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Tau Humanoid at Los Angeles, California, USA

A humanoid robot designed for household and office cleaning tasks, deployed as part of Tau's cleaning service in San Francisco. Each unit is jointly controlled by a human operator and AI, performing tasks like vacuuming, surface cleaning, and trash removal. Named units include Chelsea, Elon, and Tony.

Tau Humanoid by Tau Robotics · Unverified · Humanoids

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Tau Robotics opened invite-only bookings for its humanoid home cleaning service in Los Angeles on October 15, 2026, with a waitlist for households without an invite code. Each one-hour visit uses two humanoids brought to the home by Tau staff. Tau's service terms say the robots are operated in real time by a trained remote human operator and are not autonomous.

Key facts

Bookings opened (company-stated)
October 15, 2026, invite-only with a waitlist
Visit format (company-stated)
Two humanoids for a one-hour visit; the booking page lists $100 per visit
Control mode (company-stated)
Operated in real time by a remote human operator with AI; not autonomous

Safety record

No incidents on record for Tau Humanoid at Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Trust tier
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Last updated
2026-10-20
Model
Tau Humanoid
Company
Tau Robotics
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Operator
Tau Robotics
Status
pilot
Operator type
maker operated
Site environment
indoor
First seen
2026-10-15
ID
d7e88378-1211-454c-a4af-efa1e4428024

Timeline

  1. Oct 2026
    First recorded
    Tau Humanoid first documented operating at Los Angeles, California, USA.
  2. Oct 2026
    Current status: pilot
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (4)

  1. You can now book our humanoid cleaning service in Los Angeles · https://x.com/alexkoch_ai/status/2110766529323426047 · 2026-10-15
  2. Book a clean | Tau Robotics · https://www.tau-robotics.com/book · 2026-10-20
  3. Terms of Service | Tau Robotics · https://www.tau-robotics.com/service-terms · 2026-10-12
  4. Tau launching on-demand humanoid home cleaning in Los Angeles (uncover.robotics Instagram) · https://www.instagram.com/p/DetHmBPElsd/ · 2026-10-19
Methodology: Unreviewed · 4 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-20

Verification posture

Unreviewed

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-10-20

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: pilot

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: humanoid

Sources by quality tier

4
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Methodology surface for Tau Humanoid at Los Angeles, California, USA.

Common questions

What is the Tau Humanoid deployment at Los Angeles, California, USA?
Tau Humanoid, built by Tau Robotics, is recorded as a deployment at Los Angeles, California, USA on the DEPLOY registry. Tau Robotics operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Tau Humanoid at Los Angeles, California, USA?
Tau Robotics, the manufacturer of Tau Humanoid, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Tau Humanoid deployment at Los Angeles, California, USA go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting October 15, 2026 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Tau Humanoid deployment at Los Angeles, California, USA?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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