{ "meta": { "dataset": "MachineWorth robot records (seed)", "version": "0.1.0", "generated_note": "Seed data for the MachineWorth MVP. Figures are compiled from public reporting and manufacturer statements and are EVIDENCE-GRADED, not warranted. Prices for most humanoids are not publicly disclosed and are shown as clearly-labeled estimates or ranges. Verify every field against a primary source before relying on it for a purchasing or financing decision.", "evidence_levels": [ "verified-primary", "customer-confirmed", "manufacturer-reported", "demonstrated-unverified", "analyst-estimate", "speculative" ], "commercial_statuses": [ "announced", "prototype", "demonstration", "pilot", "commercially-available", "production", "discontinued" ], "last_reviewed": "2026-09-04" }, "robots": [ { "slug": "figure-02", "name": "Figure 02", "manufacturer": "Figure AI", "manufacturer_slug": "figure-ai", "category": "humanoid", "categories": [ "humanoid" ], "primary_industries": [ "automotive", "manufacturing" ], "primary_use_cases": [ "machine-tending", "material-handling" ], "generation": "02 (F.02)", "release_date": "2024-08", "country": "United States", "tagline": "The humanoid that ran an 11-month automotive pilot at BMW.", "summary": "Figure 02 is a bipedal humanoid built for industrial work. It is best known for a documented multi-month deployment on a BMW sheet-metal line, which makes it one of the most evidence-rich humanoid records in this dataset. Figure has since introduced a successor, Figure 03; treat 02 as the platform with the strongest deployment evidence to date rather than the current flagship.", "form_factor": "Bipedal humanoid", "commercial_status": "pilot", "status_note": "Ran a paid pilot at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg; not sold as a standard catalog product to general buyers.", "specs": { "height_cm": 168, "weight_kg": 70, "payload_kg": 20, "degrees_of_freedom": null, "speed_mps": 1.2, "battery_kwh": 2.25, "runtime_hours": 5, "charging": "Onboard battery; swap/charge between shifts", "sensors": [ "RGB cameras", "onboard compute (vision-language model)", "microphones" ], "mobility": "Bipedal walking", "end_effectors": "Five-finger dexterous hands", "environmental_limits": "Indoor, structured industrial environments" }, "spec_evidence": "manufacturer-reported", "economics": { "purchase_price_usd": null, "purchase_price_note": "Not publicly disclosed.", "price_estimate_low": 100000, "price_estimate_high": 150000, "price_evidence": "analyst-estimate", "raas_monthly_usd": null, "raas_note": "Figure has discussed usage-based commercial models publicly; no standard published rate.", "integration_cost_estimate_usd": 40000, "annual_maintenance_estimate_usd": 15000, "energy_cost_annual_estimate_usd": 900, "useful_life_years_estimate": 5, "expected_utilization_pct": 65, "economics_evidence": "analyst-estimate" }, "deployments": [ { "customer": "BMW Group", "industry": "Automotive manufacturing", "location": "Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA", "task": "Sheet-metal part loading onto the body-shop line", "start_date": "2024-2025", "units": "Small number (pilot cell)", "duration": "~11 months", "operating_environment": "Active automotive production line", "human_supervision": "Supervised pilot", "documented_outcome": "Figure reports contribution to production of 30,000+ X3 vehicles, 10-hour weekday shifts, 1,250+ hours of runtime, 90,000+ parts loaded, ~99%+ placement accuracy target.", "evidence_level": "manufacturer-reported", "source": "Figure AI", "source_url": "https://www.figure.ai/news/production-at-bmw", "source_date": "2025" } ], "evidence": [ { "claim": "Figure 02 completed an ~11-month deployment at BMW Spartanburg contributing to 30,000+ vehicles.", "evidence_level": "manufacturer-reported", "confidence": "medium-high", "verification_status": "reported by manufacturer; corroborated by BMW communications", "source_url": "https://www.figure.ai/news/production-at-bmw", "source_date": "2025", "last_reviewed": "2026-09-04" } ], "sources": [ "https://www.figure.ai/news/production-at-bmw", "https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0455864EN/" ], "last_reviewed": "2026-09-04" }, { "slug": "figure-03", "name": "Figure 03", "manufacturer": "Figure AI", "manufacturer_slug": "figure-ai", "category": "humanoid", "categories": [ "humanoid" ], "primary_industries": [ "automotive", "manufacturing" ], "primary_use_cases": [ "machine-tending", "material-handling" ], "generation": "03 (F.03)", "release_date": "2025", "country": "United States", "tagline": "Successor to Figure 02, redesigned