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Figure 03 vs Unitree G1 in 2026

Comparing 2 humanoid robots across availability, pricing, capabilities, and verified deployments. Current as of 2026.

Key differences

On DEPLOY's record, Unitree G1 has more verified real-world deployments (10 versus 4) than Figure 03 as of 2026; DEPLOY counts a deployment only when confirmed at a named site with a primary source.

Unitree G1 has more verified real-world deployments (10 vs 4).

Attribute	Figure 03 View full model page →	Unitree G1 View full model page →
Manufacturer	Figure AI	Unitree Robotics
Form factor	humanoid	humanoid
Maturity	commercial	commercial
Autonomy	◐ not independently verified	◐ not independently verified
Availability	internal-onlyenterprise	waitlistwaitlist
Price	Not announced	$13,500 (actual sale price)
Capability claims	Does dishes (autonomous, demonstrated-once) Folds laundry (autonomous, demonstrated-once) Tidies a room (autonomous, demonstrated-once)	Picks and packs (demo-only, demonstrated-once)
Brain	Helix (and Helix-02) (foundation-model)	UnifoLM (world-model)
Verified deployments	4	10
Privacy practices	—	—
Sources on file	30	29

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Editorial summaries

Figure 03

Figure 03 is the current-generation Figure humanoid, positioned by Figure for both home and commercial-integration use cases; the verified deployment record is currently single-operator at Catalyst Brands' Reno distribution facility, with no shipped home units on record. The BMW Spartanburg pilot, frequently cited as Figure's enterprise proof point, was Figure 02.

That deployment concluded in November 2025 and does not transfer to Figure 03's verification record. Figure describes the platform as fully autonomous in the demonstrated tasks, a framing that DEPLOY tracks as a claim rather than an audit until third-party reproduction lands.

Unitree G1

The Unitree G1 is a research and developer humanoid platform at a sub-enterprise price point, sold into university labs, hardware-research groups, and individual developers rather than enterprise integration contracts. The category distinction matters: a G1 at a research bench is in its intended environment; treating G1 in active research use as commercial deployment overstates Unitree's commercial position relative to Apollo, Digit, or Atlas.

Unitree describes G1's autonomy as developer-platform capability for capability research, with the published specs (degrees of freedom, payload, runtime) as the verifiable substance; commercial deployment hours at named customer sites are not yet part of G1's record.

Common questions

How do Figure 03 and Unitree G1 differ?

On DEPLOY's record, Unitree G1 has more verified real-world deployments (10 versus 4) than Figure 03 as of 2026; DEPLOY counts a deployment only when confirmed at a named site with a primary source. Unitree G1 has more verified real-world deployments (10 vs 4).

What is the difference between Figure 03 and Unitree G1?

Figure 03 and Unitree G1 are both humanoid robots on the DEPLOY registry. They differ in maker, maturity, price, verified deployments, and how much of their autonomy is independently verified. See the table above for the full head-to-head; each figure is sourced.

Is Figure 03 or Unitree G1 more autonomous?

On the DEPLOY registry, neither Figure 03 nor Unitree G1 has capabilities independently verified as fully autonomous yet; their recorded capabilities are teleoperated-assisted, demonstrated, or vendor-claimed. See the table for each capability's verification status.

Which has more verified deployments, Figure 03 or Unitree G1?

Unitree G1 has more verified deployments (10) on the DEPLOY registry than Figure 03 (4). DEPLOY counts a deployment only when confirmed at a named site with a primary source.

Recent coverage

Introducing Index: Building The World's Largest and Most Diverse Physical DatasetFigure 03 · Figure AI · 2026-08-25
The Next Big Influencer Is This 4-Foot-Tall Robot From ChinaUnitree G1 · Wired · 2026-08-14
Watch: Figure 03 humanoid climbs ladder autonomously in new robotics milestoneFigure 03 · interestingengineering.com · 2026-08-10
Chinese humanoid robot maker Unitree prices IPO at $9 billion valuationUnitree G1 · Reuters · 2026-08-06

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