Quick Verdict
R1 and Kaleido 9 are closely matched across key specifications.
R1
Unitree Robotics
Kaleido 9
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
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R1 Kaleido 9
Specifications
$4,900PriceResearch only, not for sale
122 cmHeight190 cm
25 kgWeight99 kg
20DOF—
—Payload30 kg
1hRuntime—
2.5 m/sSpeed—
YesStairsYes
NoLiDARYes
8-core CPU; NVIDIA Jetson Orin (EDU)ComputeProprietary
Ecosystem Openness
72
R1
/100
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Kaleido 9
ROS2 support, newer platform — ecosystem growing.
Last updated: 2026