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G2 Air by AGIBOT — Commercial robot
AGIBOT

G2 Air

AGIBOT G2 Air is a compact single-arm mobile manipulator unveiled with the company's 2026 Partner Conference hardware lineup. It is designed for light-duty human-in-the-loop collaboration in retail, hospitality, logistics, and structured industrial workflows. AGIBOT's launch materials specify a 7-DOF arm, 3 kg payload, 750-800 mm reach, sub-800 mm width, speeds of at least 1.5 m/s, zero-radius turning, real-time task/data capture during operation, and an upgrade path from assisted operation toward fuller autonomy.

Commercial
Price TBA Development
aeo by Aeolus Robotics — Commercial robot
Aeolus Robotics

aeo

aeo is a dual-arm service robot from Aeolus Robotics designed for real-world facility operations such as delivery, security patrols, eldercare support, kiosk operation, and UV disinfection. Aeolus introduced this autonomous dual-arm generation at CES 2023 and positioned it as a robot-as-a-service offering with plug-and-play attachments and partner integrations. Each arm has seven degrees of freedom and is used in coordinated workflows such as operating elevator controls while performing task work with the other arm. Aeolus says the platform was shaped by field deployments across eldercare, hospitals, and property-management settings, with robots deployed in Japan since 2019 and broader expansion into Hong Kong, Taipei, and the U.S. partner market.

Commercial
Price TBA Active
Pepper by Aldebaran Robotics — Commercial robot
Aldebaran Robotics

Pepper

Aldebaran Robotics' semi-humanoid robot designed to read emotions and interact with people. Introduced by SoftBank in Tokyo in June 2014, Pepper became one of the most recognized social robots in the world — approximately 27,000 units were manufactured before production was paused in June 2021 due to weak demand. The first batch of 1,000 units sold out in 60 seconds in June 2015. Pepper was deployed in SoftBank stores, banks, hospitals, airports, and restaurants across Japan, Europe, and North America. Features a 10.1-inch touch display, emotion recognition via facial expression and voice tone analysis, and a wheeled omnidirectional base. In June 2025, Aldebaran Robotics went into receivership. In July 2025, Shenzhen-based Maxvision Technology Corp. acquired Aldebaran's core assets, including the Pepper and NAO intellectual property.

~12 h29.6 kg
Price TBA Available
ANYmal D by ANYbotics — Commercial robot
ANYbotics

ANYmal D

ANYbotics' autonomous quadruped robot designed for industrial inspection in demanding environments. Originating from ETH Zurich research, ANYmal D is an IP67-rated inspection robot deployed at oil & gas facilities, power plants, and chemical plants worldwide. Features a pan-tilt inspection payload with visual (20× optical zoom), thermal (-40-550°C), and ultrasonic (0-384kHz) sensors, plus a 360° LiDAR for autonomous navigation. Runs fully autonomous inspection missions with automatic docking and recharging. Customers include major energy and chemical companies. Based in Zürich, Switzerland.

90–120 min~50 kg
Price TBA Active
ANYmal X by ANYbotics — Commercial robot
ANYbotics

ANYmal X

ANYbotics' Ex-certified autonomous quadruped for hazardous industrial inspection zones. ANYmal X is presented by ANYbotics as a ready-to-use inspection platform for oil, gas, and chemical facilities, combining legged mobility, autonomous inspections, and a pan-tilt sensor payload for visual, thermal, and acoustic monitoring.

Commercial
Price TBA Active
Kairo by ASUS — Commercial robot
ASUS

Kairo

ASUS Kairo is an autonomous service robot unveiled at Computex 2026 for care, healthcare, and other complex service environments. ASUS describes Kairo as a modular service platform for guided navigation, follow-me assistance, real-time information delivery, multilingual interaction, and emotion-aware AI that can adjust its interaction style while escorting users through busy facilities. ASUS's Computex materials also position Kairo for visitor reception, floor guidance, event navigation, and domain-specific workflows such as healthcare, hospitality, enterprise, and public-environment FAQs. The robot is orchestrated through ASUS Maestro AI, which ASUS says can connect robots, IoT devices, systems, and workflows through standardized APIs. ASUS says Kairo has been initially validated for healthcare deployment contexts, but detailed hardware specifications, pricing, and public availability have not been disclosed.

Commercial
Price TBA Prototype
Servi Q by Bear Robotics — Commercial robot
Bear Robotics

Servi Q

Servi Q is Bear Robotics' compact autonomous service robot for restaurants, cafés, hotels, and other hospitality venues with narrow aisles or high-traffic service areas. Bear unveiled the robot at the National Restaurant Association Show 2026 and says it was developed with SoftBank Robotics as the smallest and most versatile member of the Servi family. The official product page lists a 350 × 466 × 1060 mm body, 18-inch minimum aisle width, 0.7 m/s drive speed, two standard trays, 30 kg total load capacity, at least 12 hours of runtime, and wired charging in under four hours. Its main differentiation is service in tight floor plans: Servi Q can reverse when it cannot turn around, stop on backward bumps, keep drinks stable over thresholds or sudden stops, clean its wheels, run a built-in 18.5-inch advertising display, and coordinate peer-to-peer with other Bear Robotics Servi fleet robots without a centralized network dependency. Public pricing and regional rollout dates have not been announced.

45 kg106 cm
Price TBA Active
Spot by Boston Dynamics — Commercial robot
Boston Dynamics

Spot

Boston Dynamics' agile quadruped robot for industrial inspection, data collection, and remote operations. With over 1,500 units deployed worldwide, Spot is one of the most commercially deployed legged robots. It is sold through Boston Dynamics' enterprise contact-sales flow (not normal consumer retail checkout) and is used across manufacturing, energy, construction, government, and research. Features autonomous navigation, self-charging, dynamic obstacle avoidance, and an optional arm for mobile manipulation. Managed via the Orbit fleet management platform.

~90 min33.8 kg
Price TBA Active
Stretch by Boston Dynamics — Commercial robot
Boston Dynamics

Stretch

Boston Dynamics' purpose-built warehouse robot designed for autonomous case handling — including truck/container unloading and case picking. Stretch can move up to 800 boxes per hour from trucks and containers onto conveyor belts, working up to two full shifts (16 hours) on a single battery charge. Descended from the Handle research robot, Stretch was introduced in 2021 as Boston Dynamics' first warehouse-specific product. Stretch is commercially sold to qualified warehouse operators via enterprise sales (contact form/BD sales process), not through normal consumer retail checkout. It requires no pre-programming of SKU numbers or box sizes — its vision system detects and handles a wide range of package types autonomously, including recovering fallen packages. Deployed at hundreds of customers worldwide, including DHL (1,000+ unit MOU signed May 2025), Lidl (22 robots rolling out 2026 across Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Spain), NFI, Gap, Arvato, Otto Group, and Maersk. Can be installed and operational within existing warehouse infrastructure in five days or less.

up to 16 h320 cm
Price TBA Active
Cainiao

ZeeBot

ZeeBot is Cainiao's self-developed rack-climbing warehouse robot for high-density storage and retrieval. The robot combines floor travel through ultra-narrow aisles with direct rack climbing, letting one mobile platform retrieve and put away totes instead of handing work between separate horizontal transport and vertical storage systems. Cainiao launched ZeeBot at MODEX 2026, says the first project is live in Guangdong, and reports over 100 units operating in a Dongguan cross-border logistics warehouse. Publicly disclosed performance claims include up to 4 m/s floor travel, climbing to five-level racking in as little as 10 seconds, 100% storage and retrieval productivity improvement, and 40% better space utilization for ZeeBot-enabled warehouses.

Commercial
Price TBA Available
Circus SE

CA-1 Series 4

CA-1 Series 4 is Circus SE's autonomous meal-production robot for supermarkets, workplaces, mobility hubs, hospitality, care, schools, and other public food-service sites. The installed system fits into a 7 m2 footprint and automates ingredient storage, cooking, plating, heated pickup, cleaning, and fleet monitoring through Circus OS. Circus says the system can produce about 800 meals per day, operate 24/7, use up to 36 ingredient silos, and needs less than one hour of daily human interaction. The first REWE supermarket deployment opened in Dusseldorf-Heerdt on October 29, 2025, with additional pilot locations planned or under construction.

