Have you ever wanted a genie? How about a robotic one called Aladdin? Caviar, the luxury brand known for turning iPhones into objects d’art, has now unveiled its first humanoid robot project, built on the Unitree G1 platform and reimagined as a modern genie. Caviar positions it as a true luxury humanoid robot, where artificial intelligence plays the role of the spirit that animates the mechanical body. Not just three wishes, but you can put this genie, imprisoned within a metal shell, to use all day (its battery life is around two hours per charge).
The Aladdin robot is a regular Unitree G1 at heart, but with arabesque elements highlighting its persona. Caviar has given the standard grey G1 casing an opulent treatment, replacing it with a deep black shell and oodles of ornate gold motifs and designs. The silhouette takes cues from traditional Eastern ceremonial garments like the chapan, caftan, and entari, so instead of looking like a factory worker, Aladdin feels more like a palace courtier. While many can have a robot in their villa, office, or hotel reception, it takes a deep-pocketed individual with a mini palace to bring home an Aladdin.
With a height of 130 cm and a weight of approximately 35 kg, it features 23 degrees of freedom, enabling smooth, natural movement. It maps its surroundings with a 3D camera and LiDAR and communicates with the rest of the world through four microphones and two tiny speakers. The G1 can walk at around 7.2 kilometres per hour, climb stairs, and recover from pushes. Promotional videos show it performing dynamic tricks like flips and fast recoveries, and it can even play tennis and basketball. Aladdin, in eye-catching Middle Eastern robes, moves with confidence, gestures, and performs complex maneuvers with expressive ease. Beneath the ornate costume, it still hides serious robotics hardware with cameras, depth sensors, microphones, and an onboard AI brain quietly doing the work. In such a royal costume, of course, there is no real need for acrobatics, and simple service should more than suffice.
The Aladdin project is perfect for those who wish to leave a lasting first impression in business or hospitality and is aimed at connoisseurs. It is not produced in series and is a bespoke commission, with the owner deeply involved in creating their own Aladdin by personalising the ornaments, decorative elements, and symbols. If you are interested in having your own OTT robot, then the Caviar Design Lab will enhance the appearance of the product according to your preferences, and a personal manager will assist you throughout the entire production.
The basic G1 is priced at around $13,500 on Unitree’s own shop, but with all the customisation, charm, and Middle Eastern makeover, one can expect the Aladdin project to move into six-figure territory, while still doing exactly what a standard G1 can do. Will practicality or pure spectacle win?
