Robot model
r1
The Rabbit R1 is a $199 pocket AI companion device with unlimited AI conversations, translation, and voice recordings.
- Manufacturer
- Rabbit Inc
- Form factor
- wearable
- Maturity
- pilot
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 1
The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies r1, a wearable by Rabbit Inc (pilot): 1 verified deployment on record. 9 sources back the record.
Overview
The Rabbit R1 is a $199 pocket AI companion device with unlimited AI conversations, translation, and voice recordings. Launched in 2024, it sold approximately 100,000 units but faced mass returns and critical reviews. No subscription required — one-time purchase.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- pilot(Small-scale deployment in controlled or trial conditions.)
- Sources on file
- View all sources →
Key facts
Price
Form factor
Units sold
Active users
Launch
Status
Pricing model
Specs
Notes
Design
Launch
Battery
Weight kg
Form Factor
Data & sources
Press releases
4
Web sources
5
9 sources backing this record.View all →
Availability and pricing
- Availability
- Shipping now
- Price
- $199 (actual sale price)as of 2026-06-17
- Units in field
- Not disclosed
- Sales model
- Not disclosed
- Lead time
- Not disclosed
Pricing
One-time purchase
$199 USDactual sale priceas of 2026-06-17
History
- 2026-06$199actual sale priceRabbit r1
Price status: actual-sale-price = real published price at time of sale; manufacturer-target = vendor target, not yet realized; analyst-estimate = third-party projection, not a vendor figure; not-announced = no price on record.
Prices verified as of Jun 17, 2026
Deployments (1)
- r1 at Santa Monicaoperational
Rabbit R1 AI companion device: honest-absence on meaningful deployment.
r1 on the deployment map
View the global mapWhere r1 is verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Price point recorded: $199VerifiedJun 17, 2026
Actual sale price
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 5, 2026
Rabbit R1 launch
- Record createdJun 3, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Price point recorded: $199VerifiedJun 1, 2026
Actual sale price
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
at Santa Monica
Deployment-verified media (1)
Rabbit's launch presentation of the R1, a standalone AI device with a 'Large Action Model.' The action-model capabilities are Rabbit's launch-demo claims, widely criticized as underdelivering at launch.
From deployment: Santa Monica
Safety record
No incidents on record for r1.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (9)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit_r1
- https://www.rabbit.tech/newsroom/quarterly-update-2024-q1
- https://www.rabbit.tech/updates
- https://www.engadget.com/rabbit-r1-review-a-199-ai-toy-that-fails-at-almost-everything-161043050.html
- https://www.androidauthority.com/rabbit-r1-is-an-android-app-3438805/
- https://www.androidauthority.com/rabbit-r1-android-13-3438954/
- https://www.rabbit.tech/newsroom/rabbitos-2-launch
- https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/whats-next-for-rabbit-employees-say-they-havent-been-paid-for-months-while-company-teases-new-ai-hardware
- https://www.rabbit.tech/support/article/what-is-rabbit-r1
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Methodology: Verified · 9 sources (4 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-22
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-22
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: pilot
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: wearable
Sources by quality tier
- 4
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
- 4
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- knowledge-base
- Knowledge base
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for r1.Recent coverage
r1 in third-party press
Attention vs reality over time
Media mentions per month (area) against verified deployment events (dots). A press spike over a flat deployment line is the hype gap, drawn over time.
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning r1 from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/rabbit-r1.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/43112258-8209-4c9a-8199-d5570a2f2b98
- Revision history: /models/rabbit-r1/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Buyer-facing pricing: deploy.report/price/rabbit-r1
Reality vs attention
r1 draws attention at the 67th percentile but verifies reality at the 24th percentile among wearable robots. Hype Gap +43.3, 8th widest among wearable robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Thin deployment record; scale validation still in progress.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Sep 2, 2026