MenteeBot vs Unitree R1
Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100
MenteeBot is 52 cm taller (175 vs 123 cm) and 41 kg heavier (70 vs 29 kg) than Unitree R1. MenteeBot has 14 more degrees of freedom (40 vs 26) than Unitree R1. Unitree R1 lists at $5,900; MenteeBot is not for sale. Openness score: MenteeBot 0, Unitree R1 30 (of 100); only Unitree R1 publishes SIM and SW. Availability: MenteeBot not for sale, Unitree R1 buy.
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Side by side
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|---|---|---|---|
| Identity | |||
| Maker (differs) | Mentee Robotics | Unitree Robotics | |
| Class | Humanoid | Humanoid | |
| Status (differs) | Announced | Active | |
| Availability (differs) | Not for sale | Buy | |
| Country (differs) | Israel | China | |
| Year (differs) | 2024 | 2025 | |
| Specifications | |||
| Height (differs) | 175cm | 123cm | +52 cm (+42%) |
| Mass (differs) | 70kg | 29kg | +41 kg (+141%) |
| Degrees of freedom (differs) | 40 | 26 | +14 (+54%) |
| Payload | 25kg | —unsourced | |
| Top speed | 1.5m/s | —unsourced | |
| Runtime | —unsourced | 60min | |
| Battery capacity | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Price (differs) | Not for sale | 5,900USD | |
| Actuators | —unsourced | Unitree in-house electric joint motors | |
| Compute | —unsourced | 8-core CPU; optional Jetson Orin (40-100 TOPS) | |
| Sensors (differs) | 360-degree vision | 4-mic array, monocular or binocular camera, joint encoders | |
| Openness and provenance | |||
| Openness bar | |||
| Openness score (differs) | 0/ 100 | 30/ 100 | −30 |
| CAD (25) | not public | not public | |
| Bill of materials (20) | not public | not public | |
| Sim model (URDF/MJCF) (20) (differs) | not public | public | |
| Firmware (15) | not public | not public | |
| Software (10) (differs) | not public | public | |
| Trained policies (10) | not public | not public | |
| Verification level (differs) | L0 | 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: MenteeBot, Unitree R1.
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