R1 vs T800

Highest-completeness models in the category

Buy now$5,900

US$5,900 for the R1 configuration, excluding tax and shipping. The R1 AIR is listed at US$4,900 and the R1 EDU as contact sales.

Buy now · Sold directly by Unitree.

Buy now$40,500

US$40,500 for the Basic Edition; the Open Source Edition is listed at US$54,000.

Buy now · Listed for purchase on EngineAI's product page.

Where the published data differs

Every line below is computed from the two manufacturers’ own figures. Attributes neither brand publishes are omitted.

R1 lists at $5,900, $34,600 below T800 at $40,500.
Runtime: T800 240 min versus R1 60 min (300% more). Published data favours T800.
Weight: T800 75 kg versus R1 29 kg (159% more).
Payload: T800 5 kg versus R1 2 kg (150% more). Published data favours T800.
Height: T800 173 cm versus R1 123 cm (41% more).
Degrees of freedom: R1 26 versus T800 25 (4% more). Published data favours R1.
SDK / secondary development: published for T800, not for R1.
Sensors: R1 — Binocular camera, 4-mic array; T800 — Intel depth camera.

Unitree R1 compared with EngineAI T800
Attribute	R1	T800
Height	123 cm	173 cm
Weight	29 kg	75 kg
Degrees of freedom	26	25
Payload	2 kg	5 kg
Runtime	60 min	240 min
Battery capacity	Not published by either	Not published by either
Max speed	Not published	3 m/s
Hand type	Not published	Dexterous hand with 7 degrees of freedom per hand
Actuator type	Low-inertia internal-rotor PMSM	Not published
Hot-swap battery	Yes	Not published
Onboard compute	8-core high-performance processor	Not published
Sensors	Binocular camera, 4-mic array	Intel depth camera
IP rating	Not published by either	Not published by either
Operating temperature	Not published by either	Not published by either
Teleoperation supported	Not published by either	Not published by either
SDK / secondary development	No	Yes
Warranty	8 months	Not published