1800 mm
Price TBA Active
Cobot

Proxie Gen 2

Proxie Gen 2 is Cobot's second-generation mobile collaborative robot for enterprise material-handling work in hospitals, manufacturing floors, logistics facilities, warehouses, and labs. The platform combines an omnidirectional mobile base, bimanual manipulation, human-height ScoutSense perception, local task inference, Vista fleet coordination, and Auto Tasking that lets the robot identify and execute work without a warehouse-management-system integration or human dispatcher. Cobot says the generation builds on 12,627 production operating hours, can move carts up to 1,500 lb, lift up to 200 lb on its vertical spine, and uses lithium iron phosphate batteries with a self-swapping battery station for continuous operation.

Commercial
Price TBA Available
Moxi by Diligent Robotics — Commercial robot
Diligent Robotics

Moxi

Moxi is Diligent Robotics' hospital-focused mobile manipulator built to automate routine, non-patient-facing logistics tasks so clinical staff can spend more time on patient care. The platform is designed for dynamic indoor healthcare environments and supports deliveries such as medications, lab samples, and patient supplies. Diligent's 2025 Moxi 2.0 update adds a redesigned hardware platform and higher on-board AI compute, built from real-world deployment data collected across U.S. hospitals. As of early 2026, nearly 100 Moxi robots have completed over 1.25 million autonomous deliveries across 25+ hospital facilities in the U.S., with Moxi 2.0 hospital deployments expected in H1 2026. In January 2026, Diligent Robotics was acquired by Serve Robotics (Nasdaq: SERV) in an all-stock deal valued at approximately $29 million, with Moxi continuing to operate as part of Serve's expanded Physical AI platform.

Commercial
Price TBA Active
Coco 2 by Coco Robotics — Commercial robot
Coco Robotics

Coco 2

Coco 2 is the next-generation fully autonomous delivery robot from Coco Robotics, a Venice Beach–based startup founded at UCLA in 2020. Unlike its predecessor which relied on remote human drivers, Coco 2 operates with full autonomy using end-to-end neural networks trained on millions of real-world city miles. The robot navigates sidewalks, bike lanes, and roads where permitted, reducing delivery times by up to 50% compared to the prior generation. Built around NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX edge computing and solid-state LiDAR, Coco 2 reaches speeds up to 21 km/h (13 mph) with a 32 km range per charge. It features a multi-compartment cargo area that fits up to four 18-inch pizza boxes or six separate customer orders, a 360-degree turn-in-place design, and a swappable battery. The robot is fully submersible for flood conditions and compatible with snow tires for winter operation. Coco powers deliveries through Uber Eats, DoorDash, and Wolt, serving over 3,000 merchants across US cities including Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, and Jersey City, as well as Helsinki, Finland. The company plans to scale to thousands of robots globally through 2026 with expansion into Europe and Asia.

Commercial
Price TBA Active
Dot by DoorDash — Commercial robot
DoorDash

Dot

DoorDash Dot is the first commercial autonomous delivery robot designed to navigate roads, bike lanes, sidewalks, and driveways in a single trip. Developed entirely in-house by DoorDash Labs, Dot is roughly one-tenth the size of a car and fully electric. It features a locked, insulated cargo compartment that holds up to six pizza boxes or 30 lbs of items, with customizable merchant inserts including cupholders and coolers. Dot uses eight cameras, four radar units, and three LiDAR sensors for 360-degree situational awareness, paired with a real-time AI model combining deep learning and search-based path planning. The robot reaches speeds up to 20 mph on roads and 5 mph on sidewalks, with a removable battery providing over six hours of continuous operation. Launched commercially in the Phoenix metropolitan area (Tempe and Mesa, Arizona) in late 2025, Dot expanded to Fremont, California in March 2026. It integrates with DoorDash's Autonomous Delivery Platform, which orchestrates multi-modal delivery across Dashers, robots, and drones.

159 kg137 cm
Price TBA Active
RoboBarista by Elite Robots — Commercial robot
Elite Robots

RoboBarista

RoboBarista is Elite Robots' commercial robotic coffee station for hotels, offices, transit hubs, malls, airports, and other high-traffic venues. Official materials describe a turnkey kiosk that handles self-service ordering, coffee preparation, serving, cleaning, sales reporting, and remote stock monitoring with single- or dual-arm Elite Robots cobots. The station is offered in open and enclosed layouts, makes 10+ drinks, and the dual-arm version adds synchronized latte art; an optional caramel jet printer can print phone-uploaded images on foam. Elite Robots announced the product on April 30, 2026 after a NAMA Show 2026 showcase and promoted it for Venditalia, FOOD TAIPEI / Taiwan HORECA, and World of Coffee Brussels; public pricing is quote-only.

1600 mm
Price TBA Active
Mirokaï by Enchanted Tools — Commercial robot
Enchanted Tools

Mirokaï

Mirokaï is a social humanoid robot built by Enchanted Tools, a French startup founded in 2021 by Jérôme Monceaux — who previously co-created NAO and Pepper at Aldebaran Robotics. Standing about 1.23m tall and weighing around 26kg, Mirokaï moves on a patented omnidirectional rolling globe instead of legs, letting it glide smoothly through human spaces like hospitals, hotels, and airports. Its animated face is projected onto a 3D head using a built-in projector, giving it expressive real-time facial animations. The latest Explorer Suit version features torque-controlled arms with a 97% grasping success rate, multi-LLM conversational AI, VSLAM autonomous navigation, and GDPR-compliant face tracking. Enchanted Tools delivered its first unit to ISIR (Institut des Systèmes Intelligents et de Robotique) in mid-2024 and has a partnership with the Montpellier Cancer Institute to accompany children to radiation therapy. The company raised €15 million (~$17M USD) in seed funding — the largest early-stage robotics investment in France.

~4 h~26 kg
Price TBA Active
Faraday Future

FF Faber

FF Faber is Faraday Future's industrial-grade EAI mobile manipulator series, launched at Automate in Chicago on June 22, 2026. It combines an autonomous mobile base with dual robotic arms so it can move between workstations and perform loading, unloading, material handling, sorting, inspection, retail assistance, and research or education tasks. Faraday Future describes Faber as using its VLA + World Model-based EAI brain with autonomous navigation, omnidirectional mobility, dual-arm coordination, precision force control, and an open platform for customer-specific skills and industrial solutions. Public official materials describe three submodels: Faber T for industrial dexterity, Faber U for perception and compute, and Faber S for omnidirectional mobility.

1225–1700 mm
Price TBA Available
Sky2 by Flytrex — Commercial robot
Flytrex

Sky2

Sky2 is Flytrex's larger autonomous delivery drone for suburban restaurant delivery, introduced with Little Caesars service in Wylie, Texas. Launch coverage describes it as an octocopter built to carry family-size food orders that earlier delivery drones could not fit: up to 8.8 lb of cargo, including two large 16-inch pizzas plus sides and drinks, with deliveries from takeoff averaging about 4.5 to 5 minutes in the Wylie deployment. The drone uses eight motors for in-flight redundancy, dual batteries, GNSS with RTK navigation, AI-enabled flight logic, and remote pickup support so orders can be collected directly outside restaurants. Flytrex and Little Caesars also integrated the service with Little Caesars' ordering and point-of-sale systems through the Flytrex app. Public dimensions, weight, flight-time, speed, and per-unit cost have not been disclosed.

Commercial
Price TBA Active
G1 by Galbot — Commercial robot
Galbot

G1

A semi-humanoid mobile manipulator from Beijing Galaxy General Robot Co. (Galbot), featuring a wheeled base and two dexterous arms. Designed for retail automation — inventory management, shelf replenishment, delivery, and packaging. Galbot opened the world's first humanoid-powered convenience store in Beijing in 2025. By August 2025, G1 robots were also operating in more than 10 smart pharmacies in Beijing, with plans to expand pharmacy deployments to 100 by year-end. A G1 Premium variant unveiled at the World Robotics Conference integrated NVIDIA Jetson AGX Thor; Galbot claimed 7.5× the AI compute of Jetson Orin and 3.5× greater energy efficiency, and the robot won a World Humanoid Robot Games pharmacy-retrieval challenge autonomously in 10 min 22 sec. The G1 is powered by proprietary VLA (vision-language-action) models including GraspVLA and GroceryVLA, enabling it to handle over 5,000 different product types without per-item calibration. Raised $335 million by mid-2025, followed by over $300 million in December 2025 at a valuation exceeding RMB 20 billion, and RMB 2.5 billion (~$350 million) in early 2026 — bringing total funding well above $900 million. Strategic partners include CATL, Bosch Group, Toyota, BAIC Group, and SAIC Motor, with cumulative orders totaling several thousand units.

