A crisp weekly briefing on who's closest to your living room—and what's still a lab demo.
NEO targets household chores with teleop + growing autonomy; deliveries slated 2026.
Figure 03 frames a home helper path; not on sale yet—watch alpha learnings.
Factory-first deployments; consumer pricing and dates unannounced.
A cinematic stage treatment that gives each robot a halo, headline, and key stat for at-a-glance comparison.
Household-ready teleoperation, autonomy assist, and a 2026 delivery window.
Vision-language powered demos that preview a flexible home helper in 2025.
Factory-proven manipulation targeting consumer rollout once reliability clears the bar.
Three dramatic panels that root each robot to the baseline for a grounded, product-forward presentation.
Teleop-first, ready for chores.
Vision-driven autonomy milestones.
Industrial-grade manipulation.
Full-bleed cards with zoomed portraits and overlay copy for a punchy, marketing-ready treatment.
Edge-to-edge photography with cinematic tinting that keeps the robots front and center while maintaining copy legibility.
Floating-arm dexterity and remote-first controls bridge today’s gap toward full autonomy.
High-frequency simulation runs inform deliberate in-home skills with a confident 2025 roadmap.
Industrial learnings drive balance, grasping, and pricing signals before the consumer switch flips.
Norwegian robotics company 1X has begun accepting $10,000 refundable deposits for its NEO humanoid robot, targeting delivery in 2026.
Figure's latest video shows Figure 03 making coffee autonomously using vision-language models.
$10K refundable deposits accepted. Limited production run targeting early adopters.
Select households to receive Figure 03 units for supervised testing.
Hundreds of units deployed in Tesla factories.
1X NEO deliveries begin to preorder customers.
Break down who is actually driving the robot and how often vision-language models step in.
The standards emerging for fall detection, torque limits, and certification.
Spot the difference between a polished video and capabilities customers can expect.
| Company | Model | Specs | Hands | Availability | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1X | NEO | 5'5" / 66 lbs | 2-finger | 2026 | ~$30K |
| Figure | Figure 03 | 5'6" / 130 lbs | 5-finger | Alpha 2025 | TBD |
| Tesla | Optimus Gen 3 | 5'8" / 160 lbs | 5-finger | TBD | <$25K |
Figure's coffee sequence highlights smoother grasp planning and fewer cuts than earlier demos.
1X — Tune locomotion for tight apartment layouts.
Figure — Fuse language models with manipulation policies.
Tesla — Build validation for Optimus home pilots.