Unitree Robotics · China

Unitree R1

Evidence ready R1

EVIDENCE READY — all evidence conditions met. This describes our evidence, not the machine.

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Capability 8.7 What it has been shown to do

Commercial reality 15.0 Whether anyone pays for it

Evidence confidence 53.6 Moderate — how much to trust the two numbers left

Research completeness 88.0% of our research checklist

These are four separate answers and are never combined. A calculated 0.0 means we scored the dimension and nothing earned credit; insufficient data means we could not calculate it at all. Neither ranks above the other. What this means →

Why these scores

Capability is 8.7 because 3 publication-eligible claim(s) fall in capability categories that carry weight for a humanoid robot. Only the strongest claim in each category counts. Commercial Reality is 15.0 based on 0 independently confirmed paying production customer(s) and 0 verified production unit(s). Evidence Confidence is 53.6 (Moderate) from 3 publishable claim(s), of which 3 are score-bearing.

Evidence at a glance

Publishable claims 3

Score-bearing 3

Paying customers 0

Verified production units 0

Independent share 67%

Critical flags 0

Scoring Methodology v1.2.0 (ENGINE v1)
Evidence Standard v1.1 (Durable Source Capture)
Taxonomy v1.0 (frozen)

Capability evidence

What the evidence actually establishes.

Only the strongest claim in each capability category earns credit. A claim can be publishable and still carry no score credit.

Mobility

No credit

EdUHK LTTC (Education University of Hong Kong) reports hosting a hands-on assembly and live demonstration session featuring a Unitree R1 on July 9, 2026. The institution identifies R1 as part of its Robotic and Embodied Intelligence Lab resources. Independent-grade source (Academic / Peer Reviewed / Independent).

T3 - Commercially Deployed Mode: Not Applicable SRC-000022

Commercial reality

Who is paying, and what is actually running.

Contracted units and verified production units are different facts and are kept in different fields. Nothing here implies progression that has not happened.

Customer	Stage	Type	Paid	Production	Months	Mode	Units	Confirmed
EdUHK LTTC Education University of Hong Kong	Active	Research	Unknown	No	2	Unknown	— contracted 1 verified in production	Yes

Specifications

Manufacturer-stated figures.

Specifications are what a manufacturer states. Verification status is shown for each.

Field	Value	Source	Verification
Battery Runtime H	~1	SRC-000020	Verified
Dof Air	20 (Air)	SRC-000020	Verified
Dof R1	26 (R1)	SRC-000020	Verified
Height Cm	~123	SRC-000020	Verified
Price Usd Air	4900	SRC-000020	Verified
Price Usd R1	5900	SRC-000020	Verified
Weight Kg Air	~27 (Air)	SRC-000020	Verified
Weight Kg R1	~29 (R1)	SRC-000020	Verified

Evidence ledger

Every source behind these numbers.

Showing 4 of 4 sources. Sources that earned no credit are listed too, marked as context only.

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