{"title":"Fourier Intelligence vs Unitree: General-purpose compared","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/compare/fourier-intelligence-vs-unitree","comparison":"Unitree ranks 2 on the Humanoids 100 with a score of 89; Fourier Intelligence ranks 59 with 62. Unitree is ahead on deployment, production, commercials, progress, technology, positioning and firepower. Level on leverage. Fourier Intelligence is based in Shanghai, China, Unitree in Hangzhou, China. Unitree: Public, founded 2016. Fourier Intelligence is named in 13 signals and Unitree in 720.","companies":[{"name":"Fourier Intelligence","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/fourier-intelligence","city":"Shanghai","country":"China","stage":null,"founded":null,"last_round":null,"positioning":"Fourier Intelligence is a Chinese firm running a dual business: rehabilitation devices in 2,000+ institutions across 40+ countries (real established revenue) and a humanoid line (GR-1 in 2023, GR-3 Care-Bot from August 2025 at ~$80-150K), plus the open-source N1. It debuted GR-3 at CES in January 2026 with a care and companion positioning (its healthcare moat), backed by a ~RMB 800M/~$110M round in early 2025 and SoftBank Vision Fund historically. Consolidated revenue, humanoid unit deliveries, and a funding-round labeling conflict are open.","assessed_in":{"domain":"Humanoids","list":"Humanoids 100","rank":59,"score":62,"tier":"member","scores":{"gate_ne":["technology","firepower"],"leverage":6,"position":6,"progress":8,"firepower":6,"commercial":6,"deployment":6,"production":6,"technology":6},"why":"Fourier Intelligence builds humanoid robots, including the N1, with planned versions from self-assembly kits to complete development platforms.","segment":"General-purpose","layer":"Systems"},"signals_total":13,"facts_total":23},{"name":"Unitree","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/unitree","city":"Hangzhou","country":"China","stage":"Public","founded":2016,"last_round":null,"positioning":"Unitree is the Chinese humanoid and quadruped leader (Shanghai STAR Market IPO in August 2026, ~$905M raised at ~$9B, closing up ~460-542% day one) that shipped 5,500 humanoids in 2025 (world #1 per its prospectus) with FY25 revenue of RMB 1.71B (~$250M, +335%) at ~60% gross margin, humanoids now 51.5% of core revenue. Its H2 full-size humanoid ships at $29,900 (the cheapest on the market) and its G1 at $13,500, with a $100K NVIDIA GR00T reference platform due late 2026, targeting ~20,000 humanoid shipments in 2026. A critical mix flag: >70% of 2025 humanoid sales were research and educational buyers, with industrial deployments under 10% of revenue, so its shipment count and its useful-work count are very different things.","assessed_in":{"domain":"Humanoids","list":"Humanoids 100","rank":2,"score":89,"tier":"member","scores":{"leverage":6,"position":10,"progress":10,"firepower":9,"commercial":10,"deployment":9,"production":10,"technology":8},"why":"Unitree designs, manufactures, and sells general-purpose bipedal humanoid robots including the G1, G1+, H1, and R1. It has reported mass production of approximately 18,000 bipedal humanoids.","segment":"General-purpose","layer":"Systems"},"signals_total":720,"facts_total":232}],"note":"Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence; facts and signals carry their sources."}