Unitree unveils the R1 humanoid at 39,999 yuan

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Hangzhou-based Unitree Robotics unveiled the R1, a humanoid with 26 joints priced at 39,999 yuan (about US$5,900). Company videos showed it cartwheeling, running downhill and quickly getting up from the ground, and Unitree says it is aimed at individual developers and early-stage research teams rather than hobbyists. The article compares it with Unitree's G1, which starts at 99,000 yuan (US$13,800), and notes that H1 and G1 units are in pilot use on assembly lines at EV makers Nio and Geely. Citing SCMP, it also reports that the launch came days after Unitree filed tutoring documents with Chinese regulators, an early step toward a planned IPO.