around lessons from the BMW line.", "summary": "Figure 03 is the next-generation Figure humanoid, revised to address hardware failure points found during the Figure 02 BMW pilot (notably the forearm subsystem). It is the platform Figure is advancing toward broader deployment, but its independent deployment evidence is thinner than 02's precisely because it is newer. A good example of why 'newest' and 'best-evidenced' are not the same thing.", "form_factor": "Bipedal humanoid", "commercial_status": "pilot", "status_note": "Advancing at BMW Spartanburg following the Figure 02 project; broad commercial availability not established.", "specs": { "height_cm": 168, "weight_kg": 70, "payload_kg": 20, "degrees_of_freedom": null, "speed_mps": 1.2, "battery_kwh": 2.3, "runtime_hours": 5, "charging": "Onboard battery; redesigned wiring vs 02", "sensors": [ "RGB cameras", "onboard AI compute", "microphones" ], "mobility": "Bipedal walking", "end_effectors": "Redesigned dexterous hands", "environmental_limits": "Indoor, structured industrial environments" }, "spec_evidence": "demonstrated-unverified", "economics": { "purchase_price_usd": null, "purchase_price_note": "Not publicly disclosed.", "price_estimate_low": 100000, "price_estimate_high": 150000, "price_evidence": "analyst-estimate", "raas_monthly_usd": null, "raas_note": "No standard published rate.", "integration_cost_estimate_usd": 40000, "annual_maintenance_estimate_usd": 14000, "energy_cost_annual_estimate_usd": 900, "useful_life_years_estimate": 5, "expected_utilization_pct": 65, "economics_evidence": "analyst-estimate" }, "deployments": [ { "customer": "BMW Group", "industry": "Automotive manufacturing", "location": "Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA", "task": "Follow-on production use cases after the Figure 02 project", "start_date": "2025-2026", "units": "Pilot cell", "duration": "Ongoing (as reported)", "operating_environment": "Active automotive production line", "human_supervision": "Supervised", "documented_outcome": "Reported to be advancing new use cases at Spartanburg; independent throughput figures not yet published.", "evidence_level": "demonstrated-unverified", "source": "BMW Group / trade press", "source_url": "https://www.therobotreport.com/bmw-group-deploys-figure-03-humanoid-after-tests-previous-version/", "source_date": "2026" } ], "evidence": [ { "claim": "Figure 03 is being advanced in production use cases at BMW Spartanburg.", "evidence_level": "demonstrated-unverified", "confidence": "medium", "verification_status": "reported; throughput not independently confirmed", "source_url": "https://www.therobotreport.com/bmw-group-deploys-figure-03-humanoid-after-tests-previous-version/", "source_date": "2026", "last_reviewed": "2026-09-04" } ], "sources": [ "https://www.therobotreport.com/bmw-group-deploys-figure-03-humanoid-after-tests-previous-version/" ], "last_reviewed": "2026-09-04" }, { "slug": "agility-digit", "name": "Digit", "manufacturer": "Agility Robotics", "manufacturer_slug": "agility-robotics", "category": "humanoid", "categories": [ "humanoid", "warehouse" ], "primary_industries": [ "warehousing", "logistics" ], "primary_use_cases": [ "material-handling", "tote-handling" ], "generation": "Current (v4-class)", "release_date": "2023", "country": "United States", "tagline": "A logistics-first humanoid with real paid warehouse work.", "summary": "Digit is a bipedal robot purpose-built for warehouse material handling rather than general-purpose tasks. It has some of the strongest commercial evidence in the category: a Robots-as-a-Service agreement with GXO and reported live throughput moving over 100,000 totes, plus trials referenced with Amazon and Toyota. Its narrower design is a feature, not a limitation, for the tote-moving job.", "form_factor": "Bipedal humanoid (logistics)", "commercial_status": "commercially-available", "status_note": "Offered commercially, including via Robots-as-a-Service (RaaS).", "specs": { "height_cm": 175, "weight_kg": 65, "payload_kg": 16, "degrees_of_freedom": null, "speed_mps": 1.5, "battery_kwh": 1.5, "runtime_hours": 4, "charging": "Autonomous charging supported", "sensors": [ "LiDAR", "cameras", "torso perception" ], "mobility": "Bipedal walking", "end_effectors": "End-effectors optimized for totes/bins", "environmental_limits": "Indoor warehouse environments" }, "spec_evidence": "manufacturer-reported", "economics": { "purchase_price_usd": null, "purchase_price_note": "Primarily offered via RaaS rather than outright sale.", "price_estimate_low": 100000, "price_estimate_high": 