Humanoid Robot Pricing and Access Models

Name the commercial object

The offer may be a robot, a reservation, a subscription, a managed workflow or a research platform. NEO’s ordering page distinguishes ownership and subscription, while GXO’s Digit account describes a service agreement. These are different purchasing arrangements. Write down what is actually being supplied, who operates it and which equipment or software is included before comparing headline amounts.

Separate orderability from delivery

A deposit, application form or announced delivery window does not establish that a buyer can receive a supported system now. Check geography, customer eligibility, contract acceptance, shipment evidence and the exact configuration. Digit 5’s preliminary status is a reason to retain uncertainty about the delivered specification. Keep the source date visible, because access conditions can change faster than a company profile.

Build a complete cost worksheet

Request itemized terms for hardware, tooling, site preparation, integration, software, connectivity, training, consumables, maintenance and human assistance where relevant. Distinguish one-time costs from recurring charges and usage-dependent fees. Avoid converting incomplete quotes into a universal cost per task. A scenario estimate is useful only when its assumptions, utilization and excluded costs are visible to the reader.

Read the operational restrictions

Commercial terms may limit the setting or permitted use. NEO’s reviewed legal material distinguishes personal domestic use, and the product describes scheduled expert assistance for unfamiliar tasks. Those conditions affect suitability and staffing, not just price. Before committing, identify data access, remote support, privacy controls, service response, repairs and the procedure for ending or changing the agreement.

Keep unknown quotes unknown

Where a reliable price or contract term is absent, display Not publicly disclosed. Do not estimate a competing robot’s price from its size, funding or rumored production cost. Ask for a dated quote tied to the acceptance test and delivery configuration. Compare the resulting offers under the same workload and service assumptions, while preserving any differences that cannot be normalized fairly.

Additional disclosed fields

Published access example

NEO’s order page distinguishes ownership and subscription offers

Primary specReviewed 2026-09-28

Sources 1

NEO order and hardware

1X Technologies · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Service-agreement example

GXO describes a multi-year Digit Robots-as-a-Service agreement

Customer confirmedReviewed 2026-09-28

Sources 1

GXO multi-year agreement with Agility Robotics

GXO · Published 2024-06-27 · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Customer describes commercial live-warehouse operation after a pilot. Does not identify current Digit 5 hardware.

Development-stage example

Digit 5 specifications are presented as preliminary

Primary specReviewed 2026-09-28

Sources 1

Digit 5 product and development disclaimer

Agility Robotics · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Relationships & deployments

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Record history & verified changes

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