10 h85 kg
Price TBA Active
Genesis AI

Eno

Eno is Genesis AI's first general-purpose robot, unveiled in June 2026 as a wheeled, non-humanoid mobile manipulator built around dexterity rather than humanlike appearance. Official Genesis materials describe a compact articulated-panel body that adjusts height and reach in real time, folds down for storage, and uses proprietary dexterous hands with twenty active, back-drivable degrees of freedom. The robot is powered by Genesis AI's GENE robotics-native foundation model for goal understanding, reasoning, memory, and long-horizon task planning. Genesis plans targeted customer deployments by the end of 2026, first in manufacturing, logistics, and laboratories, followed by service settings such as hotels and hospitals and later consumer home and outdoor use. Pricing, runtime, payload, exact dimensions, and the detailed sensor suite have not been publicly disclosed.

Commercial
Price TBA Development
Bon Vivant 3.0 by GMEX Robotics — Commercial robot
GMEX Robotics

Bon Vivant 3.0

Bon Vivant 3.0 is GMEX Robotics' commercial automated cooking system for professional hospitality kitchens. In May 2026, GMEX announced its first deployment order for multiple Bon Vivant 3.0 systems, valued at about AU$504,000, under an earlier AU$4.2 million purchase agreement for at least 50 intelligent kitchen robotics systems across Australian foodservice venues. Official releases describe the platform as using AI-driven control systems, integrated sensors, and programmable cooking workflows to automate key culinary processes, reduce labor intensity, standardize food preparation, and support consistent multi-location operation. Delivery of the first deployment systems was expected before June 30, 2026. Public dimensions, weight, detailed sensor specifications, exact per-unit pricing, and interface details have not been disclosed.

Commercial
Price TBA Active
HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled by Humanoid — Commercial robot
Humanoid

HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled

Humanoid's HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled is a dual-arm industrial humanoid mobile manipulator built for warehouse, logistics, and manufacturing workflows rather than home use. Official product materials present it as the company's first commercial-scale Alpha platform, combining a 29-DoF upper body, interchangeable dexterous hands or grippers, and an omnidirectional wheeled base for stable work on factory floors. Humanoid launched the robot in September 2025, then announced a live March 2026 proof of concept with SAP and Martur Fompak in which Alpha Wheeled received warehouse tasks from SAP's AI layer, autonomously navigated to pallets, picked KLT boxes, and delivered them into a production logistics flow. The company positions the robot as an early industrial deployment platform that will inform later Beta hardware, with KinetIQ orchestration designed to let fleets plug into existing enterprise systems.

4 h300 kg
Price TBA Development
MobED by Hyundai — Commercial robot
Hyundai

MobED

MobED (Mobile Eccentric Droid) is a modular mobile robot platform developed by Hyundai Motor Group's Robotics Lab. Unveiled at iREX in December 2025, with MobED Pro and MobED Basic scheduled for sales and mass production in 2026, it features four independently controlled wheels with an eccentric mechanism that enables agile movement and stable balance across uneven terrain, including curbs up to 200 mm. The platform comes in Pro and Basic variants — the current official product page says the Pro adds LiDAR, radar, depth cameras, a GNSS antenna, streaming, and autonomous navigation. MobED is designed for delivery, patrol, education, and industrial logistics. Its mounting rail system allows easy customization for different use cases. It won a CES 2026 Best of Innovation Award in the robotics category.

Commercial
Price TBA Active
iPresence

kubi 2.0

kubi 2.0 is iPresence's Japan-developed desktop AI telepresence robot, reviving the stationary Kubi concept after earlier US production ended. It holds an iPad-class tablet and uses motorized pan and tilt so a remote person or AI agent can turn the screen, nod, shake its head, and maintain a more natural sense of presence than a fixed video-call display. iPresence positions the device for education, healthcare, care facilities, hybrid work, reception, and developer AI-agent integrations; current official materials emphasize pre-order availability, dedicated apps, Bluetooth control, USB-C/AC power, and planned SDK/API extensibility rather than autonomous mobility.

Commercial
$980 Pre-order
Lavo AI by Lucid Bots — Commercial robot
Lucid Bots

Lavo AI

Lavo AI is Lucid Bots' autonomous ground-based pressure-washing robot for exterior surface cleaning at commercial sites such as arenas, campuses, gas stations, driveways, plazas, warehouses, airports, convention centers, manufacturing facilities, and retail environments. Lucid markets the product through its Lavo Bot pages and positions it as a crew multiplier for surface-cleaning operators: users define a job area, start autonomous cleaning, then save and repeat that job without retraining. Official Lucid materials say the robot uses Lucid OS Click-and-Clean templates, NVIDIA edge compute, advanced mapping, multi-sensor vision, and zone-based safety to navigate real job sites, clean up to 6,000 sq ft per hour, and integrate with pressure-washing rigs up to 12 GPM and 4,500 PSI. Lucid opened pre-orders in November 2025, planned limited winter pilots, and targeted general availability for Q2 2026.

3–6 h
Price TBA Pre-order
Locus Array by Locus Robotics — Commercial robot
Locus Robotics

Locus Array

Locus Array is Locus Robotics' fully autonomous Robots-to-Goods warehouse mobile manipulator. The system combines an autonomous mobile base, robotic picking arm, AI-powered vision, real-time decision-making, and LocusONE orchestration to execute in-aisle fulfillment workflows such as picking, putaway, induction, drop-off, slotting, and replenishment. Locus says Array made its European debut at LogiMAT 2026 and North American/global launch at MODEX 2026; the company also says the robot is already live in customer deployments. A May 2026 Nexera Robotics acquisition adds NeuraGrasp, a patented soft-membrane gripper intended to broaden Array's SKU coverage beyond suction-friendly items.

Commercial
Price TBA Active
Hobbs W1 by Noetix Robotics — Commercial robot
Noetix Robotics

Hobbs W1

Noetix Robotics' Hobbs W1 is a wheeled bionic humanoid service robot built for customer-facing and guided-service environments rather than home chores. The official product page presents it as the company's first wheeled bionic robot with 54 active degrees of freedom, combining a lifelike silicone head, dual 5-DoF arms with dexterous hands, and a mobile laser-SLAM base. Noetix markets Hobbs W1 for government and enterprise service desks, corporate reception, school research settings, and hospital guidance or consultation. Official specs cite a 170 cm, 75 kg platform with up to 6 hours of full-load operation, while independent coverage in late 2025 highlighted its emotion-aware interaction and receptionist-style demos as part of China's fast-moving humanoid service-robot race.

75 kg170 cm
Price TBA Active
BellaBot by Pudu Robotics — Commercial robot
Pudu Robotics

BellaBot

Pudu Robotics' premium food delivery robot, one of the most widely deployed commercial service robots in the world. BellaBot features an innovative bionic cat-face design with multimodal interaction (touch, light, voice), 3D omnidirectional obstacle avoidance with RGBD cameras and LiDAR, and a dual SLAM positioning system (LiDAR + Visual SLAM). The robot navigates autonomously through restaurants, hotels, and healthcare facilities, delivering food and items on up to four trays. It supports hot-swappable batteries for 24/7 operation. Deployed in over 60 countries across 600+ cities with tens of thousands of units in service. BellaBot responds to petting with cat-like animations and sounds, making it a crowd favorite in the hospitality industry.

