New Developments in Currency Short-Term Star Plan

Unitree Technology releases Unitree R1Currency Short-Term Star Plan: Price starts at 39,900 yuan, focusing on lightweight and AI interaction

1. Core product highlights

Record-low price: starting at 39,900 yuan (about US$5,566), a 60% price reduction compared to the 2024 G1 (99,000 yuan)4.

Ultra-lightweight design: The whole machine weighs only 25 kg (G1 is 35 kg), which is more suitable for home and commercial scenarios34.

Multimodal AI interaction: integrated voice + visual large model, supporting natural language commands, object recognition and environmental perception3.

Developer-friendly: open SDK interface, allowing secondary development, adapting to scenarios such as education and service robots3.

2. Currency Short-Term Star Plan upgrade and market positioning

Cost optimization: large-scale production + mature supply chain, driving prices down4.

Competitive product comparison:

Currency Short-Term Star Plan Boston Dynamics Atlas: Stronger performance, but priced over one million US dollars, limited to corporate procurement

Currency Short-Term Star Plan Tesla Optimus: Expected price of $20,000, but mass production is lagging behind.

Currency Short-Term Star Plan Domestic peers: Xiaomi CyberOne, Dahua X30, etc. are priced at more than 100,000 yuan.

3. Potential application scenarios

Home services: moving items, accompanying guardianship (safety logic needs to be further optimized).

Commercial landing: hotel reception, exhibition hall tour (already piloted with some domestic companies).

Education and scientific research: university laboratories are used for AI and robot course development7.

4. Industry impact and challenges

Currency Short-Term Star Plan Popularization: Low-price strategy may accelerate consumer market penetration.

Currency Short-Term Star Plan Bottlenecks: Dynamic balance and complex task processing still lag behind international leading products7.

Regulatory risks: The United States previously investigated Yushu Technology's "military ties", which may affect overseas expansion7.

Next focus:

Mass production delivery (starting in 2025Q4) and actual user experience feedback.

Can AI model iteration enable more complex contextual interactions?