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Unitree Robotics

Low-cost humanoids and robot dogs

CN$47B est. market capest. 2016unitree.com (opens unitree.com)Checked 25 Sep

The brief

Analyst view
  • Price leader: the G1 humanoid launched in 2024 at about 99,000 yuan (~$16k), the R1 in 2025 at 39,900 yuan.
  • Revenue grew from 159M yuan (2023) to about 1.7B yuan (2025), per its IPO filings.
  • Shares rose 460% on their August 2026 debut, closing at a value of about 342B yuan.

Technical approach

As reported
Actuators

Own low-cost joint motors

Unitree designs its own joint motors and gears, keeping costs low and letting it improve hardware fast.

Control

Walking learned in simulation

Walking is learned by trial and error in simulation, which is why its robots can run, flip and recover from shoves.

Programs

Unitree Robotics, one program

Updated 26d ago
G1A 1.3 m humanoid launched in 2024 at about $16,000. Labs widely use it to research robot walking and grasping.ScalingUpdated 26d agoView program →
Research · Proto · Pilot · Deploy · Scaling

Open technical problems

Open · Active · Partial
  • From demos to useful workOpen

    Most robots go to research and entertainment. Useful paid work is not yet proven.

Peers

Humanoids · 4

Company & funding

Valuation
$47Best. market cap
HQ
CN
Founded
2016

Partners & customers

1 investor

People

Key people
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