What does my future look like?
Which robots are really coming to homes, roads, hospitals and workplaces, how far each has got, and what makers have promised against what they have delivered.
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Robots, without the hype
Robots are arriving in daily life faster than it's easy to keep track of, and the videos run well ahead of reality. Robotics Verdict tracks 193 of the most talked-about robots and shows, in plain English, how far each has really got.
What can I use today?
Robots you can ride, buy, or be treated by right now, and where. Only robots with paying customers or a regulator's clearance make this list.
How can I benefit, and what should I watch out for?
Claims set against the evidence, hidden human operators flagged, crashes and recalls listed, and what robots really mean for jobs.
The one idea to know
Five steps from video to everyday
Every robot sits on one ladder. It shows how far a robot has got, not how good it is, and it's worked out from dated sources by published rules.
- Demo onlyShown in videos or staged events; no units with customers.
- Pre-ordersOrders or deposits taken; not delivered.
- PilotWorking with a named customer in a real setting.
- Paying customersDelivered and paid for, beyond pilots.
- Regulator-cleared or mass marketCleared where approval applies, or widely sold.