250000, "price_evidence": "analyst-estimate", "raas_monthly_usd": null, "raas_note": "Agility offers a RaaS model; specific customer rates are not standardized publicly. Industry commentary often cites an implied cost in the low tens of dollars per hour.", "integration_cost_estimate_usd": 25000, "annual_maintenance_estimate_usd": 12000, "energy_cost_annual_estimate_usd": 700, "useful_life_years_estimate": 5, "expected_utilization_pct": 70, "economics_evidence": "analyst-estimate" }, "deployments": [ { "customer": "GXO Logistics", "industry": "Third-party logistics", "location": "Flowery Branch, Georgia, USA", "task": "Picking totes on/off autonomous mobile robots and conveyors; stacking totes", "start_date": "2025", "units": "Commercial deployment", "duration": "Ongoing", "operating_environment": "Active 3PL facility", "human_supervision": "Reduced supervision, live operations", "documented_outcome": "Agility reports Digit moved over 100,000 totes in live commercial deployment.", "evidence_level": "manufacturer-reported", "source": "Agility Robotics", "source_url": "https://www.agilityrobotics.com/content/digit-moves-over-100k-totes", "source_date": "2025-11-20" } ], "evidence": [ { "claim": "Digit moved over 100,000 totes in a live commercial deployment at GXO.", "evidence_level": "manufacturer-reported", "confidence": "medium-high", "verification_status": "reported by manufacturer with named customer", "source_url": "https://www.agilityrobotics.com/content/digit-moves-over-100k-totes", "source_date": "2025-11-20", "last_reviewed": "2026-09-04" }, { "claim": "Digit is deployed under a Robots-as-a-Service agreement with GXO.", "evidence_level": "customer-confirmed", "confidence": "high", "verification_status": "announced jointly", "source_url": "https://www.agilityrobotics.com/content/digit-deployed-at-gxo-in-historic-humanoid-raas-agreement", "source_date": "2024", "last_reviewed": "2026-09-04" } ], "sources": [ "https://www.agilityrobotics.com/content/digit-moves-over-100k-totes", "https://www.agilityrobotics.com/content/digit-deployed-at-gxo-in-historic-humanoid-raas-agreement" ], "last_reviewed": "2026-09-04" }, { "slug": "apptronik-apollo", "name": "Apollo", "manufacturer": "Apptronik", "manufacturer_slug": "apptronik", "category": "humanoid", "categories": [ "humanoid" ], "primary_industries": [ "automotive", "manufacturing", "logistics" ], "primary_use_cases": [ "material-handling", "machine-tending" ], "generation": "Apollo", "release_date": "2024", "country": "United States", "tagline": "A modular industrial humanoid piloting with automakers and logistics operators.", "summary": "Apollo is a general-purpose industrial humanoid designed for a stated payload around 25 kg. Apptronik has a commercial pilot agreement with Mercedes-Benz and relationships with logistics operators. It sits in the 'credible pilot' tier: real named customers, but published, independently-verified throughput numbers are still limited.", "form_factor": "Bipedal humanoid", "commercial_status": "pilot", "status_note": "Commercial pilot agreements announced with named manufacturers; not a general catalog product yet.", "specs": { "height_cm": 173, "weight_kg": 73, "payload_kg": 25, "degrees_of_freedom": null, "speed_mps": 1.5, "battery_kwh": 2.0, "runtime_hours": 4, "charging": "Swappable battery", "sensors": [ "cameras", "onboard perception" ], "mobility": "Bipedal walking", "end_effectors": "Interchangeable hands/effectors", "environmental_limits": "Indoor industrial environments" }, "spec_evidence": "manufacturer-reported", "economics": { "purchase_price_usd": null, "purchase_price_note": "Not publicly disclosed.", "price_estimate_low": 100000, "price_estimate_high": 175000, "price_evidence": "analyst-estimate", "raas_monthly_usd": null, "raas_note": "No standard published rate.", "integration_cost_estimate_usd": 35000, "annual_maintenance_estimate_usd": 14000, "energy_cost_annual_estimate_usd": 850, "useful_life_years_estimate": 5, "expected_utilization_pct": 60, "economics_evidence": "analyst-estimate" }, "deployments": [ { "customer": "Mercedes-Benz", "industry": "Automotive manufacturing", "location": "Mercedes-Benz manufacturing facilities", "task": "Piloting intralogistics and part-handling tasks", "start_date": "2024", "units": "Pilot", "duration": "Ongoing pilot", "operating_environment": "Automotive production/logistics", "human_supervision": "Supervised pilot", "documented_outcome": "Commercial pilot agreement announced; detailed throughput not published.", "evidence_level": "customer-confirmed", "source": "Apptronik / Mercedes-Benz", "source_url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/apptronik-and-mercedes-benz-enter-commercial-agreement-that-will-pilot-apptroniks-apollo-humanoid-robot-in-mercedes-benz-manufacturing-facilities-302089972.html", "source_date": "2024" } ], "evidence": [ { "claim": "Apptronik and Mercedes-Benz entered a commercial agreement to pilot Apollo in Mercedes-Benz facilities.", "evidence_level": "customer-confirmed", "confidence": "high", "verification_status": "joint announcement", "source_url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/apptronik-and-mercedes-benz-enter-commercial-agreement-that-will-pilot-apptroniks-apollo-humanoid-robot-in-mercedes-benz-manufacturing-facilities-302089972.html", "source_date": "2024", "last_reviewed": "2026-09-04" } ], "sources": [ "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/apptronik-and-mercedes-benz-enter-commercial-agreement-that-will-pilot-apptroniks-apollo-humanoid-robot-in-mercedes-benz-manufacturing-facilities-302089972.html" ], "last_reviewed": "2026-09-04" }, { "slug": "tesla-optimus-gen2", "name": "Optimus (Gen 2)", "manufacturer": "Tesla", "manufacturer_slug": "tesla", "category": "humanoid", "categories": [ "humanoid" ], "primary_industries": [ "manufacturing" ], "primary_use_cases": [ "material-handling", "machine-tending" ], "generation": "Gen 2", "release_date": "2023-12", "country": "United States", "tagline": "High-profile, low-independent-evidence: a prototype with big claims.", "summary": "Optimus Gen 2 is Tesla's humanoid prototype. It attracts enormous attention and Tesla has stated aggressive internal-use and price ambitions, but external, customer-confirmed deployment evidence is essentially absent. This record is deliberately included as a contrast case: high narrative, low verification. Treat its economics as speculative until third parties can test them.", "form_factor": "Bipedal humanoid", "commercial_status": "prototype", "status_note": "Prototype / internal testing. Not for sale to external buyers; public price figures are stated targets, not offers.", "specs": { "height_cm": 173, "weight_kg": 57, "payload_kg": 20, "degrees_of_freedom": 28, "speed_mps": 2.2, "battery_kwh": 2.3, "runtime_hours": 1, "charging": "Onboard battery pack", "sensors": [ "Tesla vision cameras", "onboard compute" ], "mobility": "Bipedal walking", "end_effectors": "Dexterous hands (~11 DoF per hand claimed)", "environmental_limits": "Demonstrations to date largely indoor/controlled" }, "spec_evidence": "demonstrated-unverified", "economics": { "purchase_price_usd": null, "purchase_price_note": "Not for sale. Executives have cited an eventual target price around $20,000-$30,000 at volume.", "price_estimate_low": 20000, "price_estimate_high": 30000, "price_evidence": "speculative", "raas_monthly_usd": null, "raas_note": "None published.", "integration_cost_estimate_usd": 20000, "annual_maintenance_estimate_usd": 8000, "energy_cost_annual_estimate_usd": 600, "useful_life_years_estimate": 5, "expected_utilization_pct": 50, "economics_evidence": "speculative" }, "deployments": [], "evidence": [ { "claim": "Tesla has stated an eventual high-volume target price near $20,000-$30,000 for Optimus.", "evidence_level": "speculative", "confidence": "low", "verification_status": "executive statement of a future target, not a current offer", "source_url": "https://humanoid.guide/product/optimus-gen2/", "source_date": "2024-2026", "last_reviewed": "2026-09-04" } ], "sources": [ "https://humanoid.guide/product/optimus-gen2/" ], "last_reviewed": "2026-09-04" }, { "slug": "unitree-g1", "name": "G1", "manufacturer": "Unitree Robotics", "manufacturer_slug": "unitree-robotics", "category": "humanoid", "categories": [ "humanoid" ], "primary_industries": [ "research", "education" ], "primary_use_cases": [ "research-development" ], "generation": "G1", "release_date": "2024", "country": "China", "tagline": "The rare humanoid with a public, low starting price - aimed at R&D, not the warehouse.", "summary": "Unitree's G1 stands out for one reason directly relevant to MachineWorth's thesis: it has a genuinely public price, starting in the mid-five figures. That transparency is unusual. But the G1 is a compact research-and-development and demonstration platform, not a validated industrial worker. It is the counterexample to 'cheap humanoid = cheap labor': a low sticker price with limited industrial payload and no material deployment evidence.", "form_factor": "Compact bipedal humanoid", "commercial_status": "commercially-available", "status_note": "Openly purchasable; positioned for research, education, and development.", "specs": { "height_cm": 