As of October 19, 2026, you can’t buy a robot butler that walks into your home and does chores on its own. The closest thing is a preorder: 1X NEO, a humanoid you can reserve for $20,000 or $499 a month with a $200 refundable deposit, which 1X promises to start delivering in the US in 2026. Sunday Robotics runs a free, invite-only beta for its chore robot Memo. Everything you can buy and receive today is either a single-task appliance, a companion robot such as Sony’s aibo, or a developer robot that won’t do housework out of the box.
The quick answer by type of robot
- **Chore humanoid, preorder only:** 1X NEO, $20,000 or $499 a month, US only, no delivery date for individual orders.
- **Chore robot, beta only:** Sunday Robotics’ Memo, free invite-only beta starting late 2026, no retail price.
- **Shown in homes, not for sale:** Figure 03, no price or order page.
- **Buy today, companionship rather than chores:** Sony aibo, $3,199.99 in the US.
- **Buy today, for developers:** Unitree R1 from $4,900 and other research humanoids. They don’t come with household skills.
- **Announced, then not launched:** Samsung Ballie.
1X NEO: the only household humanoid you can order
1X’s order page takes a $200 deposit toward either a $20,000 purchase or a $499-a-month subscription. 1X says buyers get the first deliveries, then subscribers, and that international orders come later. NEO is 5 ft 6 in, 66 lb, and runs about four hours per charge, according to its product page.
The condition that matters most: NEO does some chores autonomously and others with a 1X “Expert” operating it remotely, which means a person at 1X may see through its cameras during those sessions. Our 1X NEO price and delivery guide lists the specs, the remote-operation terms and what the deposit does and doesn’t promise.
Sunday Robotics’ Memo: a beta you can apply to
Memo is a wheeled robot with two arms and a soft shell, built by a Mountain View startup. Sunday’s FAQ lists three skills today: clearing and loading the dishwasher, pulling an espresso shot, and sorting socks. The beta is free and invite-only, starts in late 2026, and Sunday expects to ship at scale in 2027–2028. Applying puts you on a list; it doesn’t guarantee a robot. Details are in our Memo beta and price guide.
Figure 03: home demos, no sales
Figure has shown Figure 03 tidying living rooms, folding towels and making beds. In September 2026 it reported a 56% full-task success rate across 30 Bay Area homes it arranged for testing. That is a research result, not a delivery program: the Figure 03 page still has no price, reservation or sale date. See Figure 03 price and availability for the dated history.
Robots you can buy today, and what they won’t do
**Sony aibo.** Sony’s US store sells the aibo ERS-1000 robot dog for $3,199.99, including three years of its cloud plan, then $300 a year. It’s a pet-like companion: it learns faces and tricks, but it doesn’t carry or clean anything. Note the final-sale terms in our aibo price guide.
**Unitree humanoids.** Unitree lists the R1 Air at $4,900 and R1 at $5,900, and the larger G1 from $13,500. You get a walking robot and, on EDU versions, an SDK. You don’t get laundry or dishes; anything useful at home is software you’d have to write or train yourself. Compare models in Unitree R1 Air vs R1 vs R1 EDU and Unitree G1 price.
**Single-task appliances.** Robot vacuums, mops, lawn mowers and pool cleaners are the home robots that actually ship and work unattended today. Each does one job in one kind of space, which is why they work.
What happened to Samsung Ballie
Samsung said in April 2025 that its rolling companion robot Ballie would go on sale in the US and Korea that summer. It didn’t. SamMobile reported in February 2026 that Ballie skipped CES 2026, that Samsung described it internally as an “active innovation platform” for smart-home ideas, and that the US sign-up page had been removed. Samsung hasn’t published a cancellation notice, but there is no way to buy one. Our Ballie availability check has the original announcement.
Before you put down a deposit
- Read what the robot does on its own versus with a remote operator. “Does chores” can mean either.
- Check the refund terms. 1X says its deposit is refundable until the robot is ready for delivery; read the order terms yourself before paying.
- Ask where it ships. Every household humanoid program above is US-first.
- Look for a delivery date for your order, not a company-wide target year. None of these programs give one yet.
If you’re curious about who is building humanoids for factories rather than homes, our humanoid robot companies hub sorts the main makers by who sells, who pilots and who is still building.