Maybe robots don't need legs or fingers to do laundry Weave Robotics Isaac 1 isn't pretty or super-humanoid, but it might be ready to handle basic chores

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Thu, 02 Jul 2026 19:39:56 +0000

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Weave Robotics Isaac 1 is a legless robot body on a stalk that can fold laundry and do basic chores, all for $7999.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Weave Robotics Isaac 1 is now
on pre-order It promises to autonomously handle basic household chores The roughly $8,000, legless robot arrives in the US first With its Baymax-esque face, cool hues, and mostly soft body rolling on a wheeled base, Weave Isaac
1 cuts a distinct figure from most humanoid robots. It's just cute/homely enough to attract the robot-curious while avoiding the dangerous uncanny valley of, say, UBTech UWorld U1 .

That's probably a good thing. Weave, which has been building robots like this for a few years, is finally ready to fully commercialize its offerings with the $7,999 (around 6,000 / AU$11,600) Isaac 1. Far from the overreach of many AI-backed bots that promise not only to handle home chores but also to be
your empathetic companions, Isaac 1 has smaller goals. Its features can be boiled down to household drudgery you probably hate to do, including: Latest Videos From Watch full video here: Laundry Finding and picking up "dirty" clothes (it's not clear it knows how they are dirty) Hamper duty Folding and putting away the clean clothes (missing here is setting up and running the washing machine or dryer) It can make your bed Fluff the pillows Clean up the clutter (shoes, toys, etc) It's a good list, but despite Isaac 1's autonomous capabilities, also limited. So much so that Weave Robotics promises teleoperation to help it complete some tasks. For anything you want it to do, you launch it in a connected smartphone app. After that, it rises up from a 3ft tall crouch at its charging base to its full 5 ft 9 in height and rolls out to get the job done.

In the launch video, Isaac appears to move slowly and methodically, but it might be a bit steadier than, say, the likes of Tesla Optimus , Neo Beta , Unitree G1 , and Figure 03, all of which are built to replicate human bipedal walking. Those robots get better and better at walking, running, and dancing, but, as we've seen, they can be more unpredictable . You may like Jake Dyson explains his vision for robots in your home humanoid and otherwise Humanoid robots wont be the future: purpose-built robots will I just watched a Chinese robot make the worst eggs I've ever seen and I'm a little less worried about robots taking our jobs

In addition, all those extra actuators and sensors required for walking tend to make these bots more expensive (they can run from $12k to $ 20k or more). With its wheeled base and sensors to autonomously navigate your home, Weave's Isaac 1 appears steadier and is far cheaper than many of these potential home helper or companion robots. Launching Isaac 1: our most capable home robot - YouTube Watch On While Isaac 1 is ready to fold your laundry, it will do so without the use of fingers. Instead, Isaac 1 will manage laundry and other chores with a couple of orange claws (and reportedly run for eight hours on a charge). The rest of the body is covered in soft, removable body plates in muted colors like Sage, Gray, Slate Blue, Terracotta, and Vesper. Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.

Like other robotics companies, Weave Robotics is offering a subscription
plan: $449 a month (which equates to about 340 / AU$650 a month), which you would pay in perpetuity, but that might also ensure perpetual updates.
Getting one, though, starts with a $250 deposit, and deliveries are expected to begin in September, but only in California. Other areas in the US will follow, according to the company, in 2027.

Isaac 1 won't ever be mistaken for a human, but perhaps that's the point. In the rush to recreate and automate humanity, most robotics companies seem to have forgotten that humans respond best to other real, flesh-and-blood humans and, at a fundamental level, reject artifice and hardware that resembles but can never be us. Follow TechRadar on Google News and add us as a preferred source to get our expert news, reviews, and opinion in your feeds.



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