Quick Verdict
R1 leads in faster speed, lower price, while Pepper leads in longer runtime. Overall, R1 has an edge in 2 out of 3 compared categories.
R1
Unitree Robotics
Pepper
SoftBank Robotics / Aldebaran
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R1 Pepper
Specifications
$4,900Price$32,000
122 cmHeight120 cm
25 kgWeight28 kg
20DOF20
—Payload—
1hRuntime12h
2.5 m/sSpeed0.83 m/s
YesStairsNo
NoLiDARNo
8-core CPU; NVIDIA Jetson Orin (EDU)ComputeIntel Atom Z530
Ecosystem Openness
72
R1
/100
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Pepper
ROS2 support, newer platform — ecosystem growing.
Last updated: 2026