1X NEO ranks higher overall (39 vs 22, a 17-point gap). 1X NEO is ahead in manipulation, hands; Unitree R1 is ahead in locomotion; they score the same in autonomy, deployment. Unitree R1 is cheaper: about $4,900 vs $20,000.
#28
39score
1X NEO
1X Technologies · USA/Norway · Walks on legs
Height168 cm
Weight30 kg
Joints75
Lifts25 kg
Speed22 km/h
Battery4 h
Price$20k
Pilots
VS
#73
22score
Unitree R1
Unitree · China · Walks on legs
Height123 cm
Weight27 kg
Joints20
Lifts2 kg
Speed?
Battery1 h
Price$4.9k-$10k
On sale
1X NEO
Unitree R1
Body
168 cm
Height
123 cm
30 kg
Weight
27 kg
Legs
Moves on
Legs
75
Joints (degrees of freedom)
20
patented tendon drive, in-house motors
Actuators
Not disclosed
Movement
5 km/h
Walking speed
?
22 km/h
Top speed
?
Hands and lifting
22
Joints per hand
?
5
Fingers
?
25 kg
Carries (both arms)
2 kg
8 kg
Lifts per arm
2 kg
Battery
0.8 kWh
Battery capacity
?
4 h
Runtime per charge
1 h
self-charging; quick charge 6 min per hour of runtime
Charging
quick-release smart battery
Brain and senses
Redwood AI (VLM) + built-in LLM
AI model
Integrated large multimodal model (voice and image)
1X NEO Cortex (NVIDIA Jetson Thor), up to 2070 FP4 TFLOPS
Official price: Early Access (ownership) 20000 USD; Standard (subscription) 499/month USD
Price details
Official price: R1 Air 29900 CNY; R1 39900 CNY; R1 EDU 10500 USD
pre-order
Availability
in stock (shop)
Pilots
Status
On sale
consumer pre-orders (10,000 claimed, unverified)
Customers
consumers, education, developers
household chores; tidying; laundry; dishes
Used for
education, entertainment, companion, development
What it has shown (our assessment)
Handles stairs and uneven ground
Locomotion
Runs, recovers from pushes, gets up
Two-handed work in real settings
Manipulation
No real manipulation
Hand with 6-11 joints
Hands
Simple gripper
Limited autonomy in demos
Autonomy
Limited autonomy in demos
Sold to labs, a few units
Deployment
Sold to labs, a few units
Watch them
Introducing NEO Gamma | Another Step Closer to Home · 1X on YouTubeUnitree Introducing | Unitree R1 Intelligent Companion Price from $5900 · Unitree Robotics on YouTube
What each has shown
1X NEO: household chores in demo (washing, dishes, cleaning), part under remote control
Unitree R1: cartwheel, handstand, running, boxing
FAQ
Which ranks higher, 1X NEO or Unitree R1?
1X NEO ranks higher overall (39 vs 22, a 17-point gap).