127, "weight_kg": 35, "payload_kg": 3, "degrees_of_freedom": 23, "speed_mps": 2.0, "battery_kwh": 0.5, "runtime_hours": 2, "charging": "Removable battery", "sensors": [ "depth camera", "LiDAR (higher trims)", "IMU" ], "mobility": "Bipedal walking", "end_effectors": "Optional dexterous hands (trim-dependent)", "environmental_limits": "Indoor; R&D use" }, "spec_evidence": "manufacturer-reported", "economics": { "purchase_price_usd": 16000, "purchase_price_note": "Publicly listed starting price (base trim); higher trims cost substantially more.", "price_estimate_low": 16000, "price_estimate_high": 70000, "price_evidence": "manufacturer-reported", "raas_monthly_usd": null, "raas_note": "Sold outright.", "integration_cost_estimate_usd": 5000, "annual_maintenance_estimate_usd": 2500, "energy_cost_annual_estimate_usd": 200, "useful_life_years_estimate": 4, "expected_utilization_pct": 30, "economics_evidence": "analyst-estimate" }, "deployments": [], "evidence": [ { "claim": "Unitree publicly lists the G1 with a starting price in the mid-five figures (USD).", "evidence_level": "manufacturer-reported", "confidence": "high", "verification_status": "public listing", "source_url": "https://www.unitree.com/g1/", "source_date": "2024-2026", "last_reviewed": "2026-09-04" } ], "sources": [ "https://www.unitree.com/g1/" ], "last_reviewed": "2026-09-04" }, { "slug": "unitree-h1", "name": "H1", "manufacturer": "Unitree Robotics", "manufacturer_slug": "unitree-robotics", "category": "humanoid", "categories": [ "humanoid" ], "primary_industries": [ "research" ], "primary_use_cases": [ "research-development" ], "generation": "H1", "release_date": "2023", "country": "China", "tagline": "A full-size, fast, publicly-priced research humanoid.", "summary": "The H1 is Unitree's full-size humanoid, notable for high walking speed and, again, a public (though higher) price. Like the G1 it is largely an R&D and demonstration platform rather than a deployed industrial worker, and belongs in the dataset as a benchmark for what a publicly-priced full-size humanoid looks like.", "form_factor": "Full-size bipedal humanoid", "commercial_status": "commercially-available", "status_note": "Purchasable; research and demonstration focus.", "specs": { "height_cm": 180, "weight_kg": 47, "payload_kg": 10, "degrees_of_freedom": 19, "speed_mps": 3.3, "battery_kwh": 0.86, "runtime_hours": 2, "charging": "Removable battery", "sensors": [ "3D LiDAR", "depth camera" ], "mobility": "Bipedal walking", "end_effectors": "Optional hands", "environmental_limits": "Indoor; R&D use" }, "spec_evidence": "manufacturer-reported", "economics": { "purchase_price_usd": 90000, "purchase_price_note": "Publicly referenced pricing around the low six figures depending on configuration.", "price_estimate_low": 90000, "price_estimate_high": 150000, "price_evidence": "manufacturer-reported", "raas_monthly_usd": null, "raas_note": "Sold outright.", "integration_cost_estimate_usd": 10000, "annual_maintenance_estimate_usd": 5000, "energy_cost_annual_estimate_usd": 300, "useful_life_years_estimate": 4, "expected_utilization_pct": 30, "economics_evidence": "analyst-estimate" }, "deployments": [], "evidence": [ { "claim": "Unitree references public pricing for the full-size H1 humanoid.", "evidence_level": "manufacturer-reported", "confidence": "medium", "verification_status": "public references; configuration-dependent", "source_url": "https://www.unitree.com/h1/", "source_date": "2023-2026", "last_reviewed": "2026-09-04" } ], "sources": [ "https://www.unitree.com/h1/" ], "last_reviewed": "2026-09-04" }, { "slug": "1x-neo", "name": "NEO", "manufacturer": "1X Technologies", "manufacturer_slug": "1x-technologies", "category": "service", "categories": [ "humanoid", "service" ], "primary_industries": [ "consumer-home" ], "primary_use_cases": [ "household-tasks" ], "generation": "NEO (consumer)", "release_date": "2025", "country": "Norway / United States", "tagline": "A consumer home humanoid on preorder - and a cautionary tale about supervision.", "summary": "NEO is a soft, lightweight humanoid aimed at the home, offered for preorder at a public price with a monthly alternative. It matters to MachineWorth as the clearest consumer data point and as a warning: early home operation is expected to rely on significant remote human assistance, which is exactly the kind of hidden operating dependency the economic layer must surface. A low price with a human still in the loop is not autonomous labor.", "form_factor": "Lightweight bipedal humanoid (home)", "commercial_status": "announced", "status_note": "Preorder announced; not