Tuesday Labs takes $200 deposits for $20K Voxel robot butler, shipping targeted for 2028
Tuesday Labs, a New York startup run by a Boston Dynamics alum, is taking $200 refundable deposits for Voxel, a two‑legged home robot designed to tidy rooms, water plants, fetch objects and locate lost keys. The company says the robot will cost $20 K and that U.S. deliveries are targeted for 2028 or later, though the final price could change.
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- Tuesday Labs is accepting $200 refundable deposits for Voxel, a two‑legged home robot priced at $20 K, with shipping targeted for 2028.
- Voxel features two 7‑DOF arms, single‑DOF grippers, Z‑shaped folding legs and stereo plus wide‑field cameras; ex‑Pixar animator Alonso Martinez guides its personality.
- The robot aims to tidy rooms, fetch items, water plants and locate lost keys, but the company says a major hardware redesign is still required.
Voxel’s hardware includes two 7‑degree‑of‑freedom arms, single‑DOF grippers, Z‑shaped legs that fold to reach low shelves, and stereo plus wide‑field cameras. Ex‑Pixar animator Alonso Martinez, known for “Up” and “Coco,” is advising on the robot’s personality. Tuesday Labs notes that Voxel still needs a major hardware redesign before production.
The move follows a similar $20 K “Neo” robot from 1X that began shipping in 2025, showing a growing niche for high‑price consumer humanoids. The article also briefly mentions Unitree’s H2‑X demo, Tesla’s Optimus ramp‑up and Waymo’s robotaxi expansion, but Voxel is the only product with a concrete reservation schedule.
A robot butler with Pixar ambitions
The Rundown AI · 22 October 2026
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