Quick Verdict
Sophia leads in more DOF. Overall, Sophia has an edge in 1 out of 1 compared categories.
R1
Unitree Robotics
Sophia
Hanson Robotics
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R1 Sophia
Specifications
$4,900PriceContact (R&D version available)
122 cmHeight167 cm
25 kgWeight20 kg
20DOF83
—Payload1.2 kg
1hRuntime—
2.5 m/sSpeed—
YesStairsNo
NoLiDARNo
8-core CPU; NVIDIA Jetson Orin (EDU)ComputeIntel Core i7, 32 GB RAM
Ecosystem Openness
72
R1
/100
40
Sophia
ROS2 support, newer platform — ecosystem growing.
Hanson AI SDK + OpenCog. Ubuntu. Partial ROS. Niche community.
Last updated: 2026