Unitree Robotics

It began with a master's thesis. Wang Xingxing, founder of Unitree Robotics, built a quadruped prototype called XDog that became an internet sensation, and on August 26, 2016 he launched the company in Hangzhou, reportedly in an office of just 50 square meters. The following years brought a series of quadruped robots: from the early Laikago and A1, through the consumer Go1 of 2021, to the Go2 of 2023. The real turning point came in 2024. In April the company released a video of the H1 humanoid, in May it showed the production G1 at a price from about USD 16,000, and in August the G1 went on sale. At CES 2025 in Las Vegas Unitree showed the Go2, Go2-W, B2-W, H1 and G1. In summer 2025 preparations for a stock market debut began with CITIC Securities, and in September the cheapest humanoid, the R1, went on sale. In March 2026 the company filed for a listing on the Shanghai exchange, and in August it debuted on the STAR Market: the opening price was 629% above the offer price and the company raised roughly USD 905 million. The same month it showed "Superman", a humanoid running at 12.66 m/s, faster than Usain Bolt's record. September 2026 brought a demonstration of the first fully autonomous fight between humanoid robots, driven by the UnifoLM-X2-1.0 model. It is the story of a company that went from a student project to a valuation of around USD 9 billion in a decade.

Unitree's range is so wide that it is easiest to read in three layers. The first is quadrupeds. Unitree Go2 at about USD 1,600 (Air variant) is the cheapest entry into the world of walking robots; the Pro, X and EDU versions raise both price and capability, and a detailed breakdown is in Unitree Go2. The wheeled variant is covered as Unitree Go2-W. Larger machines play in industry: Unitree A2 with a 25 kg payload and Unitree B2, which according to the manufacturer can carry up to 120 kg, with its wheel-leg hybrid Unitree B2-W. The second layer is research and showcase humanoids: Unitree H1 (180 cm, a record 3.3 m/s), its successor Unitree H2 with 31 degrees of freedom, and Unitree H1-2 with a payload of about 21 kg. The third layer is affordable humanoids: Unitree G1 (132 cm, 35 kg, 23 DOF) in the version without an SDK and the programmable Unitree G1 EDU, plus the smallest family, R1: Unitree R1 Air, Unitree R1 and Unitree R1 EDU. Anyone who wants to get into programming must aim for the EDU variants. Reseller prices can differ sharply from those in the manufacturer's store, so treat every figure as a starting point for an inquiry. Category overviews: quadruped robots and humanoid robots.

Unitree plays for the market with price and openness. Its valuation at the offering was around USD 9 billion, it employs about 500 people, and the STAR Market debut brought in roughly USD 905 million of capital. Among quadrupeds the main reference point remains Boston Dynamics with Spot, against which Unitree competes on price and SDK access; in China it rivals companies such as DEEP Robotics. In humanoids its neighbors are UBTECH Robotics and AgiBot, and in the West Figure AI and Agility Robotics. Universities around the world buy Unitree robots for research on locomotion and manipulation. There is also a darker side: in June 2026 the US Department of Defense added Unitree to its list of companies linked to the Chinese military, and in July the FCC placed import restrictions on the company's products. Earlier still, security researchers had disclosed numerous vulnerabilities in the G1 and in the Go2/B2 robots; we covered the consequences in “Data Security: Robots with Cameras and the GDPR”.

Unitree has the densest sales network in Poland of any humanoid maker we cover. Among the sellers are FlyStore.pl, x-kom.pl (Zabrze), Delta Robots of Opole, Botland, Edutech Expert and MegaDron of Gdynia. Prices in zlotys can be surprising: drony.net prices the Go2-W at PLN 60,000 (≈ EUR 13,750 at NBP rate 4.3641 of 21 October 2026) to 195,500 depending on the package. The company 33bots offers G1 rental with a certified operator for events and trade fairs. We have not found documented industrial or university deployments by name, though that is a gap in our coverage, not proof that none exist. More on buying: “Unitree Go2 Review: Prices and the Air, Pro, X and EDU Versions” and “Renting a Humanoid Robot for an Event”.

Unitree is today the easiest way to buy a real walking robot or humanoid without negotiating with a sales department overseas. If you are looking for a Go2 for learning or a G1 for research, start here. If you need predictable service and a clear regulatory situation for an industrial deployment, read the section on risks carefully and compare it with “Unitree H1, G1, R1 and H2”. With the G1, keep the difference in mind: the base version has no SDK, so for your own experiments you need the EDU variant.