Unitree R1-A5-D Smart Ultimate F Humanoid Robot

A humanoid that sees only from its head has to estimate the final approach of every grasp. The Unitree R1-A5-D Smart Ultimate F Humanoid Robot addresses that problem with a second point of view. The head carries a MID360 LiDAR and a stereo camera, and the F package adds a LinkerBot Hand O6 with its own RGB camera. Around that pairing sit a wheeled chassis, a lifting column that changes the robot's working height, and dedicated onboard compute for perception and learning. The result is a platform for teams who want to study how a robot looks, reaches and moves as one coordinated system rather than as three separate problems.

Robots Middle East supplies the Unitree R1-A5-D Smart Ultimate F Humanoid Robot to universities, research laboratories, innovation centres and system integrators across the Middle East. Our team prepares each quotation for the exact configuration requested and arranges delivery to your site. We remain your point of contact for technical questions and support once the robot is in service.

Background

Unitree Robotics and the R1 family

Unitree Robotics built its reputation on agile legged robots and has since extended its range into humanoid platforms intended for research, education and development work. The R1 family is the company's compact humanoid line. Within it, the R1-A5 configurations share a common upper body, and the R1-A5-D variant places that body on a mobile base. Unitree states that every R1-A5 configuration supports secondary development, with development manuals and ecosystem support. That matters to institutions that intend to write their own behaviours rather than run only factory demonstrations.

The R1-A5-D platform and its F packages

The R1-A5-D adds a wheeled chassis and a lifting column to the R1-A5 upper body, which brings the robot to 16 degrees of freedom. The lettered packages built on this platform differ in hand and compute equipment. The F packages pair the LinkerBot Hand O6 in its non-tactile version, fitted with an RGB camera, with an NVIDIA Orin module built into the robot. The Smart F package lists an Orin Nano rated at 40 Tops. The Ultimate F package lists an Orin NX rated at 100 Tops. The configuration offered on this page combines both package labels in its name, and that has consequences for how the compute specification is read. The next sections address this directly.

Technical Specifications

Specifications are as published by the manufacturer and are confirmed against the datasheet at quotation.

The manufacturer has not published the IP rating, the maximum travel speed, the load capacity of the lifting column, the LiDAR range, the charging time, the battery capacity, the operating temperature range, the operating system or a full list of box contents. Robots Middle East confirms each of these at quotation.

Which compute module does the Smart Ultimate F carry?

This is the first question a technical buyer should settle. The published figures attach the Orin Nano 40 Tops module to the Smart F package and the Orin NX 100 Tops module to the Ultimate F package. The name of this configuration joins both labels. For that reason, we do not assign either figure to it on this page, and the module is confirmed in writing in your quotation.

The distinction carries real weight. On-robot compute sets how much perception, planning and model inference can run locally rather than through a tethered workstation. The base platform already provides an 8-core CPU in the body, and an 8-core CPU with 10 TOPS of computing power in the head. The built-in Orin module adds a dedicated layer on top of that. A team that plans to run large vision models on the robot should state that intention when requesting a quotation, so that the confirmed module matches the workload.

What does the F package add to the R1-A5-D platform?

The base R1-A5-D already supplies mobility, height adjustment and head-mounted sensing. The F package changes what the robot can do at the end of its arm. The LinkerBot Hand O6 replaces a simple end effector with a dexterous hand. Because this is the non-tactile version, it relies on vision rather than touch sensing. Its integrated RGB camera gives the grasping pipeline a close-range view to complement the LiDAR and stereo camera on the head. Researchers can therefore compare head-only and hand-assisted perception on the same machine.

The mechanical platform supports this work. Each arm has five degrees of freedom and a combined forearm and upper-arm length of 420 mm. The waist turns through ±35°, and the head yaws through ±115° and pitches through ±36°. Together these give the sensors a broad field to survey before the hand commits to a grasp. The lifting column takes the robot from its collapsed height to its elevated height, so the same arms can work at low and raised surfaces without repositioning the chassis.

