10,000-Yuan-Class Humanoid Robot

A small humanoid robot priced from around RMB 10,000 to several tens of thousands, aimed mainly at individuals and education.

Starting in 2025, Chinese makers began pushing humanoid-robot prices down to the ten-thousand-RMB range; these are mostly small units around a meter tall or shorter, with weaker joint torque and payload than full-size models, sold mainly to developers, university teaching programs, science-outreach exhibits, and home entertainment rather than for factory work. Reported examples include Unitree's R1, starting around RMB 39,900, and Noetix's Bumi, about RMB 9,998. These let individuals afford a walking, running, hackable humanoid platform for the first time, though battery life, onboard compute, and dexterity still lag well behind full-size machines. Prices change quickly, so go by a maker's latest listed price.

ExampleNoetix's Bumi reportedly sells for RMB 9,998, stands about 94 centimeters tall, and targets education and home users.

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Consumer-Grade Robot · Small-size Humanoid Robot · Unitree R1 · Noetix Bumi · Price War (Humanoid Robots) · Research & Education Market

Sources

Unitree R1 产品页 (Chinese)

As of

2025-10