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🇨🇳 Unitree H1

Unitree Robotics · China · unveiled 2023
commercial supervised-autonomy electric data confidence: high
61.8
HMX Score
Rank #39 of 169 humanoid

Watch changes · Evidence history and cited research export (API access) · Plan a pilot

Score breakdown

AutonomyManipulationMobilityHardwareCommercialEcosystem
Autonomy & Intelligence · 25%75.0
Manipulation & Dexterity · 20%12.0
Mobility & Locomotion · 15%73.0
Hardware & Engineering · 15%54.1
Commercial Readiness & Deployment · 15%100.0
Ecosystem & Viability · 10%66.2

Each pillar is scored 0–100 from published specs, then weighted into the HMX. Compare it only with other humanoid robots — each category uses its own reference scales. See the full methodology →

Notable

Set a full-size humanoid running record of 3.3 m/s in 2024; an April 2026 test run reached a peak sprint of ~10 m/s, approaching Usain Bolt's pace.

Deployment evidence

Legacy mentions are unverified. A partnership or announcement is not proof of an active deployment. Evidence labels do not change HMX v2 scoring.

Geely (automotive manufacturing trials)

unknown · unverified

  • No deployment-specific evidence recorded.

Stanford University (HumanPlus research)

unknown · unverified

  • No deployment-specific evidence recorded.

Carnegie Mellon University (H2O project)

unknown · unverified

  • No deployment-specific evidence recorded.

UT Health Science Center

unknown · unverified

  • No deployment-specific evidence recorded.

16-robot troupe on 2025 CCTV Spring Festival Gala

unknown · unverified

  • No deployment-specific evidence recorded.

Specifications

Evidence is attached to each value. Robot-wide source links do not verify every field. A source about an older value cannot support the current specification.

Height
180.0 cm
unverified · 0 evidence records

Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.

No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.

Weight
47.0 kg
unverified · 0 evidence records

Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.

No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.

Payload
10.0 kg
unverified · 0 evidence records

Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.

No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.

Travel speed
3.3 m/s
unverified · 0 evidence records

Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.

No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.

Runtime
2.0 h
unverified · 0 evidence records

Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.

No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.

Battery
0.864 kWh
unverified · 0 evidence records

Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.

No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.

Total DoF
19 DoF
unverified · 0 evidence records

Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.

No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.

Hand DoF per hand
0 DoF
unverified · 0 evidence records

Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.

No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.

Dexterous hands
No
unverified · 0 evidence records

Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.

No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.

Actuation
electric
unverified · 0 evidence records

Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.

No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.

Form factor
bipedal
unverified · 0 evidence records

Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.

No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.

Onboard compute
Dual Intel Core i7 + NVIDIA Jetson-class upgrade path
unverified · 0 evidence records

Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.

No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.

AI model
Model Predictive Control (MPC) + Sim2Real Reinforcement Learning
unverified · 0 evidence records

Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.

No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.

Autonomy
supervised-autonomy
unverified · 0 evidence records

Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.

No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.

Product status
commercial
unverified · 0 evidence records

Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.

No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.

Indicative price
90000.0 USD
unverified · 0 evidence records

Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.

No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.

Funding
1700.0 USD million
unverified · 0 evidence records

Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.

No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.

Company valuation
6.2 USD billion
unverified · 0 evidence records

Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.

No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.

Unitree H1 in context: rank, rivals and specs

Compare with PUDU D7 →

H1 is a humanoid robot from Unitree in China, and it is commercially available. It scores 61.8 on the Humanoid Metric, ranking 39th of 169 — in the top quarter.

On the leaderboard it sits between PUDU D7 (HMX 62.1) and 1X EVE (HMX 61.6).

Against the 169 humanoid robots ranked, its clearest strength is mobility & locomotion (73.0 against a median of 30.0) and its clearest weakness is manipulation & dexterity (12.0 against 40.0).

By the published specifications, it has fewer degrees of freedom than 89% of the 132 other humanoid robots publishing a degree-of-freedom count (19), has fewer degrees of freedom per hand than 88% of the 85 other humanoid robots publishing a per-hand figure (0) and is faster than 88% of the 64 other humanoid robots publishing a speed (3.3 m/s).

Its published price of $90,000 is below 24% of the 62 other humanoid robots with a public price — nearer the expensive end, with a median published price of $42,000.

On autonomy, it has demonstrated autonomy under human supervision, not unsupervised work. 5 deployment claims are on record, none yet backed by a customer, the press or the vendor.

Its specifications carry a high-confidence grade from 4 cited sources, as of 2026-06.

Task evidence

Task capability is not inferred from hardware specifications or general autonomy labels. Find robots for a task →

No task-specific evidence recorded. Capability remains unknown.

Sources · robot-level references, as of 2026-06

Machine-readable: HIS Layer 0 manifest at /robot/unitree-h1/manifest.json, with a free API key · what's this?

Frequently asked questions about the Unitree H1

How much does the Unitree H1 cost?

The Unitree H1 has a published price of $90,000.

What are the Unitree H1's specs?

Published specifications: payload 10 kg, speed 3.3 m/s, runtime 2 h, degrees of freedom 19, degrees of freedom per hand 0, height 180 cm, weight 47 kg.

Is the Unitree H1 autonomous?

The Unitree H1 has demonstrated autonomy under human supervision, not unsupervised work. The grade reflects demonstrations, not marketing claims.

How does the Unitree H1 compare to the PUDU D7?

On the HMX, the Unitree H1 scores 61.8 and the PUDU D7 62.1. The Unitree H1 leads on autonomy & intelligence, commercial readiness & deployment and ecosystem & viability; the PUDU D7 leads on manipulation & dexterity, mobility & locomotion and hardware & engineering.

Who makes the Unitree H1?

The Unitree H1 is made by Unitree, in China.

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HMX score: 61.8

Version history · 2 versions and 1 earlier update

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  • Version 186 · 15 Sep 2026, 04:28 UTC · score then 61.8
    No field changed; the score was recalculated.
    Changed by a direct correction or a scoring update, not a research proposal.
  • First recorded version · 6 Sep 2026, 05:24 UTC · score then 61.8
    The record as it stood when full copies began to be kept.