13 h55 kg
Price TBA Active
PUDU FlashBot Arm by Pudu Robotics — Commercial robot
Pudu Robotics

PUDU FlashBot Arm

PUDU FlashBot Arm is a semi-humanoid embodied AI service robot from Pudu X-Lab that combines autonomous delivery with humanoid manipulation. The official product page describes a wheeled service platform with two 7-DOF arms, PUDU DH11 dexterous hands, an enclosed delivery compartment, VSLAM plus LiDAR SLAM mapping, RGBD cameras, LiDAR, panoramic cameras, pressure-sensitive skin, automatic recharging, and multi-robot collaboration for hospitality and service environments.

up to 8 h144 cm
Price TBA Active
PUDU T150 by Pudu Robotics — Commercial robot
Pudu Robotics

PUDU T150

PUDU T150 is a light-payload industrial delivery AMR for internal material transport in manufacturing and warehouse environments. Launched in January 2026 as the 150 kg entry in Pudu Robotics' industrial delivery lineup, it is aimed at light-load, high-frequency transport for sectors such as electronics, plastics, FMCG, beauty, and fast fashion warehousing. The robot uses VSLAM plus LiDAR SLAM localization with dual RGBD cameras and 360-degree dual LiDAR for AI-driven obstacle avoidance, supports onboard mapping in about 10 minutes, and is designed for rapid deployment without site modifications or local fleet servers.

up to 12 h65 kg
Price TBA Active
ADAM by Richtech Robotics — Commercial robot
Richtech Robotics

ADAM

Richtech Robotics' AI-powered dual-arm robot designed for beverage service — bartending, barista coffee, and boba tea. ADAM is in real-world retail and hospitality use: Richtech's Clouffee & Tea flagship opened on February 9, 2025 and ADAM had served 16,000+ drinks there by June 17, 2025, while an April 2026 installation put ADAM at tm:rw in Times Square. The robot uses AI for personalized customer interaction, drink recommendations, and closed-loop vision-AI pour control with two agile arms for complex recipes. Richtech Robotics (NASDAQ: RR) is based in Las Vegas and works with NVIDIA and Microsoft AI Co-Innovation Labs on ADAM's robotics AI stack.

Commercial
Price TBA Active
Autonomous Alfie by RobCo — Commercial robot
RobCo

Autonomous Alfie

Autonomous Alfie is RobCo's prototype bimanual industrial robot for variable factory-floor work rather than home chores. Announced ahead of Hannover Messe 2026, Alfie is designed for precision assembly, sensitive material handling, picking, kitting, palletizing, and other intralogistics tasks where parts, workflows, and conditions change. RobCo says the system combines bimanual manipulation with integrated perception-to-execution software and self-learning Physical AI, with first customer deployments planned for later in 2026 through a Robotics-as-a-Service model.

Commercial
Price TBA Prototype
Titan by RoboForce — Commercial robot
RoboForce

Titan

RoboForce's Titan is a physical-AI mobile manipulator built for demanding industrial work rather than home use. Officially introduced in May 2025, Titan is offered in wheeled and tracked base variants for outdoor and other unstructured environments, with pilot deployments in sectors including energy and broader industrial infrastructure. As of March 2026, RoboForce was still scaling manufacturing readiness and commercialization after announcing additional funding.

8 h210 cm
Price TBA Active
Rovi by Rovex — Commercial robot
Rovex

Rovi

Rovi is Rovex's autonomous in-hospital transport robot for hospital patient-flow and stretcher logistics. Rovex says the system is designed to attach to existing stretchers, and eventually beds and wheelchairs, while navigating hospital corridors, elevators, and doors with computer vision, 360-degree obstacle detection, facility-specific pre-programming, and transport analytics. BayCare Health System began a phased pilot at Morton Plant Hospital in April 2026 to evaluate workflows and transport patterns; current public reports state that the pilot has not yet transported patients and is building toward possible robotic stretcher movement in later phases. Rovi is therefore best treated as a hospital robotics pilot/development system rather than a finished consumer product.

Commercial
Price TBA Development
Serve Gen3 by Serve Robotics — Commercial robot
Serve Robotics

Serve Gen3

Serve Robotics' third-generation autonomous sidewalk delivery robot, introduced in October 2024 and built for fleet-scale delivery operations. Official Serve materials say Gen3 entered manufacturing with 2,000 new units planned for 2025 on Uber Eats, adds NVIDIA Jetson Orin compute, Ouster REV7 digital LiDAR, an upgraded sensor suite, an expanded insulated cargo bin sized for four 16-inch pizzas, a suspension-equipped drivetrain, improved water resistance, and 40% faster emergency braking. Serve now reports more than 2,000 robots deployed across the U.S., delivery support for 4,000+ restaurants, and partnerships including Uber Eats and DoorDash; after acquiring Diligent Robotics in 2026, the company reports a broader operating footprint of 44 cities across 14 states spanning sidewalk and healthcare robots.

up to 14 h
Price TBA Active
COFE+ 7th-Generation Robot Cafe by Shanghai Hi-Dolphin Robot Technology — Commercial robot
Shanghai Hi-Dolphin Robot Technology

COFE+ 7th-Generation Robot Cafe

COFE+ 7th-Generation Robot Cafe is Shanghai Hi-Dolphin Robot Technology's fully unattended commercial coffee kiosk for airports, offices, hospitals, schools, shopping centers, and other high-traffic indoor venues. Hi-Dolphin announced the 7th-generation COFE+ for a U.S. debut at the National Restaurant Association Show 2026 in Chicago, and independent show-floor coverage from Kiosk Industry corroborated the debut and core performance claims. The kiosk combines a robotic arm, automatic cup dispensing and capping, smart ordering, integrated payments, backend store monitoring, and remote alerts for module and ingredient status. Official materials describe 24/7 operation in a 2.35 m2 footprint, an average 55-second drink time, 300+ drink types with 5,000+ customizable taste profiles, and a 10-year or 500,000-cup service-life claim. Public pricing is not listed.

800 kg2180 mm
Price TBA Active
Whiz by SoftBank Robotics — Commercial robot
SoftBank Robotics

Whiz

Whiz is SoftBank Robotics' autonomous commercial vacuum robot for carpeted indoor facilities such as hotels, airports, workplaces, universities, healthcare sites, and senior living communities. The system is positioned as a collaborative cleaning robot that follows programmed routes, navigates around obstacles, and reports cleaning performance through connected software. SoftBank states the platform is powered by Brain Corp's BrainOS operating system. In market expansion coverage, The Robot Report documented that Whiz can store up to 600 cleaning routes and cover up to 1,500 m² for about three hours per run on a four-hour battery charge. Whiz is commonly deployed as part of service bundles with deployment/training support and ongoing fleet reporting rather than as a one-time hardware sale.

up to 3 h
Price TBA Active
FLAMA by SoftBank Robotics — Commercial robot
SoftBank Robotics

FLAMA

FLAMA is SoftBank Robotics' commercial autonomous cooking robot for restaurants, ready-meal operations, food courts, cafeterias, and other foodservice sites. The Japanese product page and launch release describe a wok-style system that automates ingredient and seasoning input, stir-frying, mixing, thickening, plating, and post-cooking cleaning, while SyncKitchen recipe management lets operators reproduce registered chef or restaurant recipes across locations. SoftBank says the standalone body measures 600 × 790 × 1,640 mm and cooks up to 1.2 kg per unit; the full-set configuration links three FLAMA units with a refrigerator, sauce machine, and conveyor for order-to-plating automation and 3.6 kg total capacity. The company began accepting Japanese applications on April 7, 2026 and announced a U.S. debut at the National Restaurant Association Show 2026. Pricing and detailed sensor specifications have not been publicly disclosed.

Commercial
Price TBA Active
STEAMA by SoftBank Robotics — Commercial robot
SoftBank Robotics

STEAMA

STEAMA is SoftBank Robotics' commercial steam-based cooking robot for restaurants, cafeterias, ready-meal operations, retail food courts, and other foodservice sites. The official product page says STEAMA uses proprietary high-temperature, high-pressure steam to recreate freshly prepared texture and aroma, with frozen noodle dishes such as ramen, pasta, and udon served in about 90 seconds through one-touch operation. SoftBank's May 2026 U.S. debut announcement positions STEAMA alongside FLAMA for operators facing labor, speed, and consistency pressure, and says the system heats noodles and ingredients evenly with steam to produce hot prepared dishes at repeatable quality. Rocking Robots independently corroborated the National Restaurant Association Show 2026 U.S. introduction and the 90-second high-pressure-steam cooking claim. Pricing, dimensions, weight, and detailed control/sensor specifications have not been publicly disclosed.

