Weave’s $8,000 Robot Finally Folds Your Laundry
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A robot that makes your bed and sorts your laundry is now available for preorder, and it costs about as much as a used car.
Weave Robotics is taking orders for Isaac 1, a wheeled home robot that stands nearly six feet tall, uses two arms to handle chores, and runs on either a $7,999 purchase price or $449 a month. California deliveries begin this fall, with broader US availability through 2027.
The price sounds steep until you look at the competition. Bipedal home humanoids from rivals start around $20,000 and can exceed $100,000. Isaac 1 undercuts those by ditching legs for wheels, avoiding the costly mechanics that make walking robots so expensive.
But there's a catch. Isaac 1 isn't fully autonomous. When its AI gets stuck, a Weave employee can remotely access live camera feeds inside your home to assist. Whether that footage trains the company's AI remains an open question Weave has declined to answer.
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