yet a mature, generally-shipping product. Early operation expected to involve teleassistance.", "specs": { "height_cm": 168, "weight_kg": 30, "payload_kg": 25, "degrees_of_freedom": null, "speed_mps": 1.2, "battery_kwh": 0.5, "runtime_hours": 4, "charging": "Self-charging intended", "sensors": [ "cameras", "microphones", "tactile" ], "mobility": "Bipedal walking", "end_effectors": "Soft dexterous hands", "environmental_limits": "Home/indoor" }, "spec_evidence": "manufacturer-reported", "economics": { "purchase_price_usd": 20000, "purchase_price_note": "Publicly announced preorder price; a monthly subscription alternative near $499/month was also announced. Deposit reported around $200.", "price_estimate_low": 20000, "price_estimate_high": 20000, "price_evidence": "manufacturer-reported", "raas_monthly_usd": 499, "raas_note": "Announced subscription option.", "integration_cost_estimate_usd": 0, "annual_maintenance_estimate_usd": 1500, "energy_cost_annual_estimate_usd": 150, "useful_life_years_estimate": 4, "expected_utilization_pct": 20, "economics_evidence": "manufacturer-reported" }, "deployments": [], "evidence": [ { "claim": "1X opened NEO preorders at a ~$20,000 price or ~$499/month subscription.", "evidence_level": "manufacturer-reported", "confidence": "high", "verification_status": "announced by manufacturer", "source_url": "https://www.therobotreport.com/1x-announces-pre-order-launch-neo-humanoid-robot/", "source_date": "2025", "last_reviewed": "2026-09-04" } ], "sources": [ "https://www.therobotreport.com/1x-announces-pre-order-launch-neo-humanoid-robot/", "https://www.1x.tech/discover/neo-home-robot" ], "last_reviewed": "2026-09-04" }, { "slug": "boston-dynamics-stretch", "name": "Stretch", "manufacturer": "Boston Dynamics", "manufacturer_slug": "boston-dynamics", "category": "warehouse", "categories": [ "warehouse", "mobile-manipulation" ], "primary_industries": [ "warehousing", "logistics" ], "primary_use_cases": [ "case-handling", "trailer-unloading" ], "generation": "Stretch", "release_date": "2022", "country": "United States", "tagline": "Not a humanoid - a commercially-sold box-mover that already works.", "summary": "Stretch is a mobile robot with a single strong arm and a smart gripper, built for one economically valuable job: unloading trailers and moving cases in warehouses. It is commercially available and in real use. Stretch anchors MachineWorth's core argument that the best near-term robot economics often come from purpose-built non-humanoids, not general-purpose humanoids.", "form_factor": "Mobile base with 7-DoF arm", "commercial_status": "commercially-available", "status_note": "Sold commercially for case handling.", "specs": { "height_cm": null, "weight_kg": 1200, "payload_kg": 23, "degrees_of_freedom": 7, "speed_mps": null, "battery_kwh": null, "runtime_hours": 8, "charging": "Onboard battery; multi-hour operation", "sensors": [ "vision (box detection)", "perception mast" ], "mobility": "Omnidirectional mobile base", "end_effectors": "Smart gripper with suction cups", "environmental_limits": "Indoor warehouse / trailer" }, "spec_evidence": "manufacturer-reported", "economics": { "purchase_price_usd": null, "purchase_price_note": "Enterprise pricing; not a fixed public sticker. Commonly discussed in the low-to-mid six figures for the system.", "price_estimate_low": 150000, "price_estimate_high": 300000, "price_evidence": "analyst-estimate", "raas_monthly_usd": null, "raas_note": "Enterprise sales.", "integration_cost_estimate_usd": 30000, "annual_maintenance_estimate_usd": 20000, "energy_cost_annual_estimate_usd": 1200, "useful_life_years_estimate": 7, "expected_utilization_pct": 75, "economics_evidence": "analyst-estimate" }, "deployments": [ { "customer": "Multiple logistics operators", "industry": "Warehousing / logistics", "location": "United States and Europe", "task": "Trailer/container unloading and case moving", "start_date": "2022-present", "units": "Multiple customers", "duration": "Ongoing commercial use", "operating_environment": "Distribution centers", "human_supervision": "Low; operator oversight", "documented_outcome": "Deployed commercially for case handling; a mature, purpose-built system.", "evidence_level": "manufacturer-reported", "source": "Boston Dynamics", "source_url": "https://bostondynamics.com/products/stretch/", "source_date": "2022-2026" } ], "evidence": [ { "claim": "Stretch is commercially available and used for case handling in warehouses.", "evidence_level": "manufacturer-reported", "confidence": "high", "verification_status": "commercial product with named-industry