Real or hype? Evidence-based robot verdicts
Human-reviewed autonomy verdicts for every frontier robot, weighing vendor claims against independent evidence. Green means genuinely autonomous — supervised, remote-assisted, and teleoperated each get their own color.
iRobot Roomba Combo 10 Max
AutonomousThe iRobot Roomba Combo 10 Max is a flagship consumer robot vacuum and mop system launched in August 2024 at $1,399.99 MSRP, pairing a robot with an AutoWash dock that self-empties debris (60-day capacity), refills the mopping water tank (7-day supply), and washes/heat-dries the mop pad.
1X NEO
Remote-AssistedThe 1X NEO is a bipedal humanoid home robot developed by 1X Technologies (formerly Halodi Robotics), available for pre-order at $20,000 upfront or $499/month subscription, with consumer deliveries planned for 2026.
Mobile ALOHA (Stanford)
AutonomousMobile ALOHA is a research platform developed at Stanford University (IRIS/REAL Lab) by Zipeng Fu, Tony Z.