Yushu Technology has released its first humanoid biped robot Unitree H1. The H1 is expected to sell for less than $90,000 and is designed to compete with other humanoid robots made by companies such as Tesla, Figure and Agility Robotics. In terms of base specs, it's 1805 mm (71 inches) tall, weighs about 47 kg (104 lbs), and has a payload of up to 30 kg (66 lbs).
Hip, knee, and ankle joints provide five degrees of freedom for each leg, and shoulder and elbow joints provide four degrees of freedom for each arm. Unitree's own M107 motor delivers 360 Nm (266 lb-ft) of torque at each joint. Flexible fingers are also reportedly in the works.
Through the head-mounted Intel RealSense D435i depth-sensing camera and LivoxMID360 LiDAR module, H1 can "observe" the surrounding environment 360 degrees. Dual Intel Core i7-1265U microprocessors analyze the real-time output from these cameras, allowing the robot to navigate uneven terrain at speeds of more than 1.5 meters (4.9 feet) per second. Unitree expects it to operate at speeds of up to 5 meters (16 feet) per second, which is 4.5 kilometers per hour, or 3.4 miles per hour.
The H1 bipedal robot is powered by a removable 15-amp (864-watt-hour) lithium battery. There is no word yet on battery life.
You can see a prototype of the UnitreeH1 walking around while taking a lot of kicks in the video below. The company says it will be commercially available within three to 10 years.