TL;DR: Chinese robotics firm Unitree is offering humanoids for as low as $4,900 and targeting up to 20,000 shipments this year alone.
While American companies are trying to get the cost of a humanoid under the price of a luxury SUV, Unitree is selling them for less than a used Honda Civic.
At $4,900, Unitree’s latest models are completely scrambling the math on robotics. And they aren’t just making shiny prototypes to raise venture capital. They’re actually shipping the G1 and H1 to buyers in the US and Canada right now.
Their goal for 2026? Shipping 10,000 to 20,000 units. That’s massive volume for a market that barely existed two years ago.
If you saw them at CES this year—boxing, dancing, and generally showing off their agility—you know the hardware is solid. If Tesla and Boston Dynamics are aiming for premium industrial use, Unitree is playing an entirely different game: absolute scale.