Commercial
Price TBA Active
Sphaira

MOBY A1

MOBY A1 is Sphaira's autonomous one-person shuttle concept for intra-hospital patient and visitor transport. The system builds on Sphaira's MOBY platform and targets low-speed, high-stakes indoor environments such as hospitals, using a hospital-optimized H-frame, app and API integration, 360-degree redundant perception, Nvidia-powered onboard AI, human-motion trajectory prediction, mapping, perception, prediction, control, and remote teleguidance for difficult edge cases. Sphaira says it is developing autonomous on-campus transport for non-bedridden patients at Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, while a reported Mayo Clinic design-input agreement focuses on Sphaira's one-person shuttle and guidance robot for clinical workflows and early validation.

Commercial
Price TBA Development
Starship Delivery Robot by Starship Technologies — Commercial robot
Starship Technologies

Starship Delivery Robot

Starship Technologies' autonomous sidewalk delivery robot, the most widely deployed delivery robot in the world with over 10 million deliveries completed and 23 million km (14 million miles) driven across 300+ service areas in 8 countries. Founded in 2014 by Skype co-founders Janus Friis and Ahti Heinla, Starship's six-wheeled robots navigate sidewalks at pedestrian speed to deliver food, groceries, and industrial supplies. The robots operate at Level 4 autonomy with over 99% autonomous operation and remote assistant backup when needed. Deployed at US university campuses, major grocery retailers (Co-op, Tesco), delivery apps (Uber Eats, Bolt, Foodora), and industrial sites (Merck KGaA), the 3,000+ robot fleet makes 125,000+ road crossings daily. Users unlock deliveries through the Starship app. A single delivery uses about as much energy as boiling a kettle.

~18 h~38 kg
Price TBA Active
temi V3 by temi — Commercial robot
temi

temi V3

temi is a personal robot assistant that combines autonomous navigation, telepresence, and AI-powered voice interaction in a mobile platform. Standing about 1 meter tall with a 13.3-inch touchscreen, it can autonomously navigate your home or office, follow you around, make video calls, and serve as a smart home hub. Built on the proprietary ROBOX navigation system with 360° LIDAR and depth cameras for centimeter-accurate autonomous movement. Used in healthcare, hospitality, retail, and education settings worldwide.

up to 8 h12 kg
Price TBA Available
VSee AI Robot by VSee Health — Commercial robot
VSee Health

VSee AI Robot

VSee AI Robot is an autonomous telehealth robot for hospitals and health systems. VSee launched the robot at HIMSS 2026 as a self-navigating alternative to staff-escorted telepresence carts: it uses LiDAR navigation to travel hospital corridors, enter patient rooms, and position itself at the bedside for remote clinicians. Official VSee materials describe use cases including virtual physician rounding, telestroke response, specialist consults, patient check-in and triage, and medication or supply delivery through programmable drawers. The robot is tied into VSee's AI Workflow Engine and clinical telehealth platform, with published highlights including 30x optical zoom, infrared night vision, a Full HD clinical display, secure patient identification, and low-code clinical AI workflow integration.

Commercial
Price TBA Development

Buyer guide

Commercial buyer brief and category fit guidance.

Use this chapter to orient the page, calibrate expectations, and pressure-test whether the category really matches the workload you have in mind.

What Are Commercial Robots?

Commercial robots are designed for business operations: delivery, warehouse automation, hospitality service, retail inventory management, and professional cleaning. This is the largest and most diverse robotics category by revenue, encompassing everything from last-mile delivery robots that bring packages to your door to warehouse AMRs (autonomous mobile robots) that move inventory across fulfillment centers.

Restaurant and hotel robots handle food delivery, room service, and guest interaction. Retail robots scan shelves for stock levels and pricing errors.

The commercial robotics market is driven by clear ROI calculations — these robots need to demonstrably reduce costs, increase throughput, or improve service quality to justify their deployment. As a result, commercial robots tend to be the most practically proven and reliability-focused machines in the entire robotics industry.

Top Manufacturers

AGIBOT Aeolus Robotics Aldebaran Robotics ANYbotics ASUS Bear Robotics Boston Dynamics Cainiao Circus SE Cobot +28 more →

Commercial Robot Buyer's Guide

Commercial robot purchases are business decisions driven by return on investment. Calculate the total cost of ownership: purchase price (or lease cost), installation and integration, maintenance contracts, and ongoing software subscriptions.

Calculate the total cost of ownership: purchase price (or lease cost), installation and integration, maintenance contracts, and ongoing software subscriptions

Compare this against the labor cost, efficiency gain, or revenue impact the robot provides. Pilot programs are standard practice — most manufacturers offer trial periods or proof-of-concept deployments before full commitment.

Key evaluation criteria include: throughput (deliveries per hour, items picked per hour), reliability (uptime percentage, mean time between failures), integration complexity (how much does your existing infrastructure need to change?), and support quality (response time for maintenance issues, software update frequency). For multi-unit deployments, fleet management software and centralized monitoring are essential.

How to Choose a Commercial Robot

Identify the specific operational bottleneck you're trying to solve. For last-mile delivery, compare the robot's delivery radius, payload capacity, weather capability, and throughput to your delivery volume requirements.

Decision Framework

1

Identify the specific operational bottleneck you're trying to solve

2

For last-mile delivery, compare the robot's delivery radius, payload capacity, weather capability, and throughput to your delivery volume requirements

3

For warehouse automation, evaluate navigation accuracy in your specific facility layout, integration with your WMS (warehouse management system), and peak throughput versus average…

4

For hospitality, assess guest interaction quality, tray capacity, navigation in crowded spaces, and noise level

Practical tip: Always request customer references from the manufacturer — talk to businesses similar to yours that have deployed the robot for 6+ months. Real-world feedback is far more valuable than spec sheets for commercial robots.

Specs and pricing

Technical comparisons, use-case framing, and cost range context.

These sections help separate the robots that merely sit in the category from the ones that genuinely fit a deployment or buying brief.

Key Specifications to Compare

When evaluating commercial robots, these are the specifications that matter most for real-world performance and value:

Throughput

deliveries per hour, items handled per hour

Payload capacity

maximum weight per trip

Runtime and autonomous charging

24/7 operation capability

Navigation

indoor accuracy, outdoor GPS, mixed environments

Integration APIs

WMS, POS, fleet management compatibility

Reliability metrics

uptime, MTBF, maintenance intervals

Common Use Cases for Commercial Robots

The commercial category serves a variety of applications, from consumer households to industrial deployments:

Last-mile and sidewalk package delivery

Warehouse material transport and order picking

Restaurant food delivery and bussing

Hotel room service and concierge assistance

Retail inventory scanning and shelf monitoring

Commercial floor cleaning and facility maintenance

Price Range Overview

Commercial robots with published pricing range from $980 to $980. 43 models in this category do not have publicly listed pricing. Below is a breakdown by price tier to help you understand what's available at different budget levels.

Under $1,000

1 model
kubi 2.0
$980 Pre-order

Commercial Robot Specifications Comparison

Compare key specifications across all 44 commercial robots in the database. All data is sourced from manufacturer disclosures and verified against official documentation.

Commercial robot specifications comparison
Robot Price Status
kubi 2.0 $980 Pre-order
G2 Air — Development
aeo — Active
Pepper — Available
ANYmal D — Active
ANYmal X — Active
Kairo — Prototype
Servi Q — Active
Spot — Active
Stretch — Active
ZeeBot — Available
CA-1 Series 4 — Active
Proxie Gen 2 — Available
Moxi — Active
Coco 2 — Active
Dot — Active
RoboBarista — Active
Mirokaï — Active
FF Faber — Available
Sky2 — Active
G1 — Active
Eno — Development
Bon Vivant 3.0 — Active
HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled — Development
MobED — Active
Lavo AI — Pre-order
Locus Array — Active
Hobbs W1 — Active
BellaBot — Active
PUDU FlashBot Arm — Active
PUDU T150 — Active
ADAM — Active
Autonomous Alfie — Prototype
Titan — Active
Rovi — Development
Serve Gen3 — Active
COFE+ 7th-Generation Robot Cafe — Active
Whiz — Active
FLAMA — Active
STEAMA — Active
MOBY A1 — Development
Starship Delivery Robot — Active
temi V3 — Available
VSee AI Robot — Development

Manufacturer landscape

Company concentration, technology posture, and category structure.

Once the inventory looks promising, this is where you figure out whether the category is broad and competitive or concentrated around a smaller set of serious builders.

