Buy Humanoid Robot Guide: What You Can Actually Order in 2026

We have not had any of these robots in our hands. Every status on this page comes from a dated public source:

• Manufacturer pages and stores (Unitree, 1X, Boston Dynamics) for prices and specs, checked in October 2026.
• Regulatory and company filings, such as the June 2026 investor presentation filed with the US SEC that assumes $8,500 a month per Agility Digit.
• Reputable trade and news coverage (The Robot Report, Forbes, Teslarati) for production, delivery and customer claims.
• Independent trackers that log what has been promised versus delivered.

We only list a robot as "shipping" if there is evidence that paying customers have received units. A refundable deposit counts as a pre-order, not a sale.

A pre-order secures your place in a queue. Delivery dates can slip, specs can change, and the final product may do less than the launch video. A shipping product is one that customers have actually received.

In October 2026 only Unitree's humanoids clear the shipping bar with clear public evidence. 1X says NEO deliveries to US homes start in 2026, and its Hayward, California factory began full-scale production on 30 April 2026, but the first units went to 1X's own R&D and home testing. As of early October 2026 we found no independently confirmed customer deliveries.

For the latest on NEO deliveries, privacy and Expert Mode, read our 1X NEO review.

• Under $10,000: Unitree R1 ($4,900 to $5,900). Small, about an hour of battery, aimed at learning and development.
• $10,000 to $30,000: Unitree G1 from $13,500, 1X NEO at $20,000 (pre-order), Unitree H2 at $29,900. Feather Robotics, a California start-up, launched a wheeled two-armed robot at $29,990 in September 2026 (Forbes), though it is not a walking humanoid.
• $40,000 to $100,000+: developer (EDU) versions of Unitree robots, the Unitree H2 Plus ($100,000 listed) and most other Chinese research humanoids sold through resellers.
• Lease only: industrial robots such as Agility Digit are rented as a service. The only public figure is an assumed $8,500 a month in a June 2026 SEC filing.

Add shipping, import duties, a service plan and accessories such as dexterous hands, which Unitree sells separately (Dex5-S hand from $6,350).

See every budget option in our affordable humanoid robots list, and our full Unitree R1 review and Unitree G1 review.

Tesla Optimus: no pre-orders. At Davos on 22 January 2026, Elon Musk said public sales could begin by the end of 2027 if the robot is reliable and safe enough. As of mid-September 2026, the third-generation Optimus had not been publicly unveiled, and Tesla's July 2026 update promised no customer shipments. See our Tesla Optimus guide.

Figure 03: no public price, pre-order or waitlist as of July 2026. Units go to Figure's own programmes and partners such as BMW, which said in June 2026 that Figure 03 would start work at its Spartanburg plant. See our Figure 03 guide.

Apptronik Apollo: partners include Mercedes-Benz, GXO and Jabil. The company raised $520 million in February 2026 to ramp production, but publishes no price.

Agility Digit: deployed with logistics and manufacturing customers including GXO, Schaeffler and Toyota's Canadian plant, on a robots-as-a-service (monthly lease) basis. Not sold to consumers.

Toyota is moving into humanoid robots on two fronts.

• Walden Robotics. A spin-out from the Toyota Research Institute, launched in July 2026 with $300 million of funding at a $1.1 billion valuation. Toyota and Deviation Capital led the round, with Nvidia, Boeing and Samsung Ventures also investing. Its robots have a humanoid upper body on wheels rather than legs, which makes them easier to stop safely around people. One has worked eight-hour shifts at a Toyota plant in North America since February 2026, loading parts, cleaning machines and preparing parts for assembly.
• CUE7. Toyota's basketball-shooting robot, shown in April 2026. It balances on two wheels and uses AI vision to aim, but it is a research showcase, not a product.

Neither is for sale to the public. Walden sells to factories and warehouses, and has not published prices. For businesses this is one to watch alongside Agility Digit, Figure and Boston Dynamics Atlas.

• Buy direct where possible. Unitree sells through its own store. Resellers can add value (local support, faster delivery) but often charge thousands more.
• Check what version you are getting. Many listings show the base price for a model whose useful version (EDU) costs two to five times more.
• Ask about warranty and repairs before paying. Unitree's base H2 carries an 8-month warranty.
• UK and EU buyers: expect to pay shipping, import VAT and possibly duty on top of US-dollar list prices, and check that the charger suits UK mains. Our UK buying guide lists UK retailers with VAT-inclusive prices.
• Beware of too-good-to-be-true ads. Social media is full of cheap "robot butler" ads using stolen footage. If a humanoid costs a few hundred dollars, it is a toy.

Most humanoids on sale today are made in China; see our Chinese humanoid robots comparison.

Buy now if you are a developer, educator or researcher who wants a platform to program. Wait if you want help at home: the machines that promise chores are either pre-orders (NEO) or not for sale (Optimus, Figure). In the meantime, single-purpose robots already save real time. Our home robots hub covers vacuums, mowers, pool cleaners and litter boxes that work today.