Humanoid Robots You Can Actually Buy Right Now in 2026, and How to Order

Unitree R1 ranks first because it is the only humanoid here that sits in a public online store, marked in stock, with an Add to Cart button. It stands 123 cm tall, weighs about 29 kg and has 20 to 26 degrees of freedom depending on the version, enough to run, cartwheel and do handstands. A two-axis head, binocular vision, a microphone array and an onboard speech and vision model let it hear, see and answer. Its limits are real: the battery lasts about an hour, its hands are fixed spheres that cannot grip, and only the EDU version accepts your own code. The buyer also handles customs clearance. It suits students, makers and anyone who wants a real walking humanoid at home or in class.

Feather ranks second because you can configure and order it online today, choosing compute, cameras, arms and hands on a single build page, with financing offered. It is a wheeled humanoid: two 7-degree-of-freedom arms, each 1 m long, ride on a torso that rises and falls 600 mm, on a base that moves in any direction at up to 1.3 m/s. Dual hot-swappable batteries give about 10 hours of work, and an open Python and ROS 2 software kit lets teams bring their own AI. Its makers say it already works as a cook in restaurants and cleans science labs. Its limits are a 105 kg weight and no legs, so stairs are out. It suits developers and integrators building robot apps for real workplaces.

AgiBot A2 Lite ranks third because it is a full-size walking humanoid you can add to a cart in AgiBot's global store, with shipping and delivery handled by the company. It stands 169 cm tall, weighs 63 kg, has 23 degrees of freedom and walks at up to 0.8 m/s, with about 1.5 hours of walking per charge. It ships with a library of routines such as handshakes, tai chi and Peking opera, can be run in groups, and learns new moves through an optional VR kit. Its main limit is that it has no perception or speech AI, so it performs rather than helps. It suits venues, brands and event companies that want a life-size performer.

Unitree G1+ ranks fourth because Unitree takes G1+ orders through its store and sales booking form, though it has no instant checkout like the R1. Launched in September 2026 as the upgrade of the popular G1, it stands 1.34 m tall, weighs about 35 kg and folds to 690 mm for transport. It has 25 degrees of freedom, up to 45 on the EDU version, two new neck joints, a head tap sensor, stronger shoulder and waist motors and a quick-release battery good for about 2 hours. Each arm carries about 3 kg. Its limits are a short 8-month warranty on the base model and code access only on EDU. It suits universities, schools and labs that want the most used research humanoid.

Nori A3 ranks fifth because Nori takes full orders on its website for a limited fall 2026 batch, after its first units shipped in July 2026. It is a wheeled home robot from a San Francisco startup: a telescoping column carries its head and two 7+1 degree-of-freedom arms from 69 cm to 145 cm, so it reaches both the floor and the counter. It weighs 20.4 kg, runs 6 to 8 hours and is assembled in San Francisco. Owners train it at home and can share skills with other owners. Its limits are light arms that lift about 1.5 kg each and the need to teach it most chores yourself. It suits tinkerers who want to try household robotics at the lowest entry point.

NEO Home Robot ranks sixth because 1X takes orders on its website with a fully refundable deposit for US deliveries starting in 2026, but you cannot take one home today. It is the most complete home humanoid here: about 168 cm tall, about 30 kg, with 75 degrees of freedom and soft tendon-driven joints designed to be safe and quiet around people. It walks through ordinary homes, carries groceries, fetches items and holds a conversation, with about 4 hours per charge. Owners get a 3-year warranty with the ownership tier. Its limit is that it still learns many chores with help from remote 1X operators, which raises privacy questions. It suits US households that want a full-size helper and accept early-adopter trade-offs.

4NE-1 Mini ranks seventh because NEURA Robotics takes a fully refundable reservation that holds a place in its delivery queue, with the fee credited toward the robot. It is the compact member of the 4NE-1 family: 132 cm tall, 36 kg, with 25 degrees of freedom, 3 kg of payload per arm and about 2.5 hours per charge. It runs NEURA's Neuraverse software, understands several languages and uses safety sensors that detect nearby people. The Pro version adds more hardware and a developer kit with a C++ SDK, digital twin and teleoperation. Its limits are a slow 3 km/h walk and a delivery date still ahead. It suits European schools, universities and research groups.

Lumi ranks eighth because Lightberry takes reservations for its first 100 Founder Edition units, which ship in 2026, so it is a pre-order rather than a robot you can collect today. Introduced in August 2026, it combines Lightberry's sensors and software with a Unitree G1 body. It stands 1.3 m tall, has 34 degrees of freedom and runs Lightberry OS on an NVIDIA Jetson Thor computer, with 2.5 to 3.5 hours per charge. It is built to talk: it holds long conversations, tells stories, takes photos, looks up information and guides people around a space. Its limits are a small first batch and a young company behind it. It suits event organisers, shops and visitor centres.