Manufacturers in Commercial

38 companies are building commercial robots tracked in the ui44 database. Here's how the product landscape breaks down by manufacturer.

Pudu Robotics

3 models
BellaBot Active PUDU FlashBot Arm Active PUDU T150 Active

SoftBank Robotics

3 models
Whiz Active FLAMA Active STEAMA Active

ANYbotics

2 models
ANYmal D Active ANYmal X Active

Boston Dynamics

2 models
Spot Active Stretch Active

AGIBOT

1 model
G2 Air Development

Aeolus Robotics

1 model
aeo Active

Aldebaran Robotics

1 model
Pepper Available

ASUS

1 model
Kairo Prototype

Bear Robotics

1 model
Servi Q Active

Cainiao

1 model
ZeeBot Available

Circus SE

1 model
CA-1 Series 4 Active

Cobot

1 model
Proxie Gen 2 Available

Diligent Robotics

1 model
Moxi Active

Coco Robotics

1 model
Coco 2 Active

DoorDash

1 model
Dot Active

Elite Robots

1 model
RoboBarista Active

Enchanted Tools

1 model
Mirokaï Active

Faraday Future

1 model
FF Faber Available

Flytrex

1 model
Sky2 Active

Galbot

1 model
G1 Active

Genesis AI

1 model
Eno Development

GMEX Robotics

1 model
Bon Vivant 3.0 Active

Humanoid

1 model
HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled Development

Hyundai

1 model
MobED Active

iPresence

1 model
kubi 2.0 Pre-order

Lucid Bots

1 model
Lavo AI Pre-order

Locus Robotics

1 model
Locus Array Active

Noetix Robotics

1 model
Hobbs W1 Active

Richtech Robotics

1 model
ADAM Active

RobCo

1 model
Autonomous Alfie Prototype

RoboForce

1 model
Titan Active

Rovex

1 model
Rovi Development

Serve Robotics

1 model
Serve Gen3 Active

Shanghai Hi-Dolphin Robot Technology

1 model
COFE+ 7th-Generation Robot Cafe Active

Sphaira

1 model
MOBY A1 Development

Starship Technologies

1 model
Starship Delivery Robot Active

temi

1 model
temi V3 Available

VSee Health

1 model
VSee AI Robot Development

View all robotics companies in our manufacturers directory.

Technology Landscape

A comprehensive look at the sensors, connectivity, capabilities, and AI platforms used across all 44 commercial robots in the database.

Most Common Sensors

IMU 11%
LiDAR 9%
Cameras 5%

Key Capabilities

Bimanual Manipulation 9%
Autonomous Navigation 7%
Autonomous Industrial Inspection 5%
Autonomous Charging 5%
Fleet Management (via Orbit) 5%
IP54 Weather Resistance 5%
Automated Plating 5%
Autonomous Coffee Preparation 5%
Self-Service Ordering 5%
Automatic Cup Dispensing 5%

Connectivity Standards

Wi-Fi 16%

AI Platforms

Specific onboard compute has not been officially disclosed; AGIBOT positions G2 Air within its embodied-AI deployment stack for task execution and real-time data collection. Human-aware autonomous navigation and whole-body control algorithms developed by Aeolus NAOqi OS (Linux-based) 2× Intel i7 (8th gen, 6-core) edge computing ANYbotics autonomous inspection stack for navigation and data collection ASUS Maestro AI orchestration with emotion-aware interaction, multilingual support, guided navigation, follow-me assistance, and domain-specific service workflows; detailed autonomy stack not officially disclosed. Autonomous narrow-path service navigation, real-time multi-robot path coordination, and stable delivery behavior; detailed autonomy stack not publicly disclosed. Boston Dynamics autonomy stack (autonomous navigation, dynamic replanning) Boston Dynamics vision and planning system (real-time decision making) Cainiao describes ZeeBot as part of an AI-scheduled, end-to-end multi-robot warehouse collaboration system rather than a standalone fixed-aisle machine. Circus OS control software for autonomous cooking, demand and waste prediction, diagnostics, menu adaptation, and fleet monitoring Auto Tasking with local on-robot task inference, real-time world modeling, NVIDIA Jetson edge compute, Vista orchestration, and NVIDIA Isaac Sim/Omniverse NuRec simulation support for deployment validation. Diligent proprietary AI stack with deployment-trained models; Moxi 2.0 powered by NVIDIA IGX Thor with 10x compute increase over Moxi 1.0, robot foundation model for dense navigation and complex manipulation End-to-end neural networks on NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX; trained via NVIDIA Omniverse, Isaac Sim, and Cosmos synthetic data pipelines DoorDash Labs autonomy stack — deep learning + search-based path planning, real-time obstacle detection and avoidance Autonomous ordering-to-serving workflow with Elite Robots cobot motion control, order management, smart auto-cleaning, auto fault recovery, sales reporting, and remote stock monitoring; no dedicated AI model details publicly disclosed. NVIDIA GPU, Multi-LLM integration (agnostic), Vision-Language Models (VLM), VSLAM navigation VLA + World Model EAI brain; public specs list 200 TOPS, 275 TOPS, and 500-2070 TOPS compute configurations AI-enabled flight logic for autonomous delivery-flight monitoring and management; detailed autonomy stack not publicly disclosed. Proprietary VLA models (GraspVLA, GroceryVLA, TrackVLA) with NVIDIA Isaac Sim training pipeline Genesis AI GENE robotics-native foundation model for context understanding, memory, reasoning, dynamic planning, and dexterous long-horizon task execution AI-driven cooking-control system for programmable culinary workflows; underlying AI/computer-vision details are not publicly disclosed. Humanoid's KinetIQ four-layer AI stack with end-to-end reasoning and skills powered by NVIDIA processing AI-based autonomous driving system with real-time obstacle detection and path planning (Pro) Physical AI platform for giving screen-based AI agents head movement and nonverbal expression; iPresence describes face tracking, AI-agent integration, and SDK/API co-development, but exact onboard AI hardware is not officially disclosed. Lucid OS autonomy with Click-and-Clean job templates, saved/repeatable routes, NVIDIA edge compute, advanced vision, mapping intelligence, and zone-based safety controls. Physical AI stack using AI-powered vision, real-time decision-making, robotic manipulation, LocusONE fleet orchestration, and NeuraGrasp AI-driven grasp planning for variable SKU handling. Official English product page lists Doubao and iFlytek language-model support, while the official Chinese page also lists Qianwen/Qwen; Hobbs W1 combines these AI interaction options with bionic facial expression control and autonomous laser-SLAM navigation Pudu SLAM (dual LiDAR + Visual SLAM navigation) Embodied AI service stack with autonomous environment recognition, task understanding, precise task execution, VSLAM plus LiDAR SLAM mapping, 3D mapping, and intelligent obstacle avoidance. PUDU proprietary navigation algorithms with dynamic map updates, VSLAM + LiDAR SLAM localization, AI-driven multi-level obstacle avoidance, and multi-robot self-networking AI-powered customer interaction and drink recommendations, proprietary vision-AI pour control, NVIDIA Jetson Thor acceleration, and Azure AI enhancements for vision, voice, autonomous reasoning, contextual awareness, and operational alerts RobCo Physical AI with self-learning policies for Level 3/4 autonomous industrial workflows RoboForce Physical AI / robot foundation models for industrial deployment, trained with proprietary real-world industrial data plus simulation/world-model data; official March 2026 update says the stack uses NVIDIA Jetson Thor at the edge, Isaac Sim/Lab, Cosmos, and OSMO. Autonomous hospital navigation with facility mapping/simulation, computer-vision navigation through elevators and doors, obstacle avoidance, and transport analytics; exact onboard AI stack not publicly disclosed. NVIDIA Jetson Orin (5x previous-gen compute); Level 4 autonomy with latest AI architecture for ultra-fast navigation decisions and collision avoidance Smart algorithm and backend control stack for automated drink preparation, recipe customization, order handling, module monitoring, and remote operations; underlying AI model details are not publicly disclosed. BrainOS commercial autonomy platform (Brain Corp) Automated recipe execution and cooking-control system integrated with SyncKitchen; underlying AI/computer-vision details are not publicly disclosed. Automated steam-cooking control for frozen noodle recipes; underlying AI/computer-vision details are not publicly disclosed. Nvidia-powered autonomous hospital navigation stack using neural networks, human-motion trajectory prediction, mapping, perception, prediction, control, and learned recovery from teleguided edge cases. Starship Level 4 autonomy (machine learning, feature detection, robotic mapping) ROBOX Navigation System with 2D mapping, 3D localization, user detection/tracking, obstacle avoidance, path planning. ASR, NLP, TTS engines for voice interaction. Facial recognition. Autonomous hospital navigation plus VSee AI Workflow Engine integration for clinical AI modules such as triage, documentation, alerts, and workflow automation; exact onboard compute stack not publicly disclosed.

