Unitree Robotics · robot dog
A1
A 12 kg education and research quadruped launched at CES 2020, with depth cameras and a person-following mode. Unitree called it China's fastest small-to-medium quadruped at 3.3 m/s.
- Price
- —under US$10,000 (New Atlas)
- Height
- 40 cmTaller than 27%
- Weight
- 12 kgHeavier than 20%
- Payload
- 5 kgCarries more than 4%
- Speed
- 11.9 km/hFaster than 53%
- Battery
- 2.5 hRuns longer than 60%
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Why it matters
Brought a capable robot dog under $10,000; 24 A1s danced on China's 2021 Spring Festival Gala broadcast.
Real-world use
24 units performed on the CCTV Spring Festival Gala in February 2021.
Maker
Unitree RoboticsCompany · founded 2016 · Hangzhou, ChinaPublic company: listed on Shanghai's STAR Market on 19 Aug 2026 (688836.SH), raising about 6.1 billion yuan at 150.80 yuan a share; earlier…
How it stacks up
Against other robot dogs that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
A1 is taller than 27% of the 22 other robot dogs that publish a height. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
A1 is heavier than 20% of the 41 other robot dogs that publish a weight. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
A1 is faster than 53% of the 34 other robot dogs that publish a speed. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
A1 carries more than 4% of the 27 other robot dogs that publish a payload. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
A1 has more joints than 0% of the 23 other robot dogs that publish a joints. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
A1 runs longer than 60% of the 25 other robot dogs that publish a battery. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: price.
Public attention
A historic robot: no longer sold or in use, so it is not ranked against current machines.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- 1 news story from reputable press listed on this page
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What’s inside
The parts the company has talked about publicly.
- Movement
- Walks on legs · 12 joints
- How it runs
- Assisted. Users steer it with a remote while it balances itself; it also has a person-following mode.
- Actuators & motors
- 12 joint motors, peak joint torque 33.5 Nm and speed 21 rad/s, with crossed roller bearings
- Sensors & vision
- Intel RealSense depth camera, four foot-end force sensors; options for lidar, ultra-wide camera, ultrasound and microphone array
- Compute
- Separate perception and motion controllers with real-time OS; AI module on the Exploration version
- Battery & power
- Lithium battery, 1 to 2.5 hours per charge
- Materials & build
- 12 kg with battery
- AI & software
- High- and low-level real-time APIs; vision obstacle avoidance, following, gesture and skeleton recognition; lidar mapping and navigation
- Other details
- 5 kg payload; 3.3 m/s top speed
Lineage
Every Unitree Robotics machine in order.
XDog2016Retired
Laikago2017Discontinued
AlienGo2019Discontinued- A12020Discontinued
B12021Discontinued
Go12021Discontinued
Go22023In service
B22023Commercial- No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useRifle-armed robot dog (Golden Dragon 2024)2024Prototype
Go2-W2024Commercial
B2-W2024Commercial- No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useA2 (Stellar Hunter)2025Commercial
As22026Commercial
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Made, sold and where
Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.
- Price
- Not publishedunder US$10,000 (New Atlas)
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
- Where it is sold or used
- Hangzhou, China
- Customers and pilots
- 24 units performed at the CCTV Spring Festival Gala in February 2021
News
The latest 1, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.
- New Atlas reviews Unitree A1
New Atlas described the 12 kg A1, which runs at 3.3 m/s and sells for under $10,000.
New Atlas
Side by side with its peers
Picked by the same rules for every robot: another maker’s robot that moves the same way, is at the same stage and does at least one of the same main jobs, first shown within two years. Closer size and price rank higher. Few robots match closely, so these are the nearest matches. How we choose
| Measure | A1Unitree Robotics |  Stanford DoggoStanford Student RoboticsSame job: research · Both walk · Both past robots |  HyQ2MaxIstituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT)Same job: research · Both walk · Both past robots · Similar size |  MinitaurGhost RoboticsSame job: research · Both walk · Both past robots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2020-01 | 2019-05-21 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Status | Discontinued | Retired | Retired | Discontinued |
| Height | 40 cm | — | 92 cm | — |
| Weight | 12 kg | — | 80 kg | — |
| Joints | 12 | — | 12 | — |
| Speed | 11.9 km/h | — | 5.4 km/h | 7.2 km/h |
| Payload | 5 kg | — | — | — |
| Battery | 2.5 h | — | — | — |
| Price | — | — | — | $10,000 |
Sources
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