a lead for China’s robotics industry.
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