NEURA 4NE-1 Mini

What it's for

The 4NE-1 Mini is the little sibling of Neura Robotics' industrial humanoid: 132 cm tall, 36 kg, with 25 degrees of freedom (DOF). Its German maker, Neura Robotics, describes it as an easier way into the humanoid world for education, research and early enthusiasts; its uses are demonstrations and development. Payload is 3 kg per arm, walking speed about 0.83 m/s (3 km/h), and runtime about 2.5 hours.

The maker aims the model at education, research and demonstrations, that is, robotics labs at universities and innovation centers. At 132 cm and 36 kg the Mini is a handy platform for experiments with gait and control and a teaching aid for people who want to get to know the German company's technology stack without spending a sum in the hundreds of thousands of zloty. It is also smaller than the full-size 4NE-1.

It is not suited to physical work. A 3 kg payload and under three hours of runtime rule out transport and production tasks. The manufacturer has not published a full sensor specification or the compute unit in the sources, so it is hard to judge its perception capabilities. Deliveries were originally announced for spring 2026, but the date has slipped, and the model is listed as pre-order.

For more on robots for schools and universities, see “Educational Robots for Schools and Universities”; for the use cases, see universities and schools.

Who it's for

The Mini is for universities, labs, innovation centers and robotics enthusiasts with a budget in the tens of thousands of zloty who value a German brand and want to enter Neura's ecosystem. It works well as a demonstration platform at conferences and in academic programs.

We do not recommend it for factories, warehouses, or anyone who needs a robot to do actual work. Nor is it the cheapest option: competing Chinese hardware is noticeably cheaper. Don't buy it if you need a guaranteed delivery datę, because the original datę (spring 2026) has already passed. It is not available in Poland, and the sources point to no local service.

Deployments

The robot is in pre-order and deliveries have not yet begun. In the category of small research humanoids, other models are actually at work: the Unitree G1 and R1 in universities and labs (“Unitree H1, G1, R1 and H2”). For a general overview of the education market, see “Educational Robots for Schools and Universities”. If a confirmed deployment appears in Poland, we will add it here.

Unitree G1 has the same height, 132 cm, and 23 DOF, and costs USD 13,500 (about PLN 52,300 (≈ EUR 11,980)), which is less than the Mini, plus it is actually available and has a huge community. Unitree R1 at USD 4,900 (about PLN 19,000 (≈ EUR 4,350)) is 123 cm tall with 26 DOF, the cheapest full humanoid on this list. EngineAI PM01 costs about USD 12,000 (about PLN 46,500 (≈ EUR 10,660)), stands 140 cm and has 24 DOF. Booster K1 at about USD 12,500 (about PLN 48,500 (≈ EUR 11,110)) is 95 cm with 22 DOF, a compact version for learning. Noetix Bumi at about USD 1,402 (about PLN 5,430 (≈ EUR 1,240)) is the cheapest, but it is only 94 cm tall, a design from a completely different league than the Mini. In Neura's favor are its European origin; against it, the price and the delivery date. For a comparison of the Unitree series, see “Unitree H1, G1, R1 and H2”.

The 4NE-1 family debuted as an industrial robot: Neura Robotics presented the third generation of the 4NE-1 at the Automatica trade fair in June 2025, and in December 2025 the company opened a development center in Zurich where it concentrated work on this line. The Mini appeared as a smaller version with 25 DOF, aimed at education and enthusiasts. The launch date of the Mini itself is not confirmed. Deliveries were originally announced for spring 2026, and that date has slipped. In June 2026 Neura announced a Series C round of up to about USD 1.4 billion, which is funding for the whole company, not just this line. Two independent outlets confirm the speed (about 0.83 m/s) and runtime (about 2.5 hours).