Robot Price Index · Q4 2026 · prices checked 14 October 2026
What robots cost: Robot Price Index, Q4 2026
Most robot makers do not publish a price. This edition collects every robot in the RobotAIGeek catalogue whose regular US list price we could confirm on the maker's store, an authorised seller or the press on 14 October 2026, and shows what those prices say about the market.
Key findings
3.4%
of the 4,760 robots in our catalogue have a public US list price we could verify (162 robots from 34 makers).
0.5%
of 1,992 industrial robots publish a verifiable list price (9 models). Industrial arms are sold on quote.
$1,325
is the median list price of the robots that do publish one; home and garden robots dominate the priced market.
$2,499 to $128,900
is the spread of published humanoid robot prices (11 of 342 humanoids in the catalogue).
68.5%
of priced robots come from makers in China (111 of 162).
43+
of the 162 were selling below list price on the check date. The index uses list prices.
Median list price by category
Categories with at least four priced models; bars drawn to scale.
| Category | Models | From | Median | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleaning robots | 52 | $199 | $1,099 | $15,499 |
| Educational robots | 18 | $99 | $1,299 | $30,285 |
| Lawn and garden robots | 15 | $629 | $1,299 | $2,399 |
| Home and personal robots | 12 | $399.99 | $1,275 | $1,999.99 |
| Service robots | 12 | $274.99 | $700 | $1,399.99 |
| Exoskeletons | 11 | $999 | $1,499 | $1,999 |
| Humanoid robots | 11 | $2,499 | $9,999 | $128,900 |
| Drones | 7 | $179.99 | $360 | $23,495 |
| Collaborative robots (cobots) | 5 | $1,799 | $5,299 | $9,999 |
| Robot arms and hands | 5 | $25,000 | $29,500 | $49,500 |
| Exosuits | 4 | $1,399 | $2,099 | $4,500 |
| Legged robots | 4 | $1,600 | $3,650 | $11,200 |
6 further priced models sit in categories with fewer than four entries and are counted in the totals only.
How prices spread
Where priced robots are made
Humanoid robots with a public price
US list prices; research and EDU editions sold through US retailers are priced well above the maker's own store.
| Robot | Maker | List price |
|---|---|---|
| Zeroth M1 | Zeroth | $2,499 |
| Unitree R1 AIR | Unitree Robotics | $4,900 |
| Mini Pi Plus | High Torque Technology | $5,500 to $7,500 |
| Unitree R1 | Unitree Robotics | $5,900 |
| Booster K1 Geek | Booster Robotics | $5,999 |
| onero H1 | SwitchBot | $9,999 |
| Asimov 1 | Menlo Research | $20,000 |
| Unitree H2 | Unitree Robotics | $29,900 |
| Unitree G1 EDU | Unitree Robotics | $43,900 to $73,900 |
| Unitree H2 EDU | Unitree Robotics | $68,900 |
| Unitree H1-2 | Unitree Robotics | $128,900 |
Methodology
- Prices were checked on 14 October 2026 against the maker's own store or price page, an authorised retailer, or press coverage of the launch, and each source is listed in the dataset.
- The index uses the regular list price (MSRP), never a temporary sale price, so editions stay comparable.
- Only prices published in US dollars are included; prices in other currencies are not converted.
- Discontinued models, quote-only products and figures we could not trace to a source are left out.
- Each robot is counted in its most specific category; price ranges use the lowest list price of the model's variants.
Cite and reuse
Free to quote and republish, including the charts, with credit and a link (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0).
Source: RobotAIGeek Robot Price Index, Q4 2026 (robotaigeek.com/prices/report-q4-2026)