UNITREE R1 ROBOTS COMING SOON AT SCAN

Scan partner Unitree has announced a new range of humanoid robots, the R1-series, which will soon be available to try and buy.

The R1 builds on the features of the existing G1-series, which were already very capable robots. The new R1 is built for commercial and industrial workloads, but being smaller and lighter it may prove more agile in a number of scenarios. Most importantly, at launch it looks like indicative pricing may be half of the entry-level G1 cost, making entry into the humanoid robot space much more accessible.

The R1 uses a similar quick release battery system to the G1, but in a smaller capacity meaning endurance is roughly halved, but with spare batteries to hand, this shouldn’t really impact usability. What’s more, as with the G1 range the EDU version offers increased degrees of freedom and enhanced expansion and customisation options including dextrous hands, if required. Load capabilities are much like the G1 too, whereas the H1 range, being much larger and heavier feature greater load bearing options.

Model	Unitree G1 / G1 EDU	Unitree H1	Unitree H1-2	Unitree R1 / R1 EDU
Propulsion	Humanoid	Humanoid	Humanoid	Humanoid
Use cases	Consumer / Education	Commercial / Industrial	Commercial / Industrial	Commercial / Industrial
Power source	Single quick-release 9Ah battery	Single fixed 15Ah battery	Single fixed 15Ah battery	Single quick-release 5Ah battery
Endurance	2 hours	2 hours	2 hours	1 hour
Degrees of Freedom	23 / 23-43	34	34	24 / 24-40
Dimensions	1320 x 450 x 200mm	(1520+285)mm × 570mm × 220mm	(1503+285)mm × 510mm × 287mm	1210 x 357 x 190mm
Weight	35kg	47kg	70kg	25kg

Robots represent the next step in the evolution of AI – ushering in the era of physical AI. To make the most of humanoid robots such as the Unitree R1 you need a way to efficiently and safely train them using AI models before they are deployed in the real world. Scan is at the forefront of this revolution, helping organisations develop and deploy AI-powered robots using digital twin platforms such as NVIDIA Omniverse and NVIDIA AI frameworks.