Noetix N2 vs Unitree G1: The Cheapest Humanoid Meets the Established Standard

The base-version G1 stands 132 cm tall, weighs 35 kg and has 23 degrees of freedom (“Degrees of Freedom (DOF) in Humanoid Robots”): six in each leg, five in each arm and one in the waist. Onboard it has 3D LiDAR, an RGB-D depth camera, an eight-core processor and a 9000 mAh quick-release battery. Payload is 2 kg and runtime about 2 hours.

The N2 has 18 degrees of freedom, clearly fewer. The manufacturer gives a speed of up to 3.5 m/s (12.6 km/h), a swappable battery for about 2 hours of work and an open Linux platform on an RK3588s processor. It does not state height, weight or payload, so the robot's size and manipulation ability cannot be compared with the G1 in numbers. For the base G1 no walking speed is declared; the Unitree G1 EDU version walks at up to 2 m/s.

The N2's strongest argument is its run: in the humanoid half marathon in Beijing it covered 21 km in 3 hours 37 minutes and finished second. That is proof of mechanical endurance, but not proof that the robot can handle cables, doors or tabletop tasks. The G1 answers with a broader ecosystem: documentation, a community and an EDU version with a full SDK. A comparison of the whole family is in “Unitree H1, G1, R1 and H2”.

Here the N2 wins on paper. The manufacturer cites a range of USD 5,500–9,000, an average of USD 7,250, which at a rate of 3.8762 is about PLN 28,100 (≈ EUR 6,430). There is no fixed price list. The G1 costs USD 13,500 net (about PLN 52,300 (≈ EUR 11,960)), so the N2 is almost half the price, although the ranges overlap.

Polish shops show different numbers. The base G1 is offered by deltarobots.com (PLN 79,900 (≈ EUR 18,280)), Botland (PLN 99,000 (≈ EUR 22,650)) and x-kom (PLN 99,000 (≈ EUR 22,650)), among others, and EDU variants cost from about PLN 150,000 (≈ EUR 34,310) to 250,000. N2 availability in Poland is not confirmed, so you must add import, customs duty, 23% VAT and the absence of local service to the price. Before ordering the N2, ask for a written quote and delivery terms to Poland. A general cost calculation for a humanoid is in “How Much Does a Humanoid Robot Cost in 2026”.

The manufacturer aims the N2 at the home, the classroom and senior care, but we know of no confirmed deployments. Realistically it makes sense where spectacle and a low entry barrier count: at events, at technical shows and in classes for advanced students, provided the teacher knows Linux and tests the robot personally.

The G1 fits schools and universities more broadly, because it has local sellers, documentation and rental firms: 33bots rents the G1 for events with a certified operator, which we describe in “Renting a Humanoid Robot for an Event”. Neither will replace a worker: 2 hours on a battery and 2 kg of payload (G1) rule out shift work.