The Big 3

One scoreboard for 1X NEO, Figure 03, and Tesla Optimus.

These are the only humanoid programs openly chasing in-home deployments. This hub tracks their status, availability windows, pricing signals, and the best next step if you want to go deeper.

Where Things Stand

Summaries pulled from public statements, pilot announcements, and our own reporting. Jump to the deep dive for each company or head to the full spec comparison when you're ready to spreadsheet it out.

Preorders live

1X NEO · $20K EA / $499 mo

In-home pilots

Figure 03 · 2025 alpha

Internal deployment

Tesla Optimus · factory staff

Company Snapshots

Headlines today, what they're comfortable promising publicly, and the right link if you want receipts.

1X TECHNOLOGIES

NEO

Preorders open

Hybrid teleop/autonomy concierge robot with $10K deposit or $20K Early Access purchase. Company-stated U.S. deliveries start 2026.

Remote "Expert Mode" support baked into service fee
Pilots running in commercial security + hospitality
Household readiness checklist shipping to preorder cohort

1X Deep Dive Compare Specs

FIGURE AI

FIGURE 03

In-home alpha 2025

Manufacturing pilots with BMW plus a stated timeline for supervised household testing in 2025. No public price yet, but they keep saying "consumer" out loud.

Vision-language stack drives autonomy with teleop fallback
Building "BotQ" manufacturing line to hit mass-market BOM
Home program framed as "invite only" for reliability data

Figure Deep Dive See Comparison

TESLA

OPTIMUS GEN 3

Internal rollout

Building dozens of units for Tesla factories. CEO timing still says "consumer by 2026," but no retail program, price, or preorder page exists yet.

Focused on factory task automation and battery pack handling
Public goal: <$25K price once mass manufactured
Consumer timeline entirely CEO-guided for now

Optimus Deep Dive Full Comparison

Spec Snapshot

Baseline public numbers. The detailed, source-cited version lives on the comparison page—this is the quick refresher.

Company	Model	Height / Weight	Hands	Availability	Price
1X	NEO	5'5" / 66 lbs	2-finger claw + grippers	Deposits now, 2026 delivery window	$20K Early Access or $499 / mo
Figure AI	Figure 03	5'6" / 130 lbs	5-finger hand	In-home alpha testing 2025	TBD (no public pricing)
Tesla	Optimus Gen 3	5'8" / 160 lbs	5-finger hand	Factory only; consumer TBD	Target <$25K (CEO guidance)

Source: company statements, pilot announcements, and our spec comparison which cites every data point.

Next Steps

Kick off the workflow that fits your appetite—book a preorder consult, ask for a pilot deck, or follow the progress from a healthy distance.