UC Berkeley Humanoid vs Unitree R1
Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100
Berkeley Humanoid is 38 cm shorter (85 vs 123 cm) and 13 kg lighter (16 vs 29 kg) than Unitree R1. Berkeley Humanoid has 14 fewer degrees of freedom (12 vs 26) than Unitree R1. Unitree R1 lists at $5,900; Berkeley Humanoid is not for sale. Both score 30/100 on openness. Availability: Berkeley Humanoid research only, Unitree R1 buy.
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■ rows differ| Field | UC Berkeley Hybrid Robotics LabUC Berkeley Humanoid | Unitree RoboticsUnitree R1 | Δ first − second |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identity | |||
| Maker (differs) | UC Berkeley Hybrid Robotics Lab | Unitree Robotics | |
| Class (differs) | Biped | Humanoid | |
| Status (differs) | Research | Active | |
| Availability (differs) | Research only | Buy | |
| Country (differs) | United States | China | |
| Year (differs) | 2024 | 2025 | |
| Specifications | |||
| Height (differs) | 85cm | 123cm | −38 cm (-31%) |
| Mass (differs) | 16kg | 29kg | −13 kg (-45%) |
| Degrees of freedom (differs) | 12 | 26 | −14 (-54%) |
| Payload | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Top speed | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Runtime | —unsourced | 60min | |
| Battery capacity | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Price (differs) | Not for sale | 5,900USD | |
| Actuators (differs) | custom 5013/8513/8518/10413 motors, 9:1 planetary, EtherCAT | Unitree in-house electric joint motors | |
| Compute (differs) | Intel i7-1255U onboard PC | 8-core CPU; optional Jetson Orin (40-100 TOPS) | |
| Sensors (differs) | IMU, joint encoders | 4-mic array, monocular or binocular camera, joint encoders | |
| Openness and provenance | |||
| Openness bar | |||
| Openness score | 30/ 100 | 30/ 100 | = |
| CAD (25) | not public | not public | |
| Bill of materials (20) | not public | not public | |
| Sim model (URDF/MJCF) (20) | public | public | |
| Firmware (15) | not public | not public | |
| Software (10) | public | public | |
| Trained policies (10) | not public | not public | |
| Verification level (differs) | L2 | L1 | |
| Sources (differs) | 3 | 2 | |
| Last checked | 2026-09-24 | 2026-09-24 | |
A dash is an unsourced figure, not zero. Sources for each robot are listed on its spec sheet: Berkeley Humanoid, Unitree R1.
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