Unitree Robotics · robot dog
Laikago
Unitree's first product, a 22-24 kg electric research quadruped that stayed stable when kicked. New Atlas gives 1.4 m/s top speed.
- Price
- $45,000Cheaper than 10%
- Height
- 60 cmTaller than 50%
- Weight
- 22 kgHeavier than 44%
- Payload
- 9 kgCarries more than 15%
- Speed
- 5.0 km/hFaster than 9%
- Battery
- 3 hRuns longer than 64%
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Why it matters
Unitree's first commercial delivery, named after the space dog Laika.
Real-world use
Research customers
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.
Laikago is taller than 50% of the 22 other robot dogs that publish a height. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Laikago is heavier than 44% of the 41 other robot dogs that publish a weight. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Laikago is faster than 9% of the 34 other robot dogs that publish a speed. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Laikago carries more than 15% of the 27 other robot dogs that publish a payload. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Laikago has more joints than 0% of the 23 other robot dogs that publish a joints. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Laikago runs longer than 64% of the 25 other robot dogs that publish a battery. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Laikago costs less than 10% of the 21 other robot dogs that publish a price. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
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. Researchers steered it with a remote while it kept its own balance, even when kicked.
- Actuators & motors
- 12 Unitree brushless DC motors, three per leg
- Sensors & vision
- IMU, 12 joint encoders, four foot force sensors
- Compute
- Main computer with two ARM processors, an ARM controller in each joint and an extra Ubuntu computer
- Battery & power
- 0.655 kWh lithium-ion, about 3-4 hours
- Materials & build
- Carbon fibre, aluminium and 3D-printed parts
- Other details
- 24 kg; walks at about 2.9 km/h
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
- $45,000US$45,000 per New Atlas
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
- Sold or delivered
- US$25,000-50,000 depending on model
- Where it is sold or used
- Hangzhou, China
- Customers and pilots
- Research customers
News
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- Unitree's A1 undercuts Laikago
New Atlas reported Unitree's A1 at under $10,000 as a smaller follow-on to the $45,000 Laikago.
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. How we choose
| Measure | LaikagoUnitree Robotics |  HyQ2MaxIstituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT)Same job: research · Both walk · Both past robots · Similar size |  Stanford DoggoStanford Student RoboticsSame job: research · Both walk · Both past robots |  MIT Cheetah 2MIT Biomimetic Robotics LabSame job: research · Both walk · Both past robots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2017-09 | 2015 | 2019-05-21 | 2014-09-15 |
| Status | Discontinued | Retired | Retired | Retired |
| Height | 60 cm | 92 cm | — | — |
| Weight | 22 kg | 80 kg | — | — |
| Joints | 12 | 12 | — | — |
| Speed | 5 km/h | 5.4 km/h | — | — |
| Payload | 9 kg | — | — | — |
| Battery | 3 h | — | — | — |
| Price | $45,000 | — | — | — |
Sources
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