Quick Verdict
R1 leads in more DOF. Overall, R1 has an edge in 1 out of 1 compared categories.
R1
Unitree Robotics
Reachy 2
Pollen Robotics (Hugging Face)
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R1 Reachy 2
Specifications
$4,900Price~$70,000–$100,000
122 cmHeight140 cm
25 kgWeight40 kg
20DOF17
—Payload3 kg
1hRuntime—
2.5 m/sSpeed—
YesStairsNo
NoLiDARYes
8-core CPU; NVIDIA Jetson Orin (EDU)ComputeSolidrun Bedrock v3000
Ecosystem Openness
72
R1
/100
91
Reachy 2
ROS2 support, newer platform — ecosystem growing.
Fully open-source HW+SW. ROS2. Hugging Face backing. Best-in-class openness.
Last updated: 2026