Unitree A1
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ChinaReleased: 2020
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The Unitree A1 is a highly integrated quadruped robot dog designed for advanced mobility, stability, and versatility in dynamic environments. Developed by Unitree Robotics, it excels in athletic performance with capabilities like high-speed running up to 3.3 m/s (11.88 km/h), backflips, rolling, dancing, and stair climbing up to 12 cm steps. Powered by 12 high-performance brushless DC motors with 33.5 Nm torque and 21 rad/s speed, it features 12 degrees of freedom for agile gaits including trot, walk, and gallop. Equipped with an Intel RealSense D435i depth camera for real-time HD video transmission, human following, object tracking, and obstacle avoidance within 0.8 m, it also includes four foot-end force sensors for terrain adaptation and balance recovery. With a 5 kg payload capacity, rich interfaces (HDMI, Ethernet, USB), and support for secondary development via APIs and ROS, the A1 targets research, education, inspection, entertainment, and potential industrial applications. Optional modules like LiDAR enable SLAM, navigation, and autonomous operation, making it a robust platform for developers and a record-holding fast quadruped.
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3 protection modes, human recognition, real-time HD video transmission, optional voice intercom, ultrasound, 6-array microphone
Unitree A1 vs AgiBot D1 Ultra, Honey Badger 4.0 and Lite 3
Unitree A1 overlaps with these alternatives on Agriculture and Education and training; only Unitree A1 is tagged for Security guard and Gesture recognition. Unitree A1 leads this group on weight but trails on max speed and max payload.
Industries and capabilities are tags, not scores: a tick means the robot is listed for it. Green marks the best figure in a row (highest max speed and max payload; lowest weight). Ranges are not ranked.
| Spec | Unitree A1Unitree Robotics | AgiBot D1 UltraAgiBot | Honey Badger 4.0MAB Robotics | Lite 3Deep Robotics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industries | ||||
| Agriculture | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Education and training | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Household help | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Security guard | Yes | No | No | No |
| Capabilities | ||||
| Gesture recognition | Yes | No | No | No |
| Human-robot interaction | Yes | No | No | No |
| Object recognition | Yes | No | No | No |
| Adaptation | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Max Speed | 3.3 m/s | 3.7 m/s | 1 m/s | 2.2 m/s |
| Max Payload | 5 kg | 8 kg | 4 kg | 5 kg |
| Runtime | 1–2.5 h | 60–120 min | 120 min | 90–120 min |
| Weight | 12 kg | 15 kg | 12 kg | 12 kg |
| Size Class | medium | medium | medium | medium |
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