A startup nobody heard of at CES 2026 is now shipping two AI robots to U.S. doorsteps — this week. Zeroth Robotics’ M1 and W1 start arriving April 15, 2026.
The M1 is a 19.4-inch tall home companion humanoid with 20 degrees of freedom. It walks on two legs at 0.05 m/s or rolls on wheels at 0.6 m/s. Onboard sensors include LiDAR, iTOF depth camera, and IMU. It runs Google Gemini for conversation, handles fall detection, daily reminders, and mobile monitoring. Price: $2,899.
The W1 looks like WALL-E came to life. Dual caterpillar tracks, 20 kg payload, 50 kg towing capacity. It navigates grass, gravel, and 20-degree slopes using LiDAR, RGBD depth cameras, ultrasonic sensors, and infrared human detection. Under the hood: an 8-core Horizon Sunrise CPU, 8 GB RAM, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, and 4G cellular. Price: $4,999.
Why It Matters Right Now
Sub-$3K for a humanoid companion and sub-$5K for an autonomous cargo bot — those numbers undercut competitors like the NEURA Robotics 4NE1 Mini and Unitree R1 by a wide margin. Whether Zeroth can deliver on build quality at these prices is the real question, but the fact that actual shipping dates are here — not “coming soon,” not “2027” — makes this worth watching.
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