Humanoid robot comparison: what actually matters
Humanoid robots now span consumer home products, affordable developer platforms and six-figure industrial systems. Price alone is therefore a poor comparison. Start with availability, intended environment, payload, runtime, manipulation hardware and whether the published capability is autonomous, teleoperated or a research demonstration.
| Robot | Market | Price/status | Height | Weight | Payload | Runtime | Best fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1X NEO | Home | $20,000 / $499 mo planned | 5 ft 6 in | 66 lb | Carry 55 lb | 4 h | Early-adopter home assistance |
| Figure 03 | Home + enterprise | Not publicly priced | 5 ft 8 in | 61 kg | 20 kg | 5 h | Advanced autonomy research/deployment |
| Unitree G1 | Research | From $13,500 | 132 cm | ~35 kg | Config-dependent | ~2 h | Developer/research access |
| Unitree R1 | Research | From $4,900 | 123 cm | 27–29 kg | ~2 kg arm | ~1 h | Lower-cost embodied AI |
| Unitree H2 | Research/enterprise | $29,900 | 182 cm | ~70 kg | 15 kg peak arm | ~3 h | Full-size development |
| Apollo | Industrial | Quote | 5 ft 8 in | 72.6 kg | 25 kg | 4 h | Manufacturing/logistics |
| Digit 5 | Industrial | Enterprise / 2027 | 1.81 m | 129 kg | 23 kg | 90 min | Warehouse workflows |
| Atlas | Industrial | Quote | 1.9 m | 90 kg | 30 kg sustained | 4 h | Heavy industrial automation |
| GR-2 | Research | Quote | 175 cm | 63 kg | 3 kg/arm | ~2 h | Dexterous research |
| 4NE1 | Enterprise/research | Est. €98k 1–19 | 180 cm | 80 kg | Model-dependent | Not consolidated | European cognitive robotics |
Home robots vs research robots vs industrial humanoids
NEO is unusual because it has explicit consumer ownership and subscription pricing. Figure 03 is strongly home-oriented in its demonstrations and product design but is not a normal retail checkout product. Unitree G1 and R1 are much easier to buy as development hardware, but they should not be confused with turnkey household assistants. Apollo, Digit 5 and Atlas are enterprise automation systems whose buying process, support model and integration requirements are fundamentally different.
How to compare autonomy
Do not treat a polished demonstration as proof that every buyer receives the same task autonomously. RobotSelectr separates autonomous claims, teleoperation, developer-programmed capability and manufacturer demonstrations wherever public information allows.
How to compare price
Check what the base price actually includes: dexterous hands, compute modules, batteries, chargers, software access, warranty, shipping, taxes and support can materially change the real acquisition cost. Quote-only enterprise systems should not be assigned speculative retail prices.