use", "source_url": "https://bostondynamics.com/products/stretch/", "source_date": "2022-2026", "last_reviewed": "2026-09-04" } ], "sources": [ "https://bostondynamics.com/products/stretch/" ], "last_reviewed": "2026-09-04" }, { "slug": "boston-dynamics-spot", "name": "Spot", "manufacturer": "Boston Dynamics", "manufacturer_slug": "boston-dynamics", "category": "inspection", "categories": [ "quadruped", "inspection" ], "primary_industries": [ "utilities", "manufacturing", "energy" ], "primary_use_cases": [ "autonomous-inspection" ], "generation": "Spot (Enterprise)", "release_date": "2020", "country": "United States", "tagline": "The publicly-priced quadruped that made robot inspection routine.", "summary": "Spot is a quadruped robot with a genuinely public base price and a large installed base doing autonomous inspection rounds in plants, substations, and construction sites. It is the most 'Kelley-Blue-Book-able' machine in this dataset: known price, known job, real fleet history. For MachineWorth, Spot is proof that the economic-intelligence model works best where a machine has a defined route and a defined price.", "form_factor": "Quadruped with optional arm", "commercial_status": "commercially-available", "status_note": "Sold commercially with a public base price; enterprise autonomy add-ons priced separately.", "specs": { "height_cm": 84, "weight_kg": 33, "payload_kg": 14, "degrees_of_freedom": 12, "speed_mps": 1.6, "battery_kwh": 0.6, "runtime_hours": 1.5, "charging": "Dock (autonomous) available", "sensors": [ "stereo cameras", "optional thermal/acoustic/LiDAR payloads" ], "mobility": "Quadruped walking", "end_effectors": "Optional Spot Arm gripper", "environmental_limits": "Indoor/outdoor, IP54-class" }, "spec_evidence": "manufacturer-reported", "economics": { "purchase_price_usd": 74500, "purchase_price_note": "Public base price for the Spot Explorer/base configuration; autonomy (Spot Enterprise), the arm, docks, and payloads add cost.", "price_estimate_low": 74500, "price_estimate_high": 200000, "price_evidence": "manufacturer-reported", "raas_monthly_usd": null, "raas_note": "Primarily sold; some integrators offer service models.", "integration_cost_estimate_usd": 25000, "annual_maintenance_estimate_usd": 10000, "energy_cost_annual_estimate_usd": 400, "useful_life_years_estimate": 5, "expected_utilization_pct": 60, "economics_evidence": "manufacturer-reported" }, "deployments": [ { "customer": "Utilities, energy, and manufacturing operators", "industry": "Utilities / energy / manufacturing", "location": "Global", "task": "Autonomous inspection rounds (gauges, thermal, acoustic)", "start_date": "2020-present", "units": "Large installed base", "duration": "Ongoing", "operating_environment": "Plants, substations, construction", "human_supervision": "Low; autonomous missions with oversight", "documented_outcome": "Widely deployed for repeatable inspection routes.", "evidence_level": "manufacturer-reported", "source": "Boston Dynamics", "source_url": "https://bostondynamics.com/products/spot/", "source_date": "2020-2026" } ], "evidence": [ { "claim": "Spot has a public base price (around $74,500 for the base configuration) and a large installed inspection base.", "evidence_level": "manufacturer-reported", "confidence": "high", "verification_status": "public pricing; widely reported deployments", "source_url": "https://bostondynamics.com/products/spot/", "source_date": "2020-2026", "last_reviewed": "2026-09-04" } ], "sources": [ "https://bostondynamics.com/products/spot/" ], "last_reviewed": "2026-09-04" }, { "slug": "boston-dynamics-atlas", "name": "Atlas (electric)", "manufacturer": "Boston Dynamics", "manufacturer_slug": "boston-dynamics", "category": "humanoid", "categories": [ "humanoid" ], "primary_industries": [ "automotive", "manufacturing" ], "primary_use_cases": [ "machine-tending", "material-handling" ], "generation": "Electric Atlas", "release_date": "2024", "country": "United States", "tagline": "A commercial humanoid moving from lab legend to first production units.", "summary": "The all-electric Atlas is Boston Dynamics' commercial humanoid, backed by Hyundai and moving toward first production/deployment. It carries strong engineering credibility and manufacturing backing, but as a productized worker it is early: initial units and pilots rather than a proven fleet. A high-pedigree platform whose economic case still has to be demonstrated on a real line.", "form_factor": "Bipedal humanoid (electric)", "commercial_status": "production", "status_note": "Reported to be entering first production/shipment; deployments in early