How much does
a humanoid robot cost?

Of the industrial humanoids we track, 12 have a public list price: from $5,900 (Unitree R1) to $106,000 (4NE1), with a median of about $28,700. For 19 more models the price is undisclosed or on request only.

List prices from public sources, last checked July 23, 2026. Non-USD prices converted at an indicative rate.

price range
$5,900 – $106,000
median price
$28,700
models with a public price
12
models on request
19

Prices, model by model

Every humanoid in our catalog with a public figure, cheapest first. On-request estimates and prototypes' announced targets are marked as such and left out of the range and the median.

Robot Maker Country Status Price
Unitree R1 Unitree Unitree China Shipping About $5,900
SE01 EngineAI EngineAI China Shipping About $12,300
Unitree G1 Unitree Unitree China Shipping About $16,000
LimX Oli LimX Dynamics LimX Dynamics China Shipping About $21,800
AGIBOT X2 AgiBot AgiBot China Shipping About $24,240
Dobot Atom Dobot Dobot China Shipping About $27,500
Unitree H2 Unitree Unitree China Pre-order About $29,900
Optimus Tesla Tesla United States Prototype About $30,000 not counted
Forerunner K2 Kepler Robotics Kepler Robotics China Shipping About $34,000
AgiBot A2 AgiBot AgiBot China Shipping About $44,560
Booster T2 Booster Robotics Booster Robotics China Pre-order About $45,000
Kuavo-5 Leju Robotics Leju Robotics China Shipping About $50,000 · on request not counted
Unitree H1 Unitree Unitree China Shipping About $90,000
4NE1 NEURA Robotics NEURA Robotics Germany Pre-order About $106,000

The three price bands

Under $20,000
3

Unitree R1, SE01 and Unitree G1

$20,000 – $50,000
7

LimX Oli, AGIBOT X2, Dobot Atom, Unitree H2, Forerunner K2 and 2 more

Over $50,000
2

Unitree H1 and 4NE1

Price not public

These models are sold only on a quote from the maker. They include nearly every non-Chinese manufacturer in the catalog: of the 12 public list prices, 11 come from Chinese companies, while 9 models from Western makers are priced on request.

Not for sale (research or prototypes): Phoenix, MenteeBot V3, DR01.

What the list price leaves out

The robot's price is only part of the cost. Putting it to work in a company also takes:

  • Deployment and integration: connecting the robot to the line, the warehouse or business systems, and adapting the workstation.
  • Programming and training: teaching the robot the specific task and proving it reliable before it goes into production.
  • Safety: the risk assessment of the workstation and the measures that let the robot work next to people.
  • Maintenance and spares: scheduled service, breakdowns, batteries and wear parts.
  • Software and updates: control software moves fast and has to be kept current.
  • Obsolescence: new models come out every year, and a buyer keeps the machine even when a better one arrives.

Buy, or use a managed service

Bender doesn't sell robots: it selects, deploys and operates them as workers, for a monthly fee covering the robot, deployment, training, monitoring, maintenance and replacement. The fee starts at €4,000 per month for the simplest configurations; a typical configuration is about €5,500 per month (€66,000 a year) for up to 6,000 productive hours a year: about €11 an hour, against roughly €30 for an hour of work in Italy. These are indicative figures we verify case by case in the free assessment.

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Prices, in brief.

How much does a humanoid robot cost?

Among industrial models with a public list price, from about $5,900 to about $106,000, with a median of about $28,700. The final price depends on configuration, shipping and duties, and comes on top of deployment and maintenance.

How much does a Chinese humanoid robot cost?

Chinese makers publish prices most often: 11 of the 12 list prices in our catalog, from about $5,900 (Unitree R1) to about $90,000 (Unitree H1).

How much does Tesla's humanoid robot cost?

Optimus isn't for sale: it is still a prototype. The About $30,000 figure in the catalog is an announced price target, not a list price, so it is left out of this page's figures.

Can you rent a humanoid robot?

Yes. With Bender you don't buy the robot: you pay a monthly fee from €4,000 covering the robot, deployment, training, monitoring, maintenance and replacement. We work with companies in Italy, from our office in Milan, starting with a free assessment of the task.

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What work would you give to a robot?

Tell us the task, the environment, the hours you need covered and the result you expect. We'll assess the use case and identify the right robotic worker.