# "Humanoid robots will hit homes in 3-7 years" (DEPLOY verdict: Open)

- **DEPLOY verdict:** Open
- **Claim type:** Timeline
- **Claimed:** 2026-05-16
- **Claimed by:** [Sanctuary AI](/companies/sanctuary-ai.md)

## How DEPLOY assessed this

Claim made May 2026. No evidence to confirm or contradict yet. Given that Phoenix has no commercial deployment and the CEO was removed, this timeline is highly speculative. The range (3-7 years) is so wide as to be nearly unfalsifiable.

## Proof on file

- Claim source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2026/05/16/sanctuary-ai-humanoid-robots-will-hit-homes-in-3-7-years/

## See also

- [Sanctuary AI's full claims ledger](/companies/sanctuary-ai.md)
- [Claim Integrity Index](/stats/claim-integrity.md): which robot companies deliver on their claims.

_Status is a DEPLOY assessment from primary sources, restated only by appending a new event. Canonical URL: /claims/sanctuary-ai-c3_