The buyer's guide to working robots
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From humanoids moving into houses to machines cleaning skyscrapers and laying brick walls — we track every model, every price, every deployment. For homeowners and building operators alike. Independent. No pay-for-placement.
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Every consumer-relevant humanoid, one spec sticker each. Tap any card for the full review.
Optimus Gen 3
TESLA
Height5′8″ / 173 cm
Weight~57 kg
Payload20 kg
WhichBot score8.1 / 10
$25,000*est. JUL 2026
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NEO Gamma
1X TECHNOLOGIES
Height5′6″ / 168 cm
Weight~30 kg
Payload15 kg
WhichBot score8.4 / 10
$20,000*est. JUL 2026
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G1
UNITREE
Height4′3″ / 130 cm
Weight~35 kg
Payload3 kg
WhichBot score7.2 / 10
$16,000est. JUL 2026
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Figure 03
FIGURE AI
Height5′6″ / 168 cm
Weight~60 kg
Payload20 kg
WhichBot score8.7 / 10
Not for saleest. JUL 2026
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Apollo
APPTRONIK
Height5′8″ / 173 cm
Weight~73 kg
Payload25 kg
WhichBot score7.9 / 10
Lease onlyest. JUL 2026
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Digit
AGILITY ROBOTICS
Height5′9″ / 175 cm
Weight~65 kg
Payload16 kg
WhichBot score7.5 / 10
RaaS pricingest. JUL 2026
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Atlas (Electric)
BOSTON DYNAMICS
Height~5′9″ / 175 cm*
Weight~89 kg*
Payload25 kg*
WhichBot score8.8 / 10
Not for saleest. JUL 2026
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Walker S2
UBTECH
Height~5′6″ / 170 cm*
Weight~65 kg*
Payload~15 kg*
WhichBot score8.2 / 10
Enterprise pricingest. JUL 2026
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H1
UNITREE
Height~5′11″ / 180 cm
Weight~47 kg
Payload~30 kg peak force class*
WhichBot score7.9 / 10
$90,000*est. JUL 2026
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R1
UNITREE
Height~4′3″ / 121 cm
Weight~25 kg
PayloadLight objects*
WhichBot score7.4 / 10
$5,900*est. JUL 2026
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Yuanzheng A2
AGIBOT (ZHIYUAN)
Height~5′9″ / 175 cm*
Weight~55 kg*
Payload~5–10 kg*
WhichBot score7.8 / 10
Enterprise pricingest. JUL 2026
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GR-2
FOURIER
Height~5′5″ / 175 cm*
Weight~63 kg*
Payload~3 kg per hand*
WhichBot score7.6 / 10
Enterprise pricingest. JUL 2026
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Phoenix
SANCTUARY AI
Height~5′7″ / 170 cm
Weight~70 kg*
Payload~25 kg*
WhichBot score7.7 / 10
Enterprise pricingest. JUL 2026
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Iron
XPENG
Height~5′8″ / 173 cm
Weight~70 kg*
PayloadFactory task class*
WhichBot score7.5 / 10
Not yet pricedest. JUL 2026
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Construction & building robots
Window cleaning, bricklaying, layout, inspection — the machines commercial buildings are hiring right now.
Ozmo
SKYLINE ROBOTICS
TaskHigh-rise window cleaning
Speed~3× faster than human crews
PlatformKuka arm on existing BMU cradle
WhichBot score8.6 / 10
RaaS / quoteest. JUL 2026
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Spot
BOSTON DYNAMICS
TaskSite inspection, scanning & monitoring
SpeedAutonomous repeat site walks
PlatformQuadruped, stairs & rough terrain
WhichBot score8.2 / 10
From $74,500est. JUL 2026
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Hadrian X
FBR
TaskRobotic bricklaying / blocklaying
SpeedUp to ~360 large blocks/hr
PlatformTruck-mounted 30 m telescoping boom
WhichBot score8 / 10
Walls-as-a-Serviceest. JUL 2026
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Jaibot
HILTI
TaskOverhead drilling for MEP installs
SpeedWeeks of ceiling work → days
PlatformTracked mobile base, BIM-guided
WhichBot score8.3 / 10
Quote / leaseest. JUL 2026
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FieldPrinter
DUSTY ROBOTICS
TaskPrints BIM layout onto slabs
Speed~75% faster than manual layout
PlatformCompact autonomous mobile printer
WhichBot score8.1 / 10
~$3–5K/mo*est. JUL 2026
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Bravo
PAINTJET
TaskLarge-scale exterior & industrial painting
SpeedMultiples of a human crew on big walls
PlatformMounts to standard lifts on site
WhichBot score7.6 / 10
Service / quoteest. JUL 2026
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