PrimeBot prices Q1 and T1 home robots at CNY 19,999, shipping from Oct 1
The Shanghai brand sells an 88 cm humanoid and a robot that switches between wheels and four legs. Both start at CNY 19,999, about $2,980.
A company in Shanghai now sells home robots. One looks like a small person. The other can switch between rolling on wheels and walking on four legs. For now, you can only buy them in China.
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In China for now · CNY 19,999 (about $2,980)
Sales are in China for now. PrimeBot showed both robots at IFA Berlin in September, but we have seen no overseas price or date.
Why it matters
Home humanoids are starting to reach shoppers. The top versions are open to developers, but sales are in China only for now.
Watch: a home humanoid you can order today is a new kind of gadget.
The details
- PrimeBot launched the Q1 and T1 on September 20, and orders ship in sequence from October 1.
- Prices: Q1 and T1 CNY 19,999, Q1 Explorer CNY 26,999, T1 Pro CNY 29,999.
- The Q1 stands 88 cm tall and has 22 degrees of freedom.
- The T1 changes between a wheeled humanoid and a four-legged form. T1 Pro adds an NVIDIA Orin Nano chip.
- The factory line finishes one robot every 2.5 minutes, and experience centers are open in seven Chinese cities.
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