{"title":"RobotEra vs Unitree: General-purpose compared","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/compare/robotera-vs-unitree","comparison":"Unitree ranks 2 on the Humanoids 100 with a score of 89; RobotEra ranks 21 with 76. RobotEra is ahead on leverage. Unitree is ahead on deployment, production, commercials, positioning and firepower. Level on progress and technology. RobotEra is based in Beijing, China, Unitree in Hangzhou, China. RobotEra: private. Unitree: Public, founded 2016. RobotEra is named in 35 signals and Unitree in 720.","companies":[{"name":"RobotEra","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/robotera","city":"Beijing","country":"China","stage":"private","founded":null,"last_round":null,"positioning":"RobotEra (Tsinghua lineage) is a Chinese humanoid maker whose thousand-unit deliveries began in Q2-2026 (growth >300%), built around the L7 biped and the 12-DoF XHAND1, with >95% of core hardware claimed in-house, deployed across 10+ logistics centers via China Post and SF Group for 24-hour parcel sorting. It raised a ~RMB 1B strategic round in March 2026 at a >RMB 10B valuation, then a $200M+ round in May 2026 led by its logistics customer SF Group (HSG, IDG, Hillhouse participating), with a Hong Kong IPO planned but not yet filed. Revenue is undisclosed (thousand-unit deliveries at mid-five-figure ASPs imply tens of millions; funding-total figures conflict).","assessed_in":{"domain":"Humanoids","list":"Humanoids 100","rank":21,"score":76,"tier":"member","scores":{"leverage":8,"position":6,"progress":10,"firepower":8,"commercial":8,"deployment":6,"production":8,"technology":8},"why":"RobotEra develops and deploys full-size humanoid robots for logistics and industrial applications, including deployments across more than 10 logistics centers and with major customers such as SF Express and China Post.","segment":"General-purpose","layer":"Systems"},"signals_total":35,"facts_total":31},{"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."}