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In China, Unitree cut the R1's starting price from 39,900 to 29,900 yuan and began offering it for immediate delivery.

A dated step forward on the record · Company-reported · Sets R1's stage

What the source says

“from 39,900 yuan ($5,800) to 29,900 yuan and begun offering the model for immediate delivery”
Xinhua (via eHangzhou), 26 June 2026

What it means

R1, from Unitree Robotics, is at stage 4 of 5 on our ladder: paying customers. This event is one of the milestones that placed it there. This line rests on the company's own announcement; no regulator, customer or independent report confirms it in our sources yet.

Human help: The maker hasn't said whether people help it remotely.