# The Home Robot Handbook: what a robot brings into your home

The household-governance layer for home robots, not the spec sheet. The questions a household asks when a robot enters the home: what it collects, who can control it, its safety record, and what happens to your data. Every answer carries a basis: verified (on the DEPLOY record), claimed (a dated attributed signal, never a company statement), or not disclosed (an honest absence). Updated 2026-07-22.

## Verdict

1X NEO is a record: it ships teleoperation-assisted, so a remote operator can see into your home today. Tesla Optimus is anticipated: Tesla has disclosed nothing, and the only forward signals are decompiled iOS-app strings surfaced by @Tesla_App_iOS via @TheHumanoidHub. Three common home devices (iRobot Roomba, Amazon Astro, Ring) have no governance record on the Handbook yet, stated as an honest absence.

## The governance matrix

| Robot | Data | Control & identity | Security record | Lifecycle |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [1X NEO](/home-robots/handbook/neo-data-collection.md) | On the record: [A remote human sees the camera feed in Expert Mode](/home-robots/handbook/neo-data-collection.md) | On the record: [Operated by vetted remote 1X teleoperators (VR)](/home-robots/handbook/neo-data-collection.md) | Not disclosed: [No incident on the DEPLOY record](/home-robots/handbook/neo-data-collection.md) | On the record: [$20,000 one-time or $499/month subscription](/home-robots/handbook/neo-data-collection.md) |
| [Tesla Optimus](/home-robots/handbook/optimus-data-collection.md) | Claimed: [In-home data-collection screen (decompiled app strings)](/home-robots/handbook/optimus-data-collection.md) | Claimed: [BLE phone-key pairing + key whitelist (decompiled)](/home-robots/handbook/optimus-data-collection.md) | Not disclosed: [No incident on the DEPLOY record; no home unit ships](/home-robots/handbook/optimus-data-collection.md) | Not disclosed: [Not disclosed](/home-robots/handbook/optimus-data-collection.md) |
| iRobot Roomba | Not disclosed: Not yet on the Handbook | Not disclosed: Not yet on the Handbook | Not disclosed: Not yet on the Handbook | Not disclosed: Not yet on the Handbook |
| Amazon Astro | Not disclosed: Not yet on the Handbook | Not disclosed: Not yet on the Handbook | Not disclosed: Not yet on the Handbook | Not disclosed: Not yet on the Handbook |
| Ring | Not disclosed: Not yet on the Handbook | Not disclosed: Not yet on the Handbook | Not disclosed: Not yet on the Handbook | Not disclosed: Not yet on the Handbook |

## Domains

- **Data:** What the robot collects in your home, and whether it is stored or transmitted.
- **Control & identity:** Who can operate it, how it pairs to a person, and who can see through its sensors.
- **Security record:** Safety and security incidents on the DEPLOY record for this model.
- **Lifecycle:** Commercial terms, and what happens to your data at end of use or resale.

## The leaves

- [What does 1X NEO collect in your home?](/home-robots/handbook/neo-data-collection.md)
- [What will Tesla Optimus collect in your home?](/home-robots/handbook/optimus-data-collection.md)

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