Compare humanoid robots for the UAE
Every humanoid a person in the Emirates can buy, import or wait for, on the same seven lines: UAE availability and dirham price, height and weight, degrees of freedom, payload, runtime, sensing, software access. Three worked pairs below; the full table follows. Prices checked 6 September 2026.
The three pairs
Unitree G1 vs R1: which one for the UAE? The two in stock: AED 89,999 against AED 34,999, research platform against event robot.
Unitree G1 vs H2: compact or full size? In stock against import-only: 1.32 m and 2 kg per arm against 1.82 m and 7 kg.
Unitree G1 vs 1X NEO: buy now in Dubai or wait? The robot you can get this week against the home robot with no Gulf date.
The table
| Robot | UAE status | Dirham price | Height, weight | DoF | Payload | Runtime | Sensing | Software |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unitree R1 | in stock, E-CITY | 34,999 | 1.23 m, 29 kg | 20 to 26; 4 to 5 per arm | not published | about 1 h | cameras | EDU $10,500 |
| Unitree G1 | in stock, E-CITY and Ednex | 89,999 to 92,000 | 1.32 m, 35 kg | 23 to 43; 7 per arm | 2 kg per arm | about 2 h | LiDAR plus depth | EDU from $43,900 |
| Unitree H2 | import only | about 124,000 to 128,000 landed | 1.82 m, 70 kg | 31 body; 7 per arm | 7 kg rated, 15 kg peak | about 3 h | binocular camera | EDU $68,900 |
| Unitree H1 | on request, Ednex | about 330,000 | 1.8 m, 47 kg | about 19 | not published | not published | LiDAR plus depth | research platform |
| 1X NEO | not sold; international 2027 | about 73,000 at maker's price | 1.68 m, 30 kg | not published | carries 25 kg | not confirmed | cameras, remote assist | no public SDK |
Landed estimates include freight, 5 percent duty and 5 percent VAT and are explained in How do you import a humanoid robot into the UAE?. Dealer prices are as listed; see How much does a humanoid robot cost in Dubai, in dirhams?.
How to read it
Start from the job, not the row. Write the first job in one sentence, then cross off every robot that fails one line for it: reach (height), carrying (payload), a working day (runtime), a crowd (sensing), code (software). The robot left standing, with a UAE status you can live with, is the answer for 2026. The method in full is in the three pairs above, and the questions to ask a dealer before paying are in Can you buy a humanoid robot in the UAE?.
Table checked 6 September 2026; this page is updated when a dealer lists a new model or a maker changes a specification.