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Galaxea R1 vs Unitree H1 in 2026

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

Key differences

On DEPLOY's record, Unitree H1 has more verified real-world deployments (5 versus 0) than Galaxea R1 as of 2026; DEPLOY counts a deployment only when confirmed at a named site with a primary source.

Galaxea R1 has the lower recorded price.
Unitree H1 has more verified real-world deployments (5 vs 0).

Attribute	Galaxea R1 View full model page →	Unitree H1 View full model page →
Manufacturer	Galaxea AI	Unitree Robotics
Form factor	humanoid	humanoid
Maturity	research	research
Autonomy	◐ not independently verified	◐ not independently verified
Availability	shipping-nowshipping	waitlistwaitlist
Price	$39,999-$69,999 (actual sale price)	$90,000-$128,900 (manufacturer target)
Capability claims	Picks and packs (demo-only, demonstrated-once)	Picks and packs (demo-only, demonstrated-once)
Brain	—	UnifoLM (world-model)
Verified deployments	0	5
Privacy practices	—	—
Sources on file	5	20

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Editorial summaries

Galaxea R1

Galaxea Dynamics sells the R1 humanoid directly through its own website, with the R1 Pro listed at $69,999 and the R1 Lite at $39,999. The product page states units are in stock and ship within 15 days. Price and availability are verified from the maker's own product page.

Unitree H1

The Unitree H1 is Unitree's higher-end research and developer humanoid (the standard H1 and the upgraded H1-2 with 7-DoF arms). Unitree lists it from about $90,000 on a contact-sales basis, up to about $128,900 for the H1-2. It is research and developer hardware, not a consumer-home product.

Common questions

How do Galaxea R1 and Unitree H1 differ?

On DEPLOY's record, Unitree H1 has more verified real-world deployments (5 versus 0) than Galaxea R1 as of 2026; DEPLOY counts a deployment only when confirmed at a named site with a primary source. Galaxea R1 has the lower recorded price. Unitree H1 has more verified real-world deployments (5 vs 0).

What is the difference between Galaxea R1 and Unitree H1?

Galaxea R1 and Unitree H1 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.

Which is cheaper, Galaxea R1 or Unitree H1?

Galaxea R1 has the lower recorded price on the DEPLOY registry than Unitree H1. Prices are sourced; see each record for whether the figure is a manufacturer target, an estimate, or an actual sale price.

Is Galaxea R1 or Unitree H1 more autonomous?

On the DEPLOY registry, neither Galaxea R1 nor Unitree H1 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, Galaxea R1 or Unitree H1?

Unitree H1 has more verified deployments (5) on the DEPLOY registry than Galaxea R1 (0). DEPLOY counts a deployment only when confirmed at a named site with a primary source.

Recent coverage

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Robbyant Upgrades and Open-Sources LingBot-VLA 2.0 as a Next-Generation Universal Brain for Embodied AI - Business WireGalaxea R1 · Google News · 2026-07-08
Chinese robot maker Unitree wins approval for 619 million Shanghai IPOUnitree H1 · Ben Smith, Deploy Editor · 2026-07-02
Sector Snapshot: Robotics Startups On Fire As Venture Funding Surges To Record Numbers In 2026Unitree H1 · Ben Smith, Deploy Editor · 2026-06-15

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