Humanoid Robots by Use Case: Research, Teaching, Data Collection and Events
Which humanoid robot fits research, teaching, teleoperated data collection, events or industrial work: what matters for each job, the models we sell for it with live US prices, and where to go next.
Most humanoid buying mistakes come from choosing a robot before choosing the job. A locomotion lab, a classroom, a teleoperation data team and a trade-show booth need different things: development access, size, hands, runtime, a voice and a face. This page sorts the humanoids we sell by the job they fit, with live US prices that update from our store.
Start here if you are still deciding:
- Comparing prices across every brand? Read the humanoid robot price guide.
- Deciding whether to buy a humanoid at all? Read the humanoid robot buyer's guide.
- Already chose the Unitree G1? Read the G1 price and tiers guide.
- Need full height? Read the Unitree H1, H1-2 and H2 guide.
- Looking at Booster? Read the Booster T1 and T2 guide or the K1 hardware page.
- Want specs side by side? Open the humanoid comparison.
Research
What matters: open development access (an SDK, ROS 2 support, low-level joint control), a simulation model you can train against, onboard compute or room to add it, and a community whose code you can reuse. Humanoids fall, so a robot that survives falls and a way to suspend it for testing matter as much as any spec.
| Model | Price | Why researchers pick it |
|---|---|---|
| Unitree G1 EDU-U1 | $43,800.00 | Entry EDU configuration of the G1. Only the EDU is open to secondary development and takes dexterous hands (Unitree) |
| Booster T1 | Request a Quote | ≈1.2 m, open SDK and open-source RL training and deployment code; a RoboCup favourite |
| Unitree H1 | $99,800.00 | Full-size (≈180 cm) locomotion platform with a user development PC, 3D LiDAR and depth camera (Unitree) |
| Unitree H2 Edu Smart | $66,700.00 | Full-size, 31-DoF H2 configured for secondary development |
| EngineAI PM01 | Request a Quote | 138 cm open platform for research and education |
Choose a G1 EDU unless you have a reason not to. Unitree's open SDK, RL training code and XR teleoperation code mean the first months go on research rather than drivers. Step up to an H1 or EDU-class H2 when the task needs human height or reach.
Education and competitions
What matters: price per robot, since programs need several; a size students can handle safely; a path from app control and graphical tools up to Python and ROS; and robustness, because student robots fall a lot.
| Model | Price | Why educators pick it |
|---|---|---|
| Booster K1 | From $11,998.00 | 95 cm and ≈19.5 kg, with Python and C++ SDKs, built-in soccer and dance agents, and automatic fall recovery (Booster) |
| Unitree R1 | $6,270.00 | ≈123 cm, ≈29 kg entry humanoid; the R1 EDU adds secondary development (Unitree) |
| Unitree R1 Edu Standard | $15,950.00 | R1 configured for programming classes |
| NOETIX Bumi | $4,045.00 | Small (≈94 cm, ≈17 kg) education humanoid |
| AGIBOT X2 | From $27,999.00 | 1.31 m interactive humanoid; the X2 Ultra adds 3D LiDAR, an RGB-D camera and an Orin NX board for secondary development |
For a broader classroom list that includes arms and kits, see best robots for STEM education.
Teleoperation and data collection
What matters: arms with enough degrees of freedom to copy a human operator (ideally 7 per arm), hands or grippers that match your tasks, cameras at the head and wrists, a supported teleoperation stack, and recording tools that output a dataset format your training code reads.
| Model | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Unitree G1 Edu Plus Teleop Bundle | $68,800.00 | G1 EDU packaged with teleoperation equipment |
| Unitree H1-2 | $128,800.00 | Full-size, 7-DoF arms; supported by Unitree's xr_teleoperate |
| Dobot Atom D | Request a Quote | Humanoid torso with 7-DoF arms and a binocular head camera, built for VR/MR teleoperation |
| Unitree H2 Plus Ultimate | $83,500.00 | EDU-class H2 with NVIDIA Jetson Thor onboard |
If you need demonstrations rather than a robot, our data services team collects humanoid teleoperation data to order.
Events, reception and demos
What matters: a face and a voice, reliable walking and gestures in a crowd, quick setup, runtime for a full show day, and operation that needs no programming. Plan for a trained operator on site.
| Model | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| AGIBOT X2 | From $27,999.00 | Walks, dances and holds conversations, with an expressive face screen |
| AGIBOT A2 Ultra | $69,999.00 | 169 cm, built for reception and guided tours |
| AGIBOT A3 | From $63,999.00 | Full-size performance humanoid with dual hot-swappable batteries |
| Unitree H2 | $40,800.00 | 182 cm with a bionic head and voice interaction (Unitree) |
| Booster K1 | From $11,998.00 | Small and portable, with built-in dance, soccer and chat agents |
To use a robot for a single event or a short run instead of buying one, see leasing.
Industrial pilots
What matters: payload and reach at real workstations, precise and repeatable arms, runtime for a shift, a stable base, and a vendor that can support a site. Wheeled humanoids give up stairs for stability, which suits most factory and warehouse floors.
| Model | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| AGIBOT G2 | $143,999.00 | Industrial wheeled humanoid with force-controlled manipulation and wrist RGB-D cameras |
| Dobot Atom-W | Request a Quote | Wheeled humanoid with 7-DoF arms and LiDAR navigation |
Run a pilot on the real task before buying a fleet. For most fixed workstations a robot arm is still cheaper and more reliable than any humanoid.
Tesla Optimus, Figure and other robots you cannot buy
Tesla Optimus and Figure's robots are not on open sale. For what Tesla has said about price and timing, see Tesla Optimus: price and availability. For how a robot you can buy compares with Figure, see Unitree G1 vs Figure 01.
Buying, leasing and support
Every robot above is listed in our humanoid store with current availability and delivery estimates. If you want to run a pilot before you buy, see leasing. For help matching a humanoid to a lab, a course or a show, contact our team.