Quick Verdict
Phoenix leads in more DOF, while R1 leads in faster speed. The two robots are evenly matched, each excelling in different areas.
Phoenix
Sanctuary AI
R1
Unitree Robotics
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Phoenix R1
Specifications
Contact (enterprise)Price$4,900
170 cmHeight122 cm
70 kgWeight25 kg
41DOF20
25 kgPayload—
—Runtime1h
0.83 m/sSpeed2.5 m/s
YesStairsYes
NoLiDARNo
Carbon AI system (Microsoft Azure)Compute8-core CPU; NVIDIA Jetson Orin (EDU)
Ecosystem Openness
8
Phoenix
/100
72
R1
Carbon AI fully proprietary. Microsoft Azure backend.
ROS2 support, newer platform — ecosystem growing.
Last updated: 2026