Following CES 2026, a slew of home robots have been released, each claiming to make household chores effortless. Last week, the Shiguang S1 stole the spotlight, with its maker GigaBrain touting its ability to cook, clean, and chat with homeowners. This week, the latest to join the humanoid bandwagon is the Astribot T1 home robot.
The humanoid is designed and manufactured by Stardust Intelligence, the same company renowned for the $100,000 Astribot S1. The T1 is a trimmed-down version of that flagship, priced at $14,000.
First reported by Xinhua, the T1 stands five feet tall, weighs 154 lbs, and features 23 degrees of movement freedom. That size puts it roughly at the height of a short adult: unimposing enough not to feel out of place in a domestic setting, yet capable of handling tasks that have long been the benchmark for useful home robots.
In terms of functionality, the T1 integrates with robot grippers and five-fingered end effectors, which reminds us of Robotera L7 humanoid. This allows it to cover tasks ranging from cooking to lab assistance. According to a marketing video posted on the company’s YouTube channel, the robot appears to cook steaks, fold laundry, serve as a personal bartender, and perform an array of tasks we have long envisioned a home robot handling.
As noted by Interesting Engineering, these movements are powered by a cable-driven architecture, and its AI learns largely from human demonstration data rather than relying on a fixed set of pre-programmed routines. Astribot’s CEO, Dr. Yao Maoqing, detailed this further in a recent interview with Forbes, stating, “technology stack needs further maturation before humanoid robots can enter homes at scale.” That pretty much makes it clear that the robot would still need a handful of upgrades in the coming years, especially since bipedal locomotion and stability remain significant challenges in the humanoid industry.
Moving on to other features, the T1 uses a wheeled base akin to the Switchbot’s Onero H1. There is a price difference of $4,000 between the two, with the latter being available for $10,000. Whether the T1 can outshine the H1 and deliver on its promise in real homes and workplaces, rather than in tightly controlled demo environments, the Astribot still has to answer. Interested individuals can hop to the official website of the manufacturer and place an order for the T1 now.