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Operations

Safety, maintenance, and implementation readiness.

This chapter keeps the route useful after the first visual scan, when the real questions become ownership, rollout friction, and operational constraints.

Safety & Regulation for Commercial Robots

Commercial robots operate under well-established industrial safety frameworks that are more mature than those for consumer robots. Warehouse and logistics robots follow ISO 3691-4 (driverless industrial trucks) and ISO 13482 (personal care robots, applicable to hospitality), with additional guidance from ANSI/RIA R15.08 for mobile robot safety in industrial environments.

Physical Safety

Modern robots implement multiple safety layers including force limiting, collision detection, and emergency stops.

Standards & Certifications

Look for ISO, CE, FCC, and category-specific certifications that validate safety compliance.

Privacy & Cybersecurity

Connected robots with cameras and microphones require careful evaluation of data handling and security practices.

Last-mile delivery robots face a patchwork of local regulations: many US cities and states have passed specific legislation governing sidewalk delivery robots, typically requiring them to yield to pedestrians, operate under speed limits (typically 6 mph/10 km/h), and maintain a remote human operator capable of intervention. In the EU, delivery robots fall under emerging autonomous vehicle regulations.

Privacy Matters

Hospitality robots serving food must comply with local health codes — while they don't prepare food, they must be constructed of food-safe materials and be cleanable to hygiene standards. For warehouse operations, OSHA requirements mandate risk assessments, safety-rated speed and separation monitoring, and staff training for facilities deploying autonomous robots.

Maintenance & Ownership Costs

Commercial robots are evaluated on total cost of ownership (TCO) over deployment periods of 3–5 years. The acquisition cost is only the beginning — ongoing costs include maintenance contracts, software subscriptions, infrastructure (charging stations, network equipment), and operational management.

Regular Upkeep

Most robots need periodic cleaning, software updates, and consumable replacements to maintain peak performance.

Ongoing Costs

Factor in consumables, subscriptions, battery replacements, and potential maintenance contracts when budgeting.

Expected Lifespan

A well-maintained robot's lifespan varies by category — from 4–7 years for cleaning robots to 8–12 years for mowers.

1–3 yr

Battery lifespan

Delivery robots operating outdoors face the harshest conditions: expect tire/wheel replacements quarterly, sensor cleaning weekly, weatherproofing inspection monthly, and battery replacement annually under heavy use. Most delivery robot companies operate fleet-as-a-service models, absorbing maintenance into the per-delivery cost.

Cost-Saving Tip

Warehouse robots are maintained on predictive schedules based on operating hours and sensor diagnostics — well-managed fleets achieve 95–99% uptime. Typical annual maintenance costs run 8–15% of the robot's purchase price, or are bundled into RaaS (robot-as-a-service) monthly fees.

Getting Started with Commercial Robots

If you are new to commercial robots, here is a step-by-step approach to finding the right model for your needs. This guide applies whether you are buying your first robot or upgrading from an earlier model.

Planning phase

1

Identify the specific operational bottleneck you want to solve — delivery throughput, inventory management, floor cleaning, or customer service.

2

Calculate the total cost of ownership over 3–5 years: acquisition or lease cost, installation, integration, maintenance, and software subscriptions.

3

Request customer references from the manufacturer — talk to businesses similar to yours that have deployed the robot for at least 6 months.

Execution phase

4

Start with a pilot program: most commercial robot manufacturers offer trial deployments or proof-of-concept periods before full commitment.

5

Plan the infrastructure: charging stations, network coverage, floor mapping, and integration with existing business systems (WMS, POS, fleet management).

6

Evaluate scalability: if the pilot succeeds, can you easily add more units? Check fleet management software, centralized monitoring, and volume pricing.

Use ui44's comparison tool and individual robot detail pages to evaluate the 44 commercial robots in the database.

Outlook

History, market trajectory, and future pressure points.

The goal here is not trend theater. It is to show whether the category is stabilizing, accelerating, or still too early for confident buyer decisions.

History & Evolution of Commercial Robots

Commercial robotics has the longest deployment history of any robot category. Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) have operated in factories and warehouses since the 1950s, following magnetic strips or painted lines on floors.

2012

These evolved into the Kiva Systems warehouse robots (acquired by Amazon in 2012 for $775 million and rebranded as Amazon Robotics)

These evolved into the Kiva Systems warehouse robots (acquired by Amazon in 2012 for $775 million and rebranded as Amazon Robotics), which revolutionized e-commerce fulfillment with their shelf-carrying pod system

2014

In delivery

In delivery, Starship Technologies pioneered sidewalk delivery robots in 2014, launching commercial service on college campuses and suburban neighborhoods

2020

The hospitality segment grew from novelty to necessity during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020

The hospitality segment grew from novelty to necessity during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020–2022), when contactless service became a health requirement

Where we are now

These evolved into the Kiva Systems warehouse robots (acquired by Amazon in 2012 for $775 million and rebranded as Amazon Robotics), which revolutionized e-commerce fulfillment with their shelf-carrying pod system. This acquisition catalyzed massive investment in commercial robotics — competitors like Geek+, GreyOrange, and Locus Robotics emerged to serve the broader market.

In delivery, Starship Technologies pioneered sidewalk delivery robots in 2014, launching commercial service on college campuses and suburban neighborhoods. The hospitality segment grew from novelty to necessity during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020–2022), when contactless service became a health requirement.

Chinese companies like Pudu Robotics and Keenon deployed hundreds of thousands of restaurant and hotel robots, particularly in Asia where labor shortages were acute. The delivery sector expanded with companies like Nuro (road-based autonomous delivery vehicles) and Wing (drone delivery) complementing sidewalk robots.

Today, commercial robotics is the most economically proven segment of the industry, with clear ROI models and growing adoption across logistics, hospitality, retail, healthcare, and agriculture. The market is shifting from single-robot deployments to fleet orchestration, where dozens or hundreds of robots coordinate through centralized management platforms.

Commercial Robots vs. Traditional Alternatives

Commercial robots compete with human labor and traditional automation in every sub-segment, and the competitive dynamics vary significantly by application. For warehouse logistics, commercial robots compete with manual picking (workers walking to shelves), conveyor systems, and automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS). Manual picking is the baseline — a warehouse worker costs $35,000–$55,000 annually (wages, benefits, insurance) and picks 60–120 items per hour.

Traditional Automation Systems

$50k–$500k+

✓

Maximum throughput and precision for high-volume, fixed processes

△

Inflexible — reprogramming or reconfiguring is costly and slow

Best for: High-volume manufacturing with stable, predictable workflows

Human Workforce

$30k–$80k/year per worker

✓

Maximum adaptability, judgment, and ability to handle novel situations

△

Labor shortages, safety risks in hazardous environments, shift limitations

Best for: Tasks requiring judgment, creativity, and frequent process changes

Software Automation (RPA)

$5k–$50k/year

✓

Fast deployment for digital workflows, no physical infrastructure needed

△

Cannot handle physical tasks — limited to screen-based work

Best for: Data entry, invoice processing, and digital workflow automation

The Bottom Line

Inventory robots scan entire stores daily with near-perfect accuracy, detecting out-of-stock items, misplaced products, and pricing errors that manual processes miss. The honest bottom line: commercial robots rarely eliminate human workers entirely. They are most successful when deployed to handle the most repetitive, physically demanding, or consistency-critical subtasks, allowing human workers to focus on tasks requiring judgment, creativity, and social intelligence.

Commercial robotics is experiencing rapid adoption driven by e-commerce growth, labor shortages, and improving AI capabilities. Autonomous delivery robots are expanding from college campuses and office parks to neighborhood-level service in multiple cities.

