# Unitree robots

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/unitree-robots/

9 people recommended Unitree robots in Hacker News comments, 2 had mixed feelings and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 12 months, in 9 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for capable hardware, low prices and an open SDK. Critics say demos are prerecorded and raise security and safety concerns.

Summary written by Claude from 14 comments. It was written before the November 2026 recount, and 13 of those comments still count.

## Why people recommend it

- Impressive and improving capabilities (3 comments in the sample): "Cheaper Unitree robots that starts at 4,900 USD are impressive in comparison." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48751862)) "Unitree is not a joke. They’re pulling off some crazy stuff." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49838559)) "They are beginning to get very good." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47601594))
- Hardware rivals Boston Dynamics (2 comments in the sample): "Unitree and Boston Dynamics are pretty much there in terms of solving the hardware problem" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46810722)) "Makes Boston Dynamics look obsolete." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49093274))

## What people recommend instead

- [Figure 03 humanoid robot](https://hackerapproved.com/p/figure-03-humanoid-robot/): 8 recommend, 1 mixed, 7 criticize

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.unitree.com/)

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Unitree robots", https://hackerapproved.com/p/unitree-robots/ (9 recommend, 2 mixed, 2 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.