H1

at Global research/dev customers

§1Profile

Task

Research / learning

Industry

research

Announced

Aug 1, 2024

Pilot start

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Current units

3,000

Last verified

May 27, 2026

§2What the robot is doing

Most units shipped to research labs and developer customers, not productive operations.

Editorial note

3,000+ shipped in 2025. Bulk are research/dev customers — separate from productive commercial deployments.

§3VerificationHighest source: Journalist verified

Company press release only — no third-party confirmation.

§4Sources2 sources

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Industry report· KraneShares· May 13, 2026· reliability 4/5
Humanoid Robotics In 2026: The Race From Pilot To Platform
“When Japan Airlines (JAL) deployed humanoid robots at Tokyo's Haneda Airport in May 2026, this was not a press conference stunt but a three-year operational commitment from a legacy aviation carrier in one of the world's most safety-conscious regulatory environments. JAL operates around 4,000 ground handling workers.”
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Industry report· humanoidintel.ai· Mar 20, 2026· reliability 3/5
How Many Humanoid Robots Are Deployed in 2026?
“Definitive data on global humanoid robot deployments in 2026. Unitree H1/G1: 3,000+ shipped 2025. AgiBot: 10,000 units shipped by March 2026. Tesla Optimus: 8,000 units Q1 2026. NEURA Robotics 4NE-1: $1B Series D.”
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