Robots & Kits
Unitree G1
A small humanoid listed from around CNY 99,000 and the machine most often found in labs. It is where the word 'open source' gets stretched hardest: the SDK and parts of the documentation are open; the hardware, control stack and locomotion policies are not. It is also the example DIY circles cite when they want a closed-source benchmark.
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"Open source" — which layer is actually open?
The most common phrase on a spec sheet, and in DIY circles it is read as "I can repair it, modify it and replicate it"…
Unitree G1 · SO-101 arm · LeRobot Humanoid · Dynamixel and the ROBOTIS ecosystem · 2026-09-28
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More degrees of freedom is better — the most popular claim, and the easiest to falsify
Degrees of freedom is the easiest number to compare on a spec sheet and the easiest to charge more for. It is also the…
Unitree G1 · SO-101 arm · LeRobot Humanoid · 2026-09-28