Who is the Unitree R1-A5-D Smart Ultimate F Humanoid Robot for?

The first group is university and research laboratories working on embodied AI, mobile manipulation and vision-guided grasping. These teams benefit most from the combination of a camera-equipped dexterous hand, head-mounted LiDAR and built-in Orin compute. Support for secondary development, with manuals and ecosystem resources, allows them to build their own controllers and datasets.

The second group is engineering faculties and technical colleges that teach robotics as an integrated discipline. A single platform that combines wheeled mobility, a lifting column, dual arms, speech hardware and wireless connectivity lets students meet each subsystem in context.

The third group is system integrators and innovation centres prototyping service or assistance concepts. They can use the robot to test whether a mobile humanoid form suits a given environment before committing to a larger programme.

Buyers who need the mobile base and dual arms but not the F package's dexterous hand and Orin module may find the Unitree R1-A5-D Mobile Base Dual-Arm Humanoid Robot a closer fit. The other lettered configurations are gathered in the Unitree R1-A5-D category, and the wider family is presented under Unitree R1.

What is the Unitree R1-A5-D Smart Ultimate F Humanoid Robot used for?

1. Vision-guided grasping research: combining the hand's RGB camera with head-mounted stereo vision to study precise object acquisition.
2. Mobile manipulation: pairing the wheeled chassis with dual arms to investigate tasks that require travel and handling in sequence.
3. Embodied AI and model deployment: running perception and learning models on the built-in Orin compute rather than on a remote workstation.
4. Robotics education: teaching kinematics, sensing and control on a single platform that students can programme directly.
5. Human–robot interaction studies: using the microphone array and speakers to explore spoken instruction and feedback.
6. Concept prototyping for integrators: evaluating a mobile humanoid form factor for service, reception or assistance scenarios before wider deployment.

Pricing and Availability

Robots Middle East supplies this configuration by quotation. Your quotation is prepared against the exact package, including confirmation of the onboard compute module and the unpublished specifications listed above. Delivery, customs clearance and after-sales support are arranged together with the quotation, so that every element of the supply is agreed before an order is placed. To begin, describe your intended application and site, and our team will respond with a tailored proposal. The request form is available on this page.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many degrees of freedom does the robot have?

The R1-A5-D platform has 16 degrees of freedom: five per arm, one at the waist, two in the head, one in the lifting column and two in the base.

What sensors are fitted?

The head carries a MID360 LiDAR and a stereo camera. In the F package, the LinkerBot Hand O6 adds its own RGB camera.

Is the dexterous hand tactile?

No. The F package uses the non-tactile version of the LinkerBot Hand O6, which is fitted with an RGB camera.

How long does the battery last?

Battery life is approximately 1.5 hours on the removable lithium-ion battery in the chassis. An external power supply is included as standard. Charging time and battery capacity are confirmed at quotation.

Can we develop our own software for it?

Yes. Every R1-A5 configuration supports secondary development, with development manuals and ecosystem support, and the robot receives smart OTA updates.

How does the robot connect to our network?

It provides Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2 for wireless connectivity.

Where can I buy the Unitree R1-A5-D Smart Ultimate F Humanoid Robot and what does it cost?

Robots Middle East supplies it across the Middle East on a quotation basis. The cost depends on the confirmed configuration, delivery and support arrangements, all of which are set out in your quotation.

Summary

The defining idea of this configuration is perspective. It sees from the head through LiDAR and stereo vision, and from the hand through an integrated RGB camera. It carries those views on a body that can travel, rise and turn. With built-in Orin compute and support for secondary development, it gives research and teaching teams a single machine on which perception, manipulation and mobility can be studied together. Robots Middle East confirms the exact compute module and the unpublished details with your quotation. For any team planning work of this kind, this page is the starting point.