stages.", "specs": { "height_cm": 150, "weight_kg": 89, "payload_kg": 25, "degrees_of_freedom": null, "speed_mps": 1.5, "battery_kwh": 2.0, "runtime_hours": 4, "charging": "Onboard battery", "sensors": [ "cameras", "onboard perception" ], "mobility": "Bipedal walking (high range-of-motion joints)", "end_effectors": "Configurable grippers/hands", "environmental_limits": "Indoor industrial environments" }, "spec_evidence": "manufacturer-reported", "economics": { "purchase_price_usd": null, "purchase_price_note": "Not publicly disclosed.", "price_estimate_low": 120000, "price_estimate_high": 200000, "price_evidence": "analyst-estimate", "raas_monthly_usd": null, "raas_note": "No standard published rate.", "integration_cost_estimate_usd": 40000, "annual_maintenance_estimate_usd": 16000, "energy_cost_annual_estimate_usd": 900, "useful_life_years_estimate": 5, "expected_utilization_pct": 55, "economics_evidence": "analyst-estimate" }, "deployments": [ { "customer": "Hyundai Motor Group (backer / intended user)", "industry": "Automotive manufacturing", "location": "United States / South Korea", "task": "Intended manufacturing use cases", "start_date": "2025-2026", "units": "First production units (reported)", "duration": "Early", "operating_environment": "Automotive manufacturing", "human_supervision": "Supervised", "documented_outcome": "Reported to be shipping first commercial units; broad throughput data not yet published.", "evidence_level": "demonstrated-unverified", "source": "Boston Dynamics / trade press", "source_url": "https://www.automate.org/robotics/industry-insights/boston-dynamics-to-begin-production-on-redesigned-atlas-humanoid-in-2026", "source_date": "2026" } ], "evidence": [ { "claim": "The electric Atlas is moving into first commercial production/shipment, backed by Hyundai.", "evidence_level": "demonstrated-unverified", "confidence": "medium", "verification_status": "reported; fleet outcomes not yet published", "source_url": "https://www.automate.org/robotics/industry-insights/boston-dynamics-to-begin-production-on-redesigned-atlas-humanoid-in-2026", "source_date": "2026", "last_reviewed": "2026-09-04" } ], "sources": [ "https://www.automate.org/robotics/industry-insights/boston-dynamics-to-begin-production-on-redesigned-atlas-humanoid-in-2026" ], "last_reviewed": "2026-09-04" }, { "slug": "sanctuary-phoenix", "name": "Phoenix", "manufacturer": "Sanctuary AI", "manufacturer_slug": "sanctuary-ai", "category": "humanoid", "categories": [ "humanoid" ], "primary_industries": [ "manufacturing", "logistics" ], "primary_use_cases": [ "material-handling", "machine-tending" ], "generation": "Phoenix", "release_date": "2023", "country": "Canada", "tagline": "Dexterity-focused humanoid with strong demos and limited deployment proof.", "summary": "Sanctuary's Phoenix emphasizes hand dexterity and teleoperation-to-autonomy training. It has notable technology demonstrations but limited independent, sustained deployment evidence. Included as a 'demonstration tier' record: promising capability claims that the evidence framework marks as not-yet-validated in production economics.", "form_factor": "Bipedal humanoid (dexterity focus)", "commercial_status": "demonstration", "status_note": "Primarily demonstrations and early pilots.", "specs": { "height_cm": 170, "weight_kg": 70, "payload_kg": 25, "degrees_of_freedom": null, "speed_mps": null, "battery_kwh": null, "runtime_hours": null, "charging": "Onboard", "sensors": [ "cameras", "tactile hands" ], "mobility": "Bipedal (early)", "end_effectors": "Highly dexterous hands", "environmental_limits": "Indoor; demonstrations" }, "spec_evidence": "demonstrated-unverified", "economics": { "purchase_price_usd": null, "purchase_price_note": "Not publicly disclosed.", "price_estimate_low": 100000, "price_estimate_high": 200000, "price_evidence": "speculative", "raas_monthly_usd": null, "raas_note": "None published.", "integration_cost_estimate_usd": 40000, "annual_maintenance_estimate_usd": 15000, "energy_cost_annual_estimate_usd": 800, "useful_life_years_estimate": 5, "expected_utilization_pct": 45, "economics_evidence": "speculative" }, "deployments": [], "evidence": [ { "claim": "Sanctuary has demonstrated Phoenix performing dexterous tasks, largely via teleoperation-to-autonomy.", "evidence_level": "demonstrated-unverified", "confidence": "low-medium", "verification_status": "demonstrations; limited sustained deployment evidence", "source_url": "https://sanctuary.ai/", "source_date": "2023-2026", "last_reviewed": "2026-09-04" } ], "sources": [ "https://sanctuary.ai/" ], "last_reviewed": "2026-09-04" } ] }