Humanoid Robots by Use Case: Home, Service and Industrial Robots

A humanoid robot should be judged first by the job it is asked to do. This section sorts models by use case and, for each one, compares robots from different brands: what the manufacturers claim, what has been documented in real-world settings and what remains unknown.

Humanoid robot use cases covered

Home humanoid robots

Humanoids for the home: models available for pre-order, tasks actually demonstrated, teleoperation, autonomy and personal data.

Reception and service robots

Reception, retail and hospitality: AgiBot’s deployments, the AiMOGA and UBTech projects, what they do, where they fall short and the regulatory framework in 2026.

Industrial humanoid robots

Figure 03, Atlas, Digit 5: a comparison of industrial humanoid robots, their claimed capabilities and their documented deployments in factories.

Educational humanoid robots

Educational humanoids from Unitree, Neura, Booster and FF Nova: prices, EDU versions, software, configurations and use in research labs.

Manufacturer profiles and buying guides

Manufacturer profiles are collected on the Unitree, Figure AI and Boston Dynamics pages. For buying questions, see the guides.