{"product_id":"unitree-r1a7-smart-e-humanoid-robot","title":"Unitree R1-A7 Smart E Humanoid Robot","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"max-width: 960px; margin: 0 auto; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.7; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- HERO --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center; margin-bottom: 56px; padding: 48px 24px; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0f172a 0%, #1e293b 100%); border-radius: 20px; color: #fff;\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"display: inline-block; background: rgba(255,255,255,0.1); backdrop-filter: blur(10px); padding: 6px 16px; border-radius: 999px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.8px; text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 20px; color: #38bdf8;\"\u003eUnitree Robotics — Smart Series\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003ch1 style=\"font-size: 36px; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: -0.8px; margin-bottom: 16px; color: #fff;\"\u003eUnitree R1-A7 Smart E\u003c\/h1\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #94a3b8; max-width: 680px; margin: 0 auto; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003eUpper-Body Dual-Arm Humanoid Robot with BrainCo Revo 2 Tactile Five-Finger Anthropomorphic Dexterous Hands, Wrist RGB Cameras \u0026amp; Onboard Orin Nano 40 TOPS. 17 DOF, 7-DOF precision arms, 555 mm reach, tactile sensing \u0026amp; full-stack open SDK. The ultimate anthropomorphic tactile manipulation platform.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- GALLERY: MAIN PRODUCT SHOT --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 56px; border-radius: 16px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 20px 60px rgba(0,0,0,0.15);\"\u003e\n    \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0760\/0157\/5189\/files\/5b854dfc2a533a17e5662e87f0e87fef2560939f.webp?v=1784929516\" alt=\"Unitree R1-A7 Smart E dual-arm humanoid robot with BrainCo Revo 2 Tactile five-finger hands\" style=\"width: 100%; display: block;\"\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #64748b; text-align: center; margin-top: 12px; font-style: italic;\"\u003eR1-A7 Smart E — upper-body humanoid with BrainCo Revo 2 Tactile five-finger anthropomorphic hands, wrist RGB cameras \u0026amp; Orin Nano 40 TOPS\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- KEY SPECS --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(150px, 1fr)); gap: 16px; margin-bottom: 56px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"background: linear-gradient(145deg, #f8fafc, #f1f5f9); border-radius: 16px; padding: 28px 16px; text-align: center; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 32px; font-weight: 800; color: #0ea5e9;\"\u003e17\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #64748b; margin-top: 6px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.8px; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eTotal DOF\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"background: linear-gradient(145deg, #f8fafc, #f1f5f9); border-radius: 16px; padding: 28px 16px; text-align: center; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 32px; font-weight: 800; color: #0ea5e9;\"\u003e7+7\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #64748b; margin-top: 6px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.8px; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eArm DOF\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"background: linear-gradient(145deg, #f8fafc, #f1f5f9); border-radius: 16px; padding: 28px 16px; text-align: center; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 32px; font-weight: 800; color: #0ea5e9;\"\u003e555\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #64748b; margin-top: 6px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.8px; font-weight: 600;\"\u003emm Reach\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"background: linear-gradient(145deg, #f8fafc, #f1f5f9); border-radius: 16px; padding: 28px 16px; text-align: center; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 32px; font-weight: 800; color: #0ea5e9;\"\u003e~2\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #64748b; margin-top: 6px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.8px; font-weight: 600;\"\u003ekg Payload\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"background: linear-gradient(145deg, #f8fafc, #f1f5f9); border-radius: 16px; padding: 28px 16px; text-align: center; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 32px; font-weight: 800; color: #0ea5e9;\"\u003e13\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #64748b; margin-top: 6px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.8px; font-weight: 600;\"\u003ekg Weight\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- FEATURE: WHAT'S INCLUDED --\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 56px; margin-bottom: 16px; color: #0f172a; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan style=\"display: inline-block; width: 6px; height: 28px; background: #0ea5e9; border-radius: 3px;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n    What's in This Configuration\n  \u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"color: #475569; margin-bottom: 28px; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eR1-A7 Smart E\u003c\/strong\u003e is the ultimate anthropomorphic tactile manipulation platform. You get the full upper-body dual-arm humanoid with 7-DOF arms, waist rotation, binocular vision, voice interaction, and open SDK — now paired with \u003cstrong\u003eBrainCo Revo 2 Tactile five-finger anthropomorphic dexterous hands\u003c\/strong\u003e that can both grasp like a human and feel what they touch. Force-sensitive fingertips and palm arrays provide real-time contact feedback across all five fingers, while wrist-mounted RGB cameras deliver close-up visual confirmation. The built-in \u003cstrong\u003eOrin Nano 40 TOPS\u003c\/strong\u003e compute module handles vision, tactile inference, and multi-modal fusion locally. At just ~13 kg, the R1-A7 Smart E represents the pinnacle of desktop humanoid manipulation research.