The G1 and Figure 02 are the two most hyped humanoid robots of 2026. But they don't play in the same league. Here's the six-round match.
Round 1 — Price: Unitree crushes
Unitree G1: £13,000 to buy (or £340/month lease). Figure 02: £1,500/month business lease, no consumer price. For an individual or SME, the gap is insurmountable. Unitree wins this round hands down.
Round 2 — Payload: Figure hits back
G1 caps at 3 kg. Figure 02 reaches 20 kg. For serious handling (boxes, tools, warehouse loads), no contest: Figure 02 is in another league.
Round 3 — Battery: Figure again
2 h for the G1, 5 h for Figure 02. If you want a robot that lasts a warehouse shift, Figure 02. For short demos or R&D sessions, G1 does the job.
Round 4 — Agility: Unitree comes back
G1 walks at 7.2 km/h, runs, jumps, climbs stairs. Figure 02 walks at 4.3 km/h in a structured industrial environment. On agility, Unitree is the reference.
Round 5 — Software ecosystem
Unitree ships an open SDK with English docs. Everything is hackable, modifiable. Figure 02 locks down its ecosystem: no public API, no modifications allowed. For R&D and education: Unitree. For integration in an ISO-validated factory: Figure.
Round 6 — Service maturity
Unitree ships from China — returns and warranty are tricky. Figure is structuring its EU service (based in Germany). For an enterprise buyer wanting a solid SLA, Figure reassures more.
The Botoide verdict
Buy the Unitree G1 if: you're in R&D, education, or a curious consumer who wants to experiment without breaking the bank.
Lease Figure 02 if: you're an enterprise with a precise industrial use case, heavy payload, mandatory ISO integration.
They aren't direct competitors — they're two philosophies. That's exactly why the Botoide comparator exists: to find the robot that fits your use case, not the "best" in the abstract.