PNDbotics Adam Lite vs Unitree R1
Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100
Adam Lite is 37 cm taller (160 vs 123 cm) and 31 kg heavier (60 vs 29 kg) than Unitree R1. Adam Lite has 1 fewer degrees of freedom (25 vs 26) than Unitree R1. Openness score: Adam Lite 20, Unitree R1 30 (of 100); only Unitree R1 publishes SW. Availability for both: buy.
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Side by side
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| Identity | |||
| Maker (differs) | PNDbotics | Unitree Robotics | |
| Class | Humanoid | Humanoid | |
| Status | Active | Active | |
| Availability | Buy | Buy | |
| Country | China | China | |
| Year (differs) | 2024 | 2025 | |
| Specifications | |||
| Height (differs) | 160cm | 123cm | +37 cm (+30%) |
| Mass (differs) | 60kg | 29kg | +31 kg (+107%) |
| Degrees of freedom (differs) | 25 | 26 | −1 (-4%) |
| Payload | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Top speed | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Runtime | —unsourced | 60min | |
| Battery capacity | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Price | —unsourced | 5,900USD | |
| Actuators (differs) | quasi-direct-drive actuators | Unitree in-house electric joint motors | |
| Compute | —unsourced | 8-core CPU; optional Jetson Orin (40-100 TOPS) | |
| Sensors | —unsourced | 4-mic array, monocular or binocular camera, joint encoders | |
| Openness and provenance | |||
| Openness bar | |||
| Openness score (differs) | 20/ 100 | 30/ 100 | −10 |
| 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) (differs) | not public | public | |
| Trained policies (10) | not public | not public | |
| Verification level (differs) | L2 | L1 | |
| Sources (differs) | 4 | 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: Adam Lite, Unitree R1.
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