Quick Verdict
Apollo leads in longer runtime. Overall, Apollo has an edge in 1 out of 1 compared categories.
Apollo
Apptronik
R1
Unitree Robotics
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Apollo R1
Specifications
Target <$50,000 at scalePrice$4,900
173 cmHeight122 cm
72.6 kgWeight25 kg
—DOF20
25 kgPayload—
4hRuntime1h
—Speed2.5 m/s
YesStairsYes
NoLiDARNo
Google DeepMind Gemini integrationCompute8-core CPU; NVIDIA Jetson Orin (EDU)
Ecosystem Openness
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Apollo
/100
72
R1
ROS2 support, newer platform — ecosystem growing.
Last updated: 2026