Humanoid Robots That Can Fold Laundry in 2026, Ranked by What They Really Do

Taku ranks first because it has shown the whole laundry job, not a single step. DYNA Robotics revealed it on September 29, 2026 with an uncut, hour-long run in a hotel laundry room, where it loaded the washer, moved wet towels to the dryer, folded them and stacked them on shelves. It decides when to pause folding to tend a machine, and a towel that hits the floor goes back to the dirty pile instead of the clean stack. Two arms with seven joints each sit on a folding lower body and four steerable wheels, so it can crouch into a drum and reach a high shelf. The limit is proof at scale: one strong run does not yet show how often it needs help across many shifts. It suits hotels, laundromats and other businesses with a steady flow of towels and linens.

Figure 03 ranks second because its Helix model is the clearest public proof of a humanoid folding on its own. Figure says Helix folds towels fully autonomously, picking them from a mixed pile, fixing a fold that started wrong and pulling apart towels that come up stuck together, all with one neural network and multi-fingered hands. Figure 03 adds a palm camera in each hand and fingertips that sense as little as three grams of pressure, plus a soft, washable outer cover for safer work in a home. It charges itself by stepping onto a wireless pad. The limits are clear: Figure has published no folding success rate or speed, and has not opened home sales. It suits anyone following the race to a two-legged home helper, and businesses already talking to Figure.

Memo ranks third because Sunday Robotics reports the strongest folding results inside real homes. With its ACT-2 model, announced in July 2026, the company says Memo folded laundry with more than 99 percent success in homes and on clothes it had never seen, after months of tests in staff homes and short-stay rentals. Its video of six pairs of socks folded in a row shows how fine the hand work has become. Memo learns from people wearing Sunday's skill capture glove, not from remote control, and it rests at about four feet tall but can reach seven feet. The limits: the success rate is Sunday's own figure, Memo works at half a person's normal pace, and it is only going to a small beta group in 2026. It suits families willing to join a waitlist for the most tested home folder.

Isaac 1 ranks fourth because it is the laundry robot you can order for a home today. Weave Robotics built its main routine, called Laundry Flow, around the full chore: finding dirty clothes, picking them up, handling loaded hampers, folding and putting things away. A second routine makes beds and clears toys and shoes. It rolls on a wheeled base with a torso that folds down, stands from three feet to five feet nine inches, and runs eight hours on a two-hour charge. Weave's earlier stationary folder, Isaac 0, has logged more than 2,000 hours in homes. The limit is control: Isaac 1 runs on its own by default but a remote operator can step in, and it had not yet been tested in customer homes when orders opened. It suits California households that want help with laundry this year.

Onero H1 ranks fifth because it has done real laundry work live, but slowly and only part of the job. At CES 2026 it picked clothes off a couch, rolled to a washing machine, opened the door, loaded the clothes and shut it again, with nearly two minutes spent on a single item. Folding has so far appeared in SwitchBot's promotional video rather than in front of reporters. It has 22 degrees of freedom across its arms and hands, RealSense depth cameras and an on-device AI model, and SwitchBot plans both a claw hand and a five-fingered hand. The limit is speed and proof: nobody outside the company has seen it fold. It suits smart home fans who already use SwitchBot gear and want a household robot that also does dishes and tidying.

CloiD ranks sixth because LG has shown it folding in public, but only as a concept. At CES 2026 it sorted and folded laundry, fetched milk from the fridge and put a croissant in the oven during a carefully planned 15-minute show. Reporters found it very slow, and the fridge and oven doors opened by themselves to help it. Its two arms have seven joints each and its wheeled base keeps it steady, while its head works as a hub for LG's connected appliances, so it can start a wash and then deal with the clothes. The limit is the biggest of the six: LG has made no firm plan to sell it. It suits readers who want to see where a large appliance maker is heading with home robots, not buyers.