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Why isn't it listed?

The short answer: this site lists only robots that meet all four of its criteria: they do at least two kinds of household work, at least one of them a physical chore; they have arms or grippers to handle objects; they adapt to what is in front of them rather than replaying fixed movements; and they have a real path into homes: a price, preorders or an announced release window. How those criteria are applied is explained in How this site works.

Many robots that appear in the news do not meet one or more of them. Robots that were looked at closely and turned down each have their own page, listed under Not qualified. This page covers well-known robots that were never close enough to need one, usually because they are a single-purpose appliance, a companion device without arms, or a product whose own maker does not describe it as doing household work.

None of this is a judgement of the product. It says which criterion is not met, and on what evidence. Every entry is dated, and any of these could change.

Companion and home-monitoring devices without arms

Samsung Ballie. A ball-shaped rolling home assistant with a built-in projector and cameras, and no arms.1 It does not meet the criterion of being able to handle objects. Samsung has not released it; in January 2026 it was reported to have been shelved indefinitely.2

Amazon Astro. A wheeled home robot for monitoring and security, with no arms to pick up or carry items.3 It does not meet the criterion of being able to handle objects. As of May 2026 it was offered in the US by invitation only.4

Robots whose maker does not describe household work

UBTECH U1. A life-size humanoid sold in China as a companion robot, with prices reported from CNY 119,800. Press coverage of its launch reports that the U1 series is designed not to perform household chores such as cleaning or cooking.5 It does not meet the criterion of doing a physical household chore.

Unitree R1. A small humanoid priced from USD 5,900. At launch its standard version had no hands, with a dexterous hand offered only on the developer edition, and it was operated by remote control, with autonomous behaviour left for buyers to develop.6 It does not meet the criteria of handling objects or of acting on its own.

Single-purpose appliances

Roborock Saros Z70. A robot vacuum and mop with a folding arm that moves obstacles out of the way and can pick up small items such as socks and tissues and put them in set places.7 It is a floor-cleaning appliance, which this site does not cover. The arm is part of the vacuum’s job rather than a separate household task.

No path into homes yet

Astribot S1. Astribot’s website describes its aim to “empower billions of people with AI robotic partners”, but offers no price, no preorder and no announced release date for a home product.8 It does not yet meet the criterion of a real path into homes. That is the criterion most likely to change: if a home offer is announced, it will be considered.

Notes

  1. TechRadar, “Samsung’s Ballie robot is delayed again – and now we know why”, 2025-12-05. https://www.techradar.com/home/smart-home/samsungs-ballie-robot-is-delayed-again-and-now-we-know-why ↩

  2. Bloomberg, “Samsung’s Rolling Ballie Robot Indefinitely Shelved After Delays”, 2026-01-07. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-07/samsung-s-rolling-ballie-robot-indefinitely-shelved-after-delays ↩

  3. The Robot Report, “Amazon Astro robot: been there, done that”, 2021-09-28. https://www.therobotreport.com/amazon-astro-robot-been-there-done-that/ ↩

  4. The Gadgeteer, “Home Robots in 2026: What’s Shipping, What’s Vaporware”, 2026-05-20. https://the-gadgeteer.com/2026/05/20/home-robots-available-2026/ ↩

  5. BigGo Finance, “UBTech’s ‘Cyber Companion’ Priced Up to 990,000 Yuan, Pre-Sales Top 13,000 Units, Igniting the Loneliness Economy”, 2026-07-01. https://finance.biggo.com/news/b2e3fc29-c114-4bf6-86c6-8c020d918088 ↩

  6. The Robot Report, “Unitree designs R1 humanoid robot to be agile and affordable”, 2025-07-29. https://www.therobotreport.com/unitree-designs-r1-humanoid-robot-to-be-agile-and-affordable/ ↩

  7. Roborock, “Roborock Saros Z70” product page, accessed 2026-09-26. https://us.roborock.com/products/roborock-saros-z70 ↩

  8. Astribot, company website, accessed 2026-09-26. https://astribot.com/en ↩

Last updated 2026-09-26.

Robots that were examined against the four criteria and did not meet them are a different list: examined and not listed.