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(260px, 1fr)); gap: 16px; margin-bottom: 48px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"background: #f8fafc; border-radius: 12px; padding: 24px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #0f172a; margin-bottom: 8px; font-size: 15px;\"\u003e✓ R1-A7 Upper-Body Humanoid\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #64748b;\"\u003eDual 7-DOF arms, 1-DOF waist (±150°), 2-DOF head. 835×357×190 mm compact footprint, ~13 kg. Crossed-roller bearings, low-inertia inner-rotor motors, hollow internal cabling.\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"background: #f8fafc; border-radius: 12px; padding: 24px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #0f172a; margin-bottom: 8px; font-size: 15px;\"\u003e✓ BrainCo Revo 2 Tactile Five-Finger Hands\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #64748b;\"\u003eAnthropomorphic dexterous hands with five independently actuated fingers plus force-sensitive fingertips and palm arrays on both arms. Human-like morphology with tactile sensing.\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"background: #f8fafc; border-radius: 12px; padding: 24px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #0f172a; margin-bottom: 8px; font-size: 15px;\"\u003e✓ Wrist RGB Cameras\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #64748b;\"\u003eRGB cameras integrated into each wrist module for close-up visual feedback, grasp verification, and hand-eye coordination.\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"background: #f8fafc; border-radius: 12px; padding: 24px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #0f172a; margin-bottom: 8px; font-size: 15px;\"\u003e✓ Orin Nano 40 TOPS\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #64748b;\"\u003eOnboard NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano delivering 40 TOPS for real-time perception, tactile feature extraction, multi-modal fusion, and AI model inference.\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"background: #f8fafc; border-radius: 12px; padding: 24px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #0f172a; margin-bottom: 8px; font-size: 15px;\"\u003e✓ Binocular Vision Head\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #64748b;\"\u003eRGB 1280×720@30 Hz + Depth 544×448@10 Hz. 146°×124° FOV, 60 mm baseline. 8-core CPU + 10 TOPS NPU on-board.\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"background: #f8fafc; border-radius: 12px; padding: 24px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #0f172a; margin-bottom: 8px; font-size: 15px;\"\u003e✓ Full-Stack Open SDK + Tactile API\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #64748b;\"\u003eLinux framework, ROS 2 native, open APIs for arms, audio, vision, tactile, lighting. Dual encoders per joint. Tactile sensor data streaming included.\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- FEATURE: DUAL ARM --\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 56px; margin-bottom: 16px; color: #0f172a; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan style=\"display: inline-block; width: 6px; height: 28px; background: #0ea5e9; border-radius: 3px;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n    Dual 7-DOF Arms. Redundant Kinematics. Human-Like Dexterity.\n  \u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"color: #475569; margin-bottom: 28px; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eThe R1-A7 Smart E is engineered around two \u003cstrong\u003e7-DOF high-performance arms\u003c\/strong\u003e, each driven by low-inertia inner-rotor PMSM motors with crossed-roller and double-row ball bearings. With \u003cstrong\u003e555 mm reach\u003c\/strong\u003e and a ~2 kg payload per arm, it handles precise assembly, pick-and-place, and manipulation research with human-like fluidity. The extra two degrees of freedom per arm (compared to 5-DOF platforms) provide \u003cstrong\u003ekinematic redundancy\u003c\/strong\u003e — the arm can maintain end-effector pose while reconfiguring its elbow to avoid obstacles, reach around corners, or optimize for natural motion. Dual encoders on every joint deliver closed-loop precision down to ±0.1 mm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 56px; border-radius: 16px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 12px 40px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);\"\u003e\n    \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0760\/0157\/5189\/files\/57a92d5e0b0b3c05c875858cc877b8da70c6cef8.webp?v=1784929444\" alt=\"Unitree R1-A7 Smart E performing tactile anthropomorphic manipulation with BrainCo Revo 2 Tactile hands\" style=\"width: 100%; display: block;\"\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #64748b; text-align: center; margin-top: 12px; font-style: italic;\"\u003eDual 7-DOF arms with BrainCo Revo 2 Tactile five-finger anthropomorphic hands for force-aware human-like grasping\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- FEATURE: BRAINCO REVO 2 TACTILE --\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 56px; margin-bottom: 16px; color: #0f172a; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan style=\"display: inline-block; width: 6px; height: 28px; background: #0ea5e9; border-radius: 3px;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n    BrainCo Revo 2 Tactile — Five-Finger Anthropomorphic