The robot price index
The VMX baseline: where humanoid, robot-dog, and home-robot prices stand as of October 2026, computed only from verified official-channel prices — 33 priced models across 107 tracked. This is a snapshot of the current catalog, not a fixed-basket measure of price inflation. Changes in coverage and exchange rates can move these figures.
Humanoid robots
Robot dogs (quadrupeds)
Home & service robots
Modeled first-year depreciation across priced, buyable models averages ≈40%/yr — a tier-based placeholder model (methodology), not observed resale data. It converts to a market-backed figure as the tracker logs real prices.
Each model page includes its current price, depreciation curve, and residual estimate. Start from the lowest-depreciation ranking, the best value under $10k, or the lease & residual calculator.
What changed
AgiBot D1 Ultra
Official store and its D1 Ultra variant data showed $9,600 at the September 30 check, compared with the previously cataloged $7,680. This is the observation date; the exact seller change date is unknown. Freight and duties remain extra.
Source ↗Roborock Saros 20 Flow
Added Saros 20 Flow from Roborock’s official product page following IFA. Regional pricing and delivery remain unverified.
Source ↗Pudu Robotics D5
Rechecked the $80,000 D5 and $85,000 D5-W. The visible official-store buying path is Request a Quote. Published dimensions and weights are now recorded; shipment remains unverified.
Source ↗Dreame Technology Aqua20 Pro Ultra Roller X Complete
German launch of the black Complete configuration: €1,499 regular price, with an advertised €1,199 launch offer from September 21 through October 4. US availability is not established.
Source ↗Agility Robotics Digit 5
Agility announced Digit 5. Early access is expected in H1 2027, followed by general availability by end-2027. No purchase price is published.
Source ↗Faraday Future FF Futurist
Removed the $89,900 catalog price after Faraday Future delisted the matching All-New Futurist SKU. The remaining Futurist Ultra is a different product.
Source ↗XPENG IRON
XPENG announced IRON production-line commissioning and planned external deliveries in 2027. The current release specifies 76 body degrees of freedom and 21 per hand.
Source ↗Pudu Robotics D5
Added PUDU’s published $85,000 D5-W configuration to the catalog. The date records our addition, not the first day the manufacturer offered it.
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