Unitree G1 ranks higher overall (55 vs 39, a 16-point gap). Booster T1 is ahead in autonomy; Unitree G1 is ahead in locomotion, manipulation, hands, deployment. Unitree G1 is cheaper: about $13,944 vs $28,169.
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Booster T1
Booster Robotics · China · Walks on legs
Height118 cm
Weight30 kg
Joints23
Lifts?
Speed?
Battery2 h
Price$28k reported
On sale
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Unitree G1
Unitree · China · Walks on legs
Height132 cm
Weight35 kg
Joints23
Lifts2 kg
Speed?
Battery2 h
Price$14k reported
On sale
Booster T1
Unitree G1
Body
118 cm
Height
132 cm
30 kg
Weight
35 kg
Legs
Moves on
Legs
23
Joints (degrees of freedom)
23
Not disclosed
Actuators
Low-inertia PMSM joint motors, up to 120 Nm (EDU)
Hands and lifting
6
Joints per hand
7
5
Fingers
3
?
Carries (both arms)
2 kg
?
Lifts per arm
2 kg
Battery
2 h
Runtime per charge
2 h
10.5Ah battery, 54V 5A charger
Charging
Quick-release 13S 9000mAh smart battery
Brain and senses
RL locomotion; optional MiniCPM edge LLM
AI model
UnifoLM, RL locomotion policies
14-core CPU + NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin (200 TOPS)
Onboard computer
8-core CPU; optional NVIDIA Jetson Orin (EDU)
Depth camera, 9-axis IMU, mic array, dual joint encoders
Sensors
Depth camera, 3D LiDAR, 4-mic array
ROS 2, SDK, Isaac Sim, MuJoCo, Webots
Software / SDK
Unitree SDK2, ROS 2 (EDU)
Buying it
$28k reported
Price
$14k reported
About 200,000 RMB per Tsinghua news; EU list 39,000 EUR (Generation Robots). DoF 23 standard, 31 with grippers, 41 with dexterous hands.
Price details
China list 99,000 RMB at launch, later cut to 85,000 RMB; US site 13,500 USD excl. tax; EDU via sales, resellers up to 43,900 USD. Rental ~2,000-2,500 RMB/day (2026). Hand DoF and payload 3 kg refer to EDU.
Commercial
Availability
Commercial, in stock
On sale
Status
On sale
~700 T1 and K1 combined (total)
Units shipped
~5500 Unitree humanoids, mostly G1 (2025)
Universities, RoboCup teams
Customers
Universities, research labs, event rental firms
Research, robot soccer, education
Used for
Research, education, entertainment and events
What it has shown (our assessment)
Runs, recovers from pushes, gets up
Locomotion
Acrobatics and parkour
No real manipulation
Manipulation
Scripted pick-and-place
Simple gripper
Hands
Hand with 6-11 joints
Learned AI policies in demos
Autonomy
Limited autonomy in demos
100+ robots at customers
Deployment
1,000+ robots shipped
Watch them
Booster T1 - A Ready-to-Use Humanoid Robot Soccer Solution · Booster Robotics on YouTubeUnitree Introducing | Unitree G1 Humanoid Agent | AI Avatar | Price from $16K · Unitree Robotics on YouTube
What each has shown
Booster T1: autonomous football RoboCup; getting up after falling
Unitree G1: Kung Fu at the Spring Gala, somersaults, running, jumping over obstacles
FAQ
Which ranks higher, Booster T1 or Unitree G1?
Unitree G1 ranks higher overall (55 vs 39, a 16-point gap).
Can you buy Booster T1 or Unitree G1?
Booster T1: on sale. Unitree G1: on sale.
Which costs less, Booster T1 or Unitree G1?
Booster T1 about $28,169; Unitree G1 about $13,944.