Dexterity That Feels\n  \u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"color: #475569; margin-bottom: 28px; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eBrainCo Revo 2 Tactile\u003c\/strong\u003e combines the human-like morphology of the Revo 2 Basic with a comprehensive tactile sensing layer. Each hand features \u003cstrong\u003efive independently actuated fingers\u003c\/strong\u003e with human-like joint architecture, plus \u003cstrong\u003eforce-sensitive arrays covering the fingertips and palm\u003c\/strong\u003e. This means the robot can perform the full repertoire of human grasps — precision pinches, power grips, tripod holds, lateral pinches — while simultaneously measuring contact forces, detecting slip, and modulating grip strength in real time. The tactile feedback transforms anthropomorphic manipulation from a visual-only exercise into a true multi-modal sensorimotor skill. Whether grasping a fragile egg, threading a needle, or shaking a human hand, the Revo 2 Tactile provides the sensory grounding that makes dexterous behavior robust, adaptive, and safe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- FEATURE: TACTILE ANTHROPOMORPHIC GRASPING --\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 56px; margin-bottom: 16px; color: #0f172a; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan style=\"display: inline-block; width: 6px; height: 28px; background: #0ea5e9; border-radius: 3px;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n    Tactile Anthropomorphic Grasping — Feeling What You Grasp\n  \u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"color: #475569; margin-bottom: 28px; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eWith the BrainCo Revo 2 Tactile hands, the R1-A7 Smart E performs \u003cstrong\u003etactile anthropomorphic grasping\u003c\/strong\u003e that bridges the gap between human and robot manipulation. The five-finger configuration supports every grasp type in the human taxonomy, while the tactile sensors provide continuous feedback on contact quality, force distribution, and slip detection. This enables \u003cstrong\u003eforce-controlled manipulation\u003c\/strong\u003e of fragile and deformable objects that would be impossible with vision-only or simpler end effectors. The robot can detect when a grasp is too tight and relax its fingers, feel when an object is slipping and increase grip force, and even explore unknown objects through tactile exploration — all on a compact desktop platform. This capability is essential for research in \u003cstrong\u003emulti-modal sensorimotor learning\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ephysical human-robot interaction\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eadvanced dexterous manipulation\u003c\/strong\u003e where contact awareness is as important as visual perception.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- FEATURE: WRIST CAMERAS --\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 56px; margin-bottom: 16px; color: #0f172a; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan style=\"display: inline-block; width: 6px; height: 28px; background: #0ea5e9; border-radius: 3px;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n    Wrist-Mounted RGB Cameras — See From the Gripper\n  \u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"color: #475569; margin-bottom: 28px; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eIntegrated \u003cstrong\u003eRGB cameras on each wrist\u003c\/strong\u003e provide a gripper's-eye view of the workspace. These close-up feeds are invaluable for visual servoing, grasp verification, and fine manipulation tasks where the head-mounted stereo pair lacks resolution or the right viewing angle. With five-finger tactile hands, wrist cameras become even more powerful — they capture finger configurations, contact points, and object pose relative to the palm, enabling detailed visual analysis of grasp quality while the tactile sensors confirm contact forces. This visual-tactile redundancy ensures robust manipulation even when one modality is ambiguous or occluded.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- FEATURE: TACTILE-VISION-WRIST FUSION --\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 56px; margin-bottom: 16px; color: #0f172a; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan style=\"display: inline-block; width: 6px; height: 28px; background: #0ea5e9; border-radius: 3px;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n    Tactile-Vision-Wrist Fusion — Three-Modal Perception for Manipulation\n  \u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"color: #475569; margin-bottom: 28px; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eThe R1-A7 Smart E fuses \u003cstrong\u003ethree sensing modalities\u003c\/strong\u003e into a unified perception stack: stereo vision from the head for global scene understanding, close-up RGB from the wrist cameras for local hand-object interaction, and tactile sensing from the hand arrays for contact force feedback. The binocular camera proposes grasps and tracks objects across the workspace. The wrist cameras verify finger positioning and capture grasp geometry in detail. The tactile sensors confirm contact quality, detect slip, and provide force measurements for closed-loop control. The Orin Nano 40 TOPS processes all three streams simultaneously, enabling real-time multi-modal sensor fusion that mimics human sensorimotor coordination. This three-modal architecture is the foundation for the most advanced embodied AI research — from tactile exploration of unknown objects to force-aware imitation learning from human demonstrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- FEATURE: WAIST --\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 56px; margin-bottom: 