Startup Flourish shows a $3,555 wheeled home robot, first 50 units by Christmas
Flourish One is a two-arm robot on six wheels, powered by a Raspberry Pi, for tidying and simple chores. It is not yet shipping.
A small company showed a home robot with two arms that rolls on wheels, for $3,555. It is made for tidying up and wiping tables. Only 50 are planned for now, so you cannot buy one yet.
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Why it matters
Home humanoids are usually $20,000 or more. This one is cheap, but it is small, early, and limited.
Watch: cheap home robots are coming, but this one has not shipped yet.
The details
- Flourish is a San Francisco and Paris startup founded in January 2026.
- The first batch is 50 hand-built units; the company hopes to ship before Christmas 2026.
- Each arm lifts 1.5 kg; battery lasts 12 hours of arm use; it has LiDAR and wrist cameras.
- The company says you can teach it a chore in under 30 minutes using a phone app.
- It is not waterproof and has two-finger grippers, so it suits tidying and wiping tables, not delicate work.
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