Start with the household goal, then separate three things: what consumers can buy today, what manufacturers have demonstrated, and what humanoid robots can actually do autonomously — versus the bigger promise of a general-purpose home robot.
Four of the most important humanoid robots to understand right now — shown with their real market position rather than treated as equivalent products.
The clearest current home-humanoid consumer proposition. 1X says full-scale production has begun, while its current order page still frames customer delivery as beginning in 2026; buyers need a clear split between autonomous tasks and work that still uses Expert Mode.
One of the strongest home-focused humanoids to watch. Helix 2.5 adds a useful manufacturer evaluation across unfamiliar homes, but it covers three bounded behaviours, reports 56% complete-task success and is not independent consumer testing.
A strong benchmark for the cost and capability of buyable humanoid hardware, but not a turnkey domestic service robot.
Potentially category-defining, but today it belongs in the future-product column: there is no normal consumer buying route to compare with current retail products.
The easiest way to understand the market is to ask where each robot sits between an impressive prototype and a dependable product for the home.
A US home user can currently place an order.
Domestic focus, but no normal consumer checkout yet.
Orderable hardware, not a turnkey household-service product.
Important future product; no public consumer order path.
These official listings materially expand the humanoid hardware market. RightRobot is not adding them to the main home shortlist until there is stronger task-level household evidence.
Unitree lists R1 Air from US$4,900 and R1 from US$5,900 before tax and shipping. Store availability can differ by variant.
The official material presents adaptable humanoid hardware and developer interfaces, not independently verified general household autonomy.
Open official source ↗Unitree lists H2 at US$29,900 before tax and shipping, with H2 EDU handled through sales.
Its official page describes a powerful full-size humanoid platform; it does not establish a finished consumer home-helper service.
Open official source ↗Unitree's official store lists US$100,000 and directs buyers to contact sales.
The listed sensing, payload and dexterity specifications are product facts, not proof of autonomous household performance.
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Price, what NEO can do by itself and how Expert Mode works.
See the records and the practical household-task events.
See what each robot has actually shown it can do, task by task.
Choose a mature robot that can take a household chore off your hands today.
Humanoids are the exciting next chapter. Robot vacuums are already mature enough to remove a repetitive household job reliably — and Home Fit can match one to your floors, pets, clutter, thresholds and budget.
Find my robot with Home Fit →Open the original manufacturer pages behind RightRobot's product facts, imagery references and embedded video evidence.
1X's official press and media page for NEO imagery, company updates and product announcements.
Open official source →Official sourceFigure 03 product pageFigure's official product page for current Figure 03 imagery, positioning and published product details.
Open official source →Official sourceUnitree G1 product pageUnitree's official G1 page for current imagery, specifications, pricing, warranty and safety notes.
Open official source →Official sourceTesla AI / OptimusTesla's official AI page for the current Optimus programme, demonstrations and company positioning.
Open official source →RightRobot separates what manufacturers say and show from our own assessment. We only call a robot independently tested when we have actually tested it. Prices, availability, videos and claimed capabilities can change quickly.