16px; color: #0f172a; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan style=\"display: inline-block; width: 6px; height: 28px; background: #0ea5e9; border-radius: 3px;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n    Waist Rotation — Expand Your Workspace\n  \u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"color: #475569; margin-bottom: 28px; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003e1-DOF waist joint\u003c\/strong\u003e provides \u003cstrong\u003e±150° of rotation\u003c\/strong\u003e, dramatically expanding the robot's reachable workspace without moving the base. In a seated or standing deployment, the waist allows the robot to turn and manipulate objects on either side, hand objects from one hand to the other across the body, and orient toward humans or workstations. Combined with 7-DOF arms and five-finger tactile anthropomorphic hands, the R1-A7 Smart E achieves human-like reach envelopes with force-aware grasping across a full semicircle of desktop space — ideal for collaborative tasks, bimanual assembly workflows, and human-robot interaction studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- FEATURE: ORIN NANO --\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 56px; margin-bottom: 16px; color: #0f172a; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan style=\"display: inline-block; width: 6px; height: 28px; background: #0ea5e9; border-radius: 3px;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n    Orin Nano 40 TOPS — AI Onboard, No Latency\n  \u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"color: #475569; margin-bottom: 28px; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eThe R1-A7 Smart E ships with a built-in \u003cstrong\u003eNVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano delivering 40 TOPS\u003c\/strong\u003e of AI compute. This means visual perception, tactile feature extraction, multi-modal fusion, and grasp planning all run in real time locally. Object detection models process head camera frames, finger keypoint detectors analyze wrist camera feeds, tactile CNNs classify contact patterns, and reinforcement learning policies fuse all three modalities — all without external GPU servers or cloud dependency. Just plug in power and start training the most advanced multi-modal manipulation policies on a desktop platform.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- FEATURE: VISION --\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 56px; margin-bottom: 16px; color: #0f172a; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan style=\"display: inline-block; width: 6px; height: 28px; background: #0ea5e9; border-radius: 3px;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n    Binocular Vision \u0026amp; AI Perception\n  \u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"color: #475569; margin-bottom: 28px; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eA binocular camera head delivers a 146° × 124° field of view with a 60 mm stereo baseline. RGB streams at 1280×720@30 Hz and depth at 544×448@10 Hz give the R1-A7 true spatial awareness. Paired with an 8-core high-performance CPU + 10 TOPS NPU in the head module, plus the Orin Nano 40 TOPS body compute, it runs visual perception, object detection, and gesture recognition locally — no cloud required.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- FEATURE: VOICE --\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 56px; margin-bottom: 16px; color: #0f172a; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan style=\"display: inline-block; width: 6px; height: 28px; background: #0ea5e9; border-radius: 3px;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n    Voice Collaboration \u0026amp; Natural Interaction\n  \u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"color: #475569; margin-bottom: 28px; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eFour-array beamforming microphones and dual 3 W speakers enable clear voice capture and synthesis in noisy labs or classrooms. The open audio framework supports custom wake words, multilingual TTS, and integration with LLMs for conversational command-and-control.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- FEATURE: COMPACT --\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 56px; margin-bottom: 16px; color: #0f172a; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan style=\"display: inline-block; width: 6px; height: 28px; background: #0ea5e9; border-radius: 3px;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n    Compact. Lightweight. Desktop-Ready.\n  \u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"color: #475569; margin-bottom: 28px; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eAt just \u003cstrong\u003e835 × 357 × 190 mm\u003c\/strong\u003e and approximately \u003cstrong\u003e13 kg\u003c\/strong\u003e, the R1-A7 Smart E fits on a standard lab bench or classroom desk. The compact footprint leaves room for objects, tools, and sensors around the robot. Power via the included external supply — an optional upper-body Li-ion battery is available for ~1.5 hours of untethered operation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 56px; border-radius: 16px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 12px 40px rgba(0,0,0,0.08); background: #f8fafc;\"\u003e\n    \u003cimg style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; object-fit: contain;\" alt=\"Unitree R1-A7 Smart E upper-body humanoid front view with BrainCo Revo 2 Tactile hands\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0760\/0157\/5189\/files\/unitree-r1-a5.jpg?v=1784929633\"\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #64748b; text-align: center; margin-top: 12px; font-style: italic; padding-bottom: 12px;\"\u003eCompact 13 kg upper-body