Home/Compare/Digit vs Unitree H1
Head-to-head · Industrial vs Research

Digit vs Unitree H1

Digit has the stronger public evidence base, with an Arena rating 31 points above Unitree H1. Unitree H1 is 5 cm taller.

By Jason BurmeisterUpdated Sources checked

Who wins? Cast your vote

people's ranking →

Which one would you hire for a warehouse shift?

Digit, full body
Digit
Agility Robotics
175 cm · No public price · Commercial deployment
Unitree H1, full body
Unitree H1
Unitree Robotics
180 cm · No public price · Purchasable
DigitUnitree H1
CompanyAgility RoboticsUnitree Robotics
CountryUnited StatesChina
StatusCommercial deploymentPurchasable
PriceNo public priceNo public price
How to get oneLease / RaaSContact sales
Arena rating1,1211,090
EvidenceA-B-
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)47 kg (104 lb)
Payload15.9 kg (35 lb)30 kg (66 lb)
Runtime4 h1 h
Degrees of freedom30 DoF18 DoF
Top speed0.42 m/s (1.5 km/h)3.3 m/s (11.9 km/h)
HandsPurpose-built end effectors for tote/bin handling; no public dexterous hand DoF spec was found.The H1 ships without hands: launch images showed only a cushioned nub at the end of each 4-DoF arm, and Unitree lists a dexterous hand as 'Optional'. The H1-2 supports optional Dex5-1 or other ambidextrous hands. Research users added wrists, hands and head cameras themselves.
Announced2024-06-272023-08-15

Capability evidence, side by side

score per dimension, 0-100
Manipulation
34
54
Autonomy
34
54
Mobility
82
68
Perception
34
54
Human interaction
34
34
Reliability
34
34
Human-environment fit
34
54
Digit
Unitree H1

Arena matchup result

overall human like capability
Result
Unitree H1
Low
Digit wins
0%
of validated votes
Unitree H1 wins
100%
of validated votes
Insufficient
0%
tracked separately

Current evidence comparison for Digit and Unitree H1.

Digit

Agility Robotics
Agility Robotics Digit humanoid robot standing against a plain gray background.
Image: © Agility Robotics · official website

Customer-confirmed GXO deployment moving totes in logistics operations

Full profilePriceAlternatives

Unitree H1

Unitree Robotics
Unitree H1 humanoid robot walking outdoors in a bent-knee stance
Image: © Unitree Robotics · official website

The Unitree H1 is a full-size bipedal humanoid (about 180 cm, about 47 kg, 18 DoF by Unitree's per-limb counts, 864 Wh swappable battery) sold mainly to research labs through quote-based sales: Unitree's store shows a $90,000 'contact us' anchor and a European distributor lists it from EUR 93,496 excluding VAT. Its strongest public evidence is locomotion and spectacle, including a company-claimed 3.3 m/s record, 1500 m and 400 m golds at the 2025 World Humanoid Robot Games (6:34.40 and 1:28.03) and a second source crediting four track golds, a choreographed 16-robot national broadcast performance, and a company-claimed 10.1 m/s peak from a modified ~62 kg unit. Manipulation is weak: the stock robot ships without hands and with 4-DoF arms, and the manipulation literature (Stanford HumanPlus, CMU H2O) used heavily modified units. Unitree publishes no payload, runtime, failure-rate or deployment metrics; autonomy is asserted for walking and running only; third-party runtime figures conflict (1 h versus 2 h) and no independent benchmark or safety certification exists

Full profileAlternatives

Digit vs Unitree H1 FAQ

answers from sourced data

Which is better, Digit or Unitree H1?

On public evidence, Digit currently rates higher (1,121 vs 1,090). The better choice still depends on the job: compare availability, price and the capability rows above.

Which is taller, Digit or Unitree H1?

Digit is 175 cm (5 ft 9 in); Unitree H1 is 180 cm (5 ft 11 in).

Can you buy the Digit or the Unitree H1?

Digit: lease / raas. Unitree H1: contact sales.