education
Full-size research platform
Owner verifiedVerified July 2026
- Control mode
- Autonomous
- Human intervention
- Developer programmed
Research record R-028Commercially available
H1
By Unitree Robotics · China · announced August 2023
Unitree's original full-size humanoid, holder of the humanoid speed record and workhorse of a hundred labs.
Broader research scope
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Research summary
What the record says.
The H1 was Unitree's statement that it could build full-size humanoids, not just robot dogs. The 1.8 meter, 47 kilogram biped set a world speed record for humanoids at 3.3 meters per second and became famous doing synchronized dances at China's 2025 Spring Festival Gala. It remains listed at $90,000 (inquiry pricing in practice) as the legacy full-size research platform.
H1 units have shipped to research customers since 2024 and appear throughout academic literature. The line has since been succeeded by the H2 generation, but the H1's combination of size, speed and relative affordability keeps it in service worldwide.
Delivery evidence
Announcement is not arrival.
Owner verified
Research deliveries since 2024; broad academic install base
Capability ledger
What has actually been shown?
2 material claims are separated by evidence setting and human involvement. The strongest recorded signal is Owner verified; it does not automatically transfer to every row.
entertainment
Gala dance performances, speed showcases
Real-world demoVerified July 2026
- Control mode
- Mixed / assisted
- Human intervention
- Choreographed routines
Hardware record.
- Height
- 180 cm
- Weight
- 47 kg
- Locomotion
- Bipedal; record-setting speed
- Payload
- About 30 kg lift class (claimed)
- Runtime
- About 2 hours
- Charging
- Swappable battery
- Top speed
- 3.3 m/s (world record); >5 m/s potential (claimed)
- Degrees of freedom
- 19 (base body); hands optional
- Hands
- Optional Dex3 hands
- Face / expression
- Sensor visor
- Sensors
- 3D lidar, depth camera, IMU
Software record.
- AI platform
- Unitree SDK; ROS; common RL research target
- Voice
- Developer configured
- Languages
- Developer configured
- Visual recognition
- Developer configured
- Memory
- Developer configured
- Processing
- Onboard compute
- Autonomous abilities
- Locomotion autonomy; tasks developer-built
- Teleoperation
- Fully supported
- Software updates
- Firmware
- Developer access
- Open SDK
Who can see, hear, or take control?
- Recording storage
- Owner controlled
- Remote operation possible
- Yes
- Teleoperation disclosure
- Owner is the operator
- Camera / microphone controls
- Owner controlled
- Data deletion
- Owner controlled
- Account required
- App account for setup
- Emergency stop
- Remote e-stop
- Children and pets
- A powerful full-size machine; professional supervision required
- Security updates
- Firmware updates
Lifecycle record
Status history.
- Prototype
H1 unveiled
- Commercially available
Research shipments; humanoid speed record
- Commercially available
Spring Festival Gala dance performance
Source register
1 linked source.
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