design — deploy on any desk or lab bench with tactile anthropomorphic five-finger dexterity\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- FEATURE: OPEN SDK --\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 56px; margin-bottom: 16px; color: #0f172a; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan style=\"display: inline-block; width: 6px; height: 28px; background: #0ea5e9; border-radius: 3px;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n    Full-Stack Open Development + Tactile API\n  \u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"color: #475569; margin-bottom: 28px; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eUnitree provides a mature, Linux-based robot development framework with open APIs for the underlying system, robotic arms, audio, lighting, visual control, and \u003cstrong\u003etactile sensing\u003c\/strong\u003e. ROS 2 native support, dual encoders on every arm joint, and hollow internal wiring make the R1-A7 Smart E a clean slate for reinforcement learning, teleoperation research, multi-modal sensorimotor learning, and embodied AI. The built-in Orin Nano 40 TOPS handles model training and inference for visual perception, tactile feature extraction, and multi-modal fusion without external hardware. The open SDK includes full control over all five fingers per hand plus high-frequency tactile sensor data streaming, ready for your custom force controllers, slip detectors, and learning algorithms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- UPGRADE PATH --\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 56px; margin-bottom: 16px; color: #0f172a; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan style=\"display: inline-block; width: 6px; height: 28px; background: #0ea5e9; border-radius: 3px;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n    Upgrade Path — Grow With Your Research\n  \u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"color: #475569; margin-bottom: 28px; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eStart with Smart E and expand as your projects evolve. The R1-A7 platform is fully modular:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cul style=\"color: #475569; line-height: 2; padding-left: 22px; margin-bottom: 48px; font-size: 15px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEnd Effectors\u003c\/strong\u003e — Swap BrainCo Revo 2 Tactile for LinkerBot Hand O6 (6-DOF, tactile and non-tactile versions), Dex3-1 or Dex3-1 Tactile 3-finger hands, or tendon-driven hands for alternative dexterity paradigms.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge VLM\u003c\/strong\u003e — Deploy vision-language models for natural-language manipulation commands, visual question answering, and semantic scene understanding.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCompute Module\u003c\/strong\u003e — Swap the Orin Nano for the Orin NX 100 TOPS module to unlock 2.5× AI performance, 16 GB RAM, and dual DLA cores for simultaneous vision, wrist camera, and tactile processing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUpper-Body Battery\u003c\/strong\u003e — Add the Li-ion battery pack for ~1.5 hours of cord-free operation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- APPLICATIONS --\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 56px; margin-bottom: 20px; color: #0f172a; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan style=\"display: inline-block; width: 6px; height: 28px; background: #0ea5e9; border-radius: 3px;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n    Designed For\n  \u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(220px, 1fr)); gap: 16px; margin-bottom: 56px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"background: #f8fafc; border-radius: 12px; padding: 24px; border-left: 4px solid #0ea5e9;\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #0f172a; margin-bottom: 6px;\"\u003eTactile Anthropomorphic Manipulation\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #64748b;\"\u003eResearch force-aware human-like grasping, in-hand manipulation, tool use, and dexterous object handling with five-finger tactile hands on a compact desktop platform.\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"background: #f8fafc; border-radius: 12px; padding: 24px; border-left: 4px solid #0ea5e9;\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #0f172a; margin-bottom: 6px;\"\u003eMulti-Modal Sensorimotor Learning\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #64748b;\"\u003eTrain RL and imitation learning policies that fuse vision, wrist camera, and tactile feedback for robust, adaptive manipulation strategies that mimic human sensorimotor coordination.\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"background: #f8fafc; border-radius: 12px; padding: 24px; border-left: 4px solid #0ea5e9;\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #0f172a; margin-bottom: 6px;\"\u003ePhysical Human-Robot Interaction\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #64748b;\"\u003eSafe handovers, collaborative assembly, responsive interaction, and social robotics where tactile awareness enables natural, force-sensitive contact with humans.\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"background: #f8fafc; border-radius: 12px; padding: 24px; border-left: 4px solid #0ea5e9;\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #0f172a; margin-bottom: 6px;\"\u003eAdvanced University Research\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #64748b;\"\u003eCutting-edge research in tactile sensing, anthropomorphic robotics, multi-modal perception, dexterous control, and embodied AI on the most capable desktop humanoid platform.