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Unitree A2

By Unitree Robotics · China · Quadruped robots (robot dogs)

Robot 500: =3 of 14 quadruped robots (robot dogs) (tied) · score 58.8 · evidence grade B
Weight
42 kg (93 lb)
Speed
3.7 m/s (13.3 km/h · 8.3 mph)
Payload
25 kg (55 lb)
Runtime
5 h
Price
US$100,000

23 sourced values · 4 not disclosed (85% disclosed)Checked by our QA desk on 2026-10-20Official pageReport an error

Variants: A2 · A2-PRO

Against other quadruped robots

Where the published figures sit among the 25 quadruped robots in our database. Only robots whose makers publish the same figure are counted.

FigureUnitree A2MedianRangeRobots publishing it
Weight42 kg35 kg0.5 kg – 85 kg · 23 robots0.5 kg – 85 kg23
Speed3.7 m/s3 m/s0.9 m/s – 8 m/s · 22 robots0.9 m/s – 8 m/s22
Payload25 kg15 kg0.2 kg – 50 kg · 23 robots0.2 kg – 50 kg23
Runtime5 h185 min30 min – 5.5 h · 12 robots30 min – 5.5 h12
Degrees of freedom12129 – 16 · 20 robots9 – 1620
Peak load100 kg100 kg50 kg – 150 kg · 7 robots50 kg – 150 kg7

Its lowest published US-dollar price, US$100,000, is above 8 and below 0 of the 12 quadruped robots with a published US-dollar price (median US$3,150).

Unitree Robotics publishes 23 of the 27 figures we track for the Unitree A2 (85%). The median across the 25 quadruped robots in our database is 74%, so it discloses more than 23 of them.

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Full specifications

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Launch
Announced
Status
Not disclosedNot disclosedChecked: shop.unitree.com (2026-10-20)
Body
Dimensions
Length 820 mm × Width 440 mm × Height 570 mmManufacturerSource: unitree.com (2026-09-25)
Weight
42 kg (93 lb)ManufacturerSource: unitree.com (2026-10-20)
Form factor
IP rating
Mobility
Max speed
3.7 m/s (13.3 km/h · 8.3 mph)ManufacturerSource: unitree.com (2026-10-20)Conditions: sustained speed as stated; page separately lists an up-to ~5 m/s figure
Stairs
Max step height 30 cm; slope walking about 45 degManufacturerSource: unitree.com (2026-10-03)
Joints & payload
Degrees of freedom
Payload
25 kg (55 lb)ManufacturerSource: unitree.com (2026-10-20)Conditions: continuous walking load
Peak load
100 kg (220 lb)ManufacturerSource: unitree.com (2026-09-25)Conditions: standing load
Compute & AI
Processor
8-core high-performance CPU (platform) + Intel Core i7 (user development)ManufacturerSource: unitree.com (2026-10-03)
AI performance
Not disclosedNot disclosedChecked: unitree.com (2026-09-25)
Teleoperation
Not disclosedNot disclosedChecked: unitree.com (2026-09-25)
Sensors
Cameras
HD camera x1ManufacturerSource: unitree.com (2026-09-25)
LiDAR
LiDAR x1 (A2) / LiDAR x2 front+rear (A2-PRO)ManufacturerSource: unitree.com (2026-09-25)
Microphones
Microphone arrayManufacturerSource: unitree.com (2026-09-25)
Power
Battery
Runtime
5 hManufacturerSource: unitree.com (2026-10-20)Conditions: no load, continuous walking; with 25 kg load >3 hours (approx. 12.5 km)
Hot-swappable battery
Software
SDK
Unitree SDK2 (unitree_sdk2, C++/Python) with ROS2 support (unitree_ros2)ManufacturerSource: support.unitree.com (2026-09-25)
Commercial
Regions sold
Not disclosedNot disclosedChecked: unitree.com (2026-09-25)

Cite: RankedRobot, https://rankedrobot.com/robots/unitree-a2/ (checked 2026-10-20) · Open data · Robot 500: =3 of 14 quadruped robots (robot dogs) (tied), grade B

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