Autonomous delivery Fleet orchestration computer vision

Industry Trends

Warehouse robots are shifting from simple transport (following lines or QR codes) to intelligent picking and sorting using computer vision and manipulation AI. The hospitality segment is growing steadily, with hotels and restaurants in labor-constrained markets deploying service robots as standard operations infrastructure rather than marketing novelties.

Fleet orchestration — managing dozens or hundreds of robots from a single platform — is the critical software challenge enabling large-scale commercial deployments.

Future Outlook for Commercial Robots

Commercial robotics is the most mature and fastest-growing segment of the robotics industry, with several transformative trends shaping its near-term future. First, fleet orchestration is becoming the decisive competitive advantage: the ability to manage dozens or hundreds of robots from a single platform, optimizing routes, balancing workloads, handling failures gracefully, and scaling capacity dynamically is now more important than any individual robot's capabilities.

$80B

Market by 2030

2030

Key milestone year

2025–2027

RaaS Dominance

Robot-as-a-Service pricing becomes the standard deployment model, reducing upfront costs and making automation accessible to SMBs.

2027–2029

Multi-Robot Coordination

Fleets of heterogeneous robots working together — humanoids, AMRs, and drones coordinating tasks in warehouses and factories.

By 2030

Autonomous Warehouses

Fully autonomous warehouse operations with minimal human oversight, driven by AI planning and multi-robot orchestration.

Key Uncertainty

Fifth, the expansion into new verticals is accelerating: commercial robots are moving beyond logistics and hospitality into healthcare (medication delivery, patient transport), agriculture (autonomous tractors, fruit-picking robots), and construction (site inspection, material transport). The commercial robotics market is projected to exceed $80 billion by 2030, making it the dominant segment of the robotics industry by revenue.

FAQ and routes

Decision support, trust notes, and adjacent pages worth opening next.

Finish here when you need practical next steps rather than more category theory.

Frequently Asked Questions About Commercial Robots

General

What are commercial robots?

Delivery robots, warehouse automation, and hospitality service bots — robots built for business and commercial operations. The ui44 database currently tracks 44 robots in this category from 38 manufacturers.

How many commercial robots are in the ui44 database?

ui44 currently tracks 44 commercial robots from 38 different manufacturers including AGIBOT, Aeolus Robotics, Aldebaran Robotics, ANYbotics, ASUS, and 33 more. Browse the full robot directory to see all categories.

What can commercial robots do?

Across the 44 robots in this category, 432 distinct capabilities are represented, including: Single-Arm Mobile Manipulation, 7-DOF Arm, Human-in-the-Loop Operation, Real-Time Task/Data Capture, UMI-Isomorphic Data Layout, Zero-Radius Turning, Compact Operation in Sub-800 mm Spaces, Assisted-Operation-to-Autonomy Upgrade Path, and 424 more. The specific capability set varies by model, price point, and intended application — visit individual robot pages for detailed capability breakdowns.

Which companies make commercial robots?

38 companies make commercial robots tracked in the ui44 database: AGIBOT, Aeolus Robotics, Aldebaran Robotics, ANYbotics, ASUS, Bear Robotics, Boston Dynamics, Cainiao, Circus SE, Cobot, Diligent Robotics, Coco Robotics, DoorDash, Elite Robots, Enchanted Tools, Faraday Future, Flytrex, Galbot, Genesis AI, GMEX Robotics, Humanoid, Hyundai, iPresence, Lucid Bots, Locus Robotics, Noetix Robotics, Pudu Robotics, Richtech Robotics, RobCo, RoboForce, Rovex, Serve Robotics, Shanghai Hi-Dolphin Robot Technology, SoftBank Robotics, Sphaira, Starship Technologies, temi, VSee Health. Explore all robotics companies on the manufacturers page.

How up-to-date is the commercial robot data?

All robot data on ui44 is periodically verified against manufacturer sources, spec sheets, and press releases. The most recent verification for a robot in the Commercial category was on 2026-07-12. Each robot page includes a "last verified" date for transparency. If you notice outdated information, please let us know.

Are commercial robots safe to use around people?

Commercial robots operate under well-established industrial safety frameworks that are more mature than those for consumer robots. Warehouse and logistics robots follow ISO 3691-4 (driverless industrial trucks) and ISO 13482 (personal care robots, applicable to hospitality), with additional guidance from ANSI/RIA R15.08 for mobile robot safety in industrial environments. Last-mile delivery robots… Read the full safety & regulation section for detailed information on certifications, standards, and precautions for commercial robots.

How have commercial robots evolved over the years?

Commercial robotics has the longest deployment history of any robot category. Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) have operated in factories and warehouses since the 1950s, following magnetic strips or painted lines on floors. These evolved into the Kiva Systems warehouse robots (acquired by Amazon in 2012 for $775 million and rebranded as Amazon Robotics), which revolutionized e-commerce… Read the full history & evolution section for a detailed timeline of commercial robot development.

Cost & Maintenance

How much do commercial robots cost?

Commercial robots with published pricing range from $980 to $980. 43 models in this category do not list public pricing. See the price range overview for a detailed breakdown by budget tier.

What does it cost to maintain a commercial robot?

Commercial robots are evaluated on total cost of ownership (TCO) over deployment periods of 3–5 years. The acquisition cost is only the beginning — ongoing costs include maintenance contracts, software subscriptions, infrastructure (charging stations, network equipment), and operational management. Delivery robots operating outdoors face the harshest conditions: expect tire/wheel replacements… See the full maintenance & ownership section for a complete breakdown of ongoing costs, consumables, and expected lifespan for commercial robots.

Technical

What sensors are commonly used in commercial robots?

Commercial robots in the database use 144 types of sensors. The most common include Not officially disclosed, Vision system (posture/position and anomaly detection), RGB Camera ×2 (forehead + mouth), 3D Depth Sensor, Microphone ×4, Gyroscope ×2 (torso + base), and 138 more. See the technology landscape section for a complete breakdown, or browse the components directory.

What connectivity options do commercial robots support?

Commercial robots in the database support 64 types of connectivity. The most common include Not officially disclosed, Web apps, Native smartphone apps, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4/5 GHz), Ethernet, Wi-Fi, and 58 more. Connectivity determines how the robot communicates with your network, cloud services, companion apps, and other smart devices. Visit the components directory for detailed information on each protocol.

Do commercial robots work with voice assistants?

Some commercial robots integrate with voice assistant platforms including Multilingual Speech Recognition & Synthesis, Conversational voice AI interface, Speakers, LED Text Display Strip, Microphone (future AI conversation capability), Multi-language speech recognition & synthesis with emotional prosody, Natural Language Voice Commands, Doubao, iFlytek, Qianwen/Qwen, AI Conversational Interface, Loudspeaker (optional voices, music), temi AI Assistant. Voice integration enables hands-free control, status updates, and interaction with your broader smart home ecosystem. Not all models support voice assistants — check individual robot pages for specific compatibility details.

Buying & Getting Started

Which commercial robots can I buy right now?

34 commercial robots are currently available or actively deployed: aeo by Aeolus Robotics, Pepper by Aldebaran Robotics, ANYmal D by ANYbotics, ANYmal X by ANYbotics, Servi Q by Bear Robotics, Spot by Boston Dynamics, Stretch by Boston Dynamics, ZeeBot by Cainiao, and 26 more. Visit each robot's page for the latest purchasing details and availability.

How do I compare commercial robots on ui44?

ui44 offers a side-by-side comparison tool that lets you compare up to 4 commercial robots at once. Compare specs like battery life, weight, sensors, price, and capabilities across models including G2 Air, aeo, Pepper, ANYmal D, ANYmal X, and 39 more. You can also check the specifications comparison table above for a quick overview of all models.

How do I get started choosing a commercial robot?

Start by defining your specific requirements and budget. The getting started guide above walks through 6 key steps: Identify the specific operational bottleneck you want to solve — delivery…; Calculate the total cost of ownership over 3–5 years: acquisition or lease cost…; Request customer references from the manufacturer — talk to businesses similar…. Use ui44's comparison tool and the specs comparison table to narrow down your shortlist.

Data Integrity

All commercial robot data on ui44 is verified against official manufacturer sources, spec sheets, and press releases. Most recent verification: 2026-07-12. If you notice outdated or incorrect data, please let us know — accuracy is our top priority.

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