HumanoidsSmall low-cost humanoid
G1
The G1 is a small humanoid robot, about the height of an eight-year-old child (127 cm, or 4 ft 2 in). It is sold mainly as a robot that university labs and researchers can program. The Robot Report, 15 May 2024
- Evidence
- Company-reported only
- Human help
- Not disclosed
- Last milestone
- 19 Aug 2026
01Can I get it?
Yes, in places
- Where it works today
- On sale from Unitree to buyers around the world. In 2025, more than 70% of the humanoids Unitree sold went to research and education. Rest of World, 31 Mar 2026
- Published price
- $16,000 for the basic version as of May 2024 The Robot Report, 15 May 2024
- Human help
- The maker hasn't said whether people help it remotely.
02Track record
What has actually happened
Every milestone is dated and links to the page it comes from. Lines marked company-reported rest on the maker's own word.
On sale · sets the stage
Rest of World, 31 Mar 2026Company-reported
03Safety and incidents
What has gone wrong
Security researchers found a flaw in the Bluetooth setup of several Unitree robots, including the G1, that could let a nearby attacker take control and spread to other Unitree robots. Unitree later said most fixes were done. IEEE Spectrum, 25 Sept 2025
How we placed it
The rule, not an opinion
Stages are worked out by published rules from the dated milestones above. We never rate robots, and no maker can pay to change a stage.
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Regulator-cleared or mass market
A regulator has cleared it where approval applies: FDA clearance or approval for a medical robot, a permit to run with no one aboard for a self-driving vehicle, or an FAA approval for routine drone flights. Or: Widely sold: sales in the hundreds of thousands, or a product category you can buy in ordinary shops.
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Paying customersThis robot
Delivered to customers who pay for it, beyond a trial, or a paid service the public can use.
Placed by: Unitree sold 5,500 humanoid robots in 2025, across all its humanoid models. That was about a third of humanoid robot sales worldwide (2025).
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Pilot
Working with a named customer in a real setting, as a trial.
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Pre-orders
Orders, reservations or deposits taken, with nothing delivered yet.
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Demo only
Shown in videos, staged events or a factory, with no units working for customers.
What we couldn't confirm. Unitree's own G1 page now lists a starting price of US $13.5K (before tax and shipping). We found no G1-only sales figure; the 5,500 humanoids sold in 2025 covers all Unitree humanoid models. Robots made outside the US face new FCC limits from July 2026.
Sources
- 01The Robot Report, 15 May 2024
- 02Rest of World, 31 Mar 2026
- 03AI Business, 19 Aug 2026
- 04The Edge Malaysia, 31 July 2026
- 05IEEE Spectrum, 25 Sept 2025
Cite this page
Robotics Verdict. “G1 (Unitree Robotics): how far has it got?” roboticsverdict.com/robots/unitree-g1. Checked 19 October 2026.