The newest, lightest, most affordable walking humanoid Unitree makes — about 29 kg, under 123 cm, 20–40 degrees of freedom, a 2-DoF head and a multimodal model for voice and vision. Movement-first, out-of-the-box, built for the lab.
Not every lab needs flagship capability — most need an affordable, hackable humanoid that just works.
A 2-DoF head sharpens environmental perception while a movement-first design delivers documented acrobatic capability — handstands and running stunts included.
An agile, ultra-light form that a student can handle, service and reset — ready to empower a teaching lab without a forklift or a flight case.
Fully open joint and sensor control interfaces, support for mainstream simulators, and an integrated multimodal model — so your algorithms move seamlessly from sim into the physical world.
Three tiers from movement-only entry to full secondary development.
Specs per Unitree 2026. The R1 Edu ladder (U1–U6) maps cleanly to a 6-stage curriculum. Indian pricing, KYC, AMC & lead-times on enquiry.
From foundation locomotion to bionic tactile manipulation — the R1 Edu ladder maps onto an academic course progression.
24 DoF · 40 TOPS · 2 kg arm · no hands
26 DoF · 100 TOPS · 2-DoF head
40 DoF · 2× Dex3-1 three-finger
40 DoF · Dex3-1 + tactile
38 DoF · BrainCo Revo 2 Basic
38 DoF · BrainCo Revo 2 Touch
The humanoid teams choose when the budget cannot stretch to G1 or H2.
A friendly, student-handleable biped for robotics and AI research.
The U1–U6 Edu ladder maps to a 6-stage BTech / MTech course.
Gesture-following, face recognition, voice and visual-cue response.
Open SDK + simulator support for sim-to-real policy work.
For most Indian engineering colleges and research labs, yes — ~29 kg, 20–40 DoF, full EDU SDK with Python and C++, friendly enough for student handling. The G1 Edu / H2 step up only if you need industrial-grade locomotion or high-payload manipulation.
R1 Air (20 DoF, monocular) is movement-first entry. R1 (26 DoF, binocular, 2-DoF head) adds perception. R1 EDU (26–40 DoF) adds optional dexterous hands, Jetson Orin compute, full secondary development and a 12-month warranty.
Yes — R1 ships with an open SDK (Python + C++) and supports mainstream simulators. ROS2 bindings are available; xBoom provides onboarding and a code walkthrough during commissioning.
Yes — through our Robots-as-a-Service programme for events, demos and short pilots, including operator and on-site setup.
Manufacturer warranty (6 / 8 / 12 months by tier) plus the 1-Year xBoom AMC. KYC approval is required before dispatch.
Tell us your course or research scope and we will map it to the right R1 tier with an INR proposal.