\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- SPECS TABLE --\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 56px; margin-bottom: 20px; color: #0f172a; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan style=\"display: inline-block; width: 6px; height: 28px; background: #0ea5e9; border-radius: 3px;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n    Technical Specifications\n  \u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0; font-size: 14px; color: #334155; margin-bottom: 56px; border-radius: 12px; overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\"\u003e\n    \u003ctbody\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"background: #f1f5f9;\"\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0; font-weight: 600; width: 42%;\"\u003eModel\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\"\u003eUnitree R1-A7 Smart E (Upper Body)\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eDimensions (Compact)\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\"\u003e835 × 357 × 190 mm (H × W × D)\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"background: #f8fafc;\"\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eDimensions (Extended)\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\"\u003e1320 × 450 × 200 mm (H × W × D)\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eWeight (with Battery)\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\"\u003e~13 kg\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"background: #f8fafc;\"\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eTotal DOF\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\"\u003e17 (Arm 7×2, Waist 1, Head 2)\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eArm Reach\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\"\u003e555 mm (forearm + upper arm)\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"background: #f8fafc;\"\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eJoint Bearings\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\"\u003eCrossed-roller + double-row ball bearings\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eJoint Motors\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\"\u003eLow-inertia, high-speed, inner-rotor permanent magnet synchronous motors\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"background: #f8fafc;\"\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eMax Arm Payload\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\"\u003e~2 kg (posture-dependent)\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eEnd-Effector Precision\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\"\u003e±0.1 mm\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"background: #f8fafc;\"\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eEnd Effectors\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\"\u003eBrainCo Revo 2 Tactile five-finger anthropomorphic dexterous hands (both arms, pre-installed)\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eWrist Cameras\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\"\u003eRGB integrated (pre-installed, both wrists)\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"background: #f8fafc;\"\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eTactile Sensing\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\"\u003eForce-sensitive fingertips and palm arrays (pre-installed)\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eHand DOF\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\"\u003e5 independently actuated fingers per hand\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"background: #f8fafc;\"\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eWaist Joint\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\"\u003e1-DOF, Yaw: ±150°\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eHead Joint\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\"\u003e2-DOF, Yaw: ±115°, Pitch: ±36°\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"background: #f8fafc;\"\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eVision\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\"\u003eBinocular camera — RGB 1280×720@30 Hz, Depth 544×448@10 Hz, FOV 146°×124°\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eHead Compute\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\"\u003e8-core high-performance CPU + 10 TOPS NPU\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"background: #f8fafc;\"\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eBody Compute\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\"\u003e8-core high-performance CPU\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eOnboard AI Compute\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\"\u003eNVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano 40 TOPS, 6-core CPU, 8 GB LPDDR5 (built-in)\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"background: #f8fafc;\"\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eAudio\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\"\u003e4-array microphone + dual 3 W speakers\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eConnectivity\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\"\u003eWi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, OTA updates\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"background: #f8fafc;\"\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0; font-weight: 600;\"\u003ePower\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\"\u003eExternal DC PSU included (optional Li-ion battery, ~1.5 h)\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eCabling\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e8f0;\"\u003eHollow + internal wiring\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"background: #f8fafc;\"\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 18px; 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