NEO
1X · Bipedal household robot
A soft-bodied humanoid built specifically for work around the home.
$20,000 ownership · $499/month subscription
No UK delivery programme announced
Humanoid home robots
Humanoid robots for the home
Human shape gives a robot access to stairs, worktop heights and spaces built around our bodies. Current home-focused humanoids still sit at the early-release end of the market.
onero H1
SwitchBot · Humanoid household robot
SwitchBot’s move from specialist home robots to a general household humanoid.
US$9,999 listed
Not currently available
Why build legs?
Stairs are the clearest domestic advantage. Human-scale legs also let a robot approach furniture and appliances without redesigning the house around it. The trade-off is a harder balance problem, more moving parts and higher locomotion cost.