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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

   Pilot

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

4. 2

   Pre-ordersThis robot

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

   Placed by: Tombot's 2023 annual report said it was holding pre-order deposits from Kickstarter buyers and would pay them back in robots as it shipped (May 2023).

5. 1

   Demo only

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

What we couldn't confirm. Could not confirm the reported $7 million raise in June 2026 (web search limit reached). Tombot's investor page claims 20,000+ pre-order and waitlist customers; not independently confirmed. NBC News (2019) said it would retail for $500; no current price is published.