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Home and office robots · Buyer's guide

Which robots are worth letting through the door

Plain verdicts on pool robots, robot mowers, cleaning robots, humanoids and office robots: who each one suits, what it costs and when to wait. We work from spec sheets, maker pages and FCC filings, with the date we checked. We have not tested these robots hands-on.

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Animated doorstep of a home office: one robot rolls onto the doormat with a tag reading worth it; another is stamped not yet and rolls off. HOME& OFFICE WORTH IT NOT YET
Worth it: a robot that fits the job, the space and the budget. Not yet: one that doesn't, or can't be sold in the US. Illustration, not real products.

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2 guidesPool robotsWhich pool robot to buy for a screened Florida pool, an open pool under oaks, or a salt pool, plus a break-even calculator and US availability for each model. 1 guideRobot mowersWhich robot mower fits your yard: boundary wire, RTK or vision, slope and size ratings from the makers, plus US availability for each filing. OverviewCleaning robotsWhat each type of floor-cleaning robot does, who it suits, and when it is worth the money. Plus the floor robots on our US availability check. 2 guidesHome humanoids1X NEO and Unitree R1 compared: listed prices with the date seen, buy vs. subscribe math, and our verdict on whether to buy, subscribe or wait. OverviewOffice robotsWhat office cleaning, delivery and telepresence robots do, who they suit and when each is worth it, plus the commercial robots on our US availability check.

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CalculatorPool robot vs. pool serviceYour robot price, your weekly quote, the month the robot pays for itself. CalculatorBuy or subscribeThe month a subscription costs more than buying. Preloaded with 1X NEO's listed prices. US availability checkCan it still be sold in the US?31 robots checked against FCC records: 29 cleared, 2 pending.

US availability, in short

Since , a new foreign-produced home robot can't get the FCC authorization it needs to be sold here unless it holds a Conditional Approval. Models the FCC authorized before that date can still be sold (FCC DA 26-786, FCC robot FAQ). Find the FCC ID on the box, the label or the manual, then answer three questions.

1. Does the model have an FCC ID with an original grant dated before July 28, 2026?
2. Is it named in a Conditional Approval notice?
3. Does the maker say it's a US-made domestic end product (over 65% US component cost)?
Answer the three questionsAny one "yes" is enough to clear it. No FCC ID at all is the case to slow down on: some devices are authorized by a supplier declaration that carries no FCC ID, so ask the maker for its authorization before you pay.
A Florida front porch with a teal door, a cardboard parcel on the step and a small white wheeled robot beside a potted palm. Computer-generated illustration; the robot is not a real product.
Illustrative render, not a product photo.

Why a doorstep

Every robot we cover gets judged at the door of the home or office it would arrive at. Does it fit the space and the job? Is the price worth the work it saves? Can it still be sold in the US? We answer the first two from spec sheets and maker pages, and the third from FCC records, with the date we checked.

Robot Doorstep is written by The RobotDoorstep team. When we can't confirm something, we say so instead of guessing. How we work.