Unitree G1 EDU
The humanoid you can programme.
NOVA is the Unitree G1 EDU: the same body as MONTARI, with the full software development kit open. Our engineers write new behaviour for it, or your team does. It is the robot for demonstrations that have to be exact, for research and for anyone building on ROS 2 and the Unitree SDK.
From €3,000 per day with an operator Multi-day rate, excluding VAT. Single days quoted on request.
The actual robot.
The first cards are ours: the machine in the workshop, on test and in front of people. The rest are Unitree's own pictures of the platform we hire out.
Open on the bench. Every robot is serviced and checked before it travels.
Walking an exhibition floor.
Working a crowd.
Walking tests indoors, before it goes anywhere.
On the rig for a check.
Indoors, on a hard floor, which is where it works best.
The platform on a show floor, filmed by everyone it passes.
On stage at a manufacturer launch.
In front of the press at a product launch.
The visor, close up. This is the face guests photograph.
The manufacturer's own studio portrait.
A manufacturer stand, with the sparring demo running behind.
Arms and hands: the platform lifting, holding and placing.
Whole-body manipulation, the part NOVA's development kit opens up.
Workshop, test and show photographs: ours. Studio and launch photographs: Unitree, who build the platform.
Your brand, on the robot.
A plate on the chest, about 17 by 10 cm, and an A3 board on the back: both carry your artwork. One robot here shows the front, the other the back; drag to walk around them. We print and fit it before the doors open, so the robot walks in already wearing your campaign.
What the SDK makes possible.
Custom behaviour
Motion sequences, gestures and reactions written for your scenario rather than chosen from a fixed repertoire.
ROS 2 and the Unitree SDK
Our engineers work in Python and C++ on top of ROS 2, so the work you pay for is readable, testable and yours to keep.
Show control
Cues from the lighting desk, a timecode or a single button backstage. The robot hits its mark when the music does.
Voice and speech
Scripted lines or live answers, in English and French, with the timing and the pauses set to the room.
Integrations
A product database, a booking system, a screen, a lighting rig or an API of yours. The robot stops being a closed box.
Research and teaching
Universities and R and D teams hire NOVA to test locomotion, perception and interaction on real hardware without buying it.
When you need NOVA rather than MONTARI.
The body is identical, so choose NOVA only when something has to be written rather than performed.
- A launch demonstration where the robot must do one precise thing, exactly on cue
- A campaign that needs behaviour nobody has seen from this robot before
- Research, teaching or a proof of concept that needs real hardware for a few days
- Integration with your own product data, API, screen or show control system
- A team of your own developers who want the SDK open while they work
- A pilot before committing to buying a humanoid of your own
See it move.
Six minutes with the Unitree G1, the platform behind MONTARI and NOVA. The walk, the balance and the reach are the same ones your guests will see.
Film by Mashable, on YouTube. It shows the G1 platform we hire out, not one of our own events.
Questions we get asked.
Anything we have not covered? Write to us and we answer within 24 hours.
How much does it cost to hire the Unitree G1 EDU in Monaco?
NOVA starts from €3,000 per day with an operator, at the multi-day rate and excluding VAT. The higher rate covers the EDU hardware and the engineering time around it. Custom development, travel and staging are quoted per project, never charged by surprise.
Can our own developers write code for the robot?
Yes. That is the point of the EDU version. We hand over access to the SDK, set up the environment with you and stay alongside as the operator. What your team writes during the hire is yours, and we can review it or carry it further afterwards.
Which languages and frameworks do you work in?
Python and C++ on top of ROS 2 and the Unitree SDK. That covers motion sequences, voice, remote control, sensor work and integrations with your own services. If you already have a stack, we build against it rather than around it.
Does NOVA still come with an operator?
Always. The robot never performs unattended, including on development days. Our operator handles transport, setup, battery swaps and safety while your team or ours concentrates on the software.
Can NOVA also work as an event robot?
Yes, it does everything MONTARI does on the floor. Clients book NOVA when the event needs bespoke behaviour on top of the usual repertoire. If the evening only needs a robot that greets, poses and hands over an award, MONTARI is the sensible choice.
Tell us what the room should remember.
Send us the date, the venue and what you want people talking about afterwards. We answer within 24 hours with a plan and a price.