Labrador Retriever

1. 5

   Regulator-cleared or mass market

   A regulator has cleared it where approval applies: FDA clearance or approval for a medical robot, a permit to run with no one aboard for a self-driving vehicle, or an FAA approval for routine drone flights. Or: Widely sold: sales in the hundreds of thousands, or a product category you can buy in ordinary shops.

2. 4

   Paying customers

   Delivered to customers who pay for it, beyond a trial, or a paid service the public can use.

3. 3

   PilotThis robot

   Working with a named customer in a real setting, as a trial.

   Placed by: Labrador began delivering its Retriever Pro to its first business clients, including On Lok PACE, Nationwide Insurance, Masonic Homes of California and Eskaton (3 Nov 2022); Masonic Homes of California, a senior living provider, said it planned to use its own group of Retriever Pro robots after an on-campus test (3 Nov 2022).

4. 2

   Pre-orders

   Orders, reservations or deposits taken, with nothing delivered yet.

5. 1

   Demo only

   Shown in videos, staged events or a factory, with no units working for customers.

What we couldn't confirm. No news after November 2022 could be found, and the maker's site has no dated updates. Whether the Retriever is sold to consumers today, and how many Retriever Pro units are in use, could not be confirmed. The 'missed' promise rests on the absence of any sales report plus the site still taking reservations.