# r1: robot model

Canonical ID: `43112258-8209-4c9a-8199-d5570a2f2b98`

- **Slug:** rabbit-r1
- **Form factor:** wearable
- **Maturity stage:** pilot
- **Lifecycle:** active
- **Deployments registered:** 0

## Specs

- **notes:** [object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
- **design:** bright orange square handheld with scroll wheel + camera; Teenage Engineering design
- **launch:** unveiled CES January 2024 at $199; no subscription
- **formFactor:** wearable / pocket AI companion device (handheld)

## Deployments

_No deployments registered for this model._

## Supply chain

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this model's suppliers._

_Suppliers appear when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is r1?

The Rabbit r1 is a $199 pocket AI companion device (a bright orange handheld designed by Teenage Engineering), unveiled at CES in January 2024 by Rabbit Inc (founder Jesse Lyu, Santa Monica). It was marketed around a 'Large Action Model' (LAM) that would operate apps on the user's behalf; an independent, reproducible investigation showed the device is largely a single Android 13 launcher app, and reviews judged it broadly non-functional at launch. Rabbit self-reported over 100,000 units sold, while The Verge reported only about 5,000 of roughly 100,000 buyers were active at a given time. The company has continued shipping software (teach mode, rabbitOS 2, rabbitOS 2.1 into April 2026), so it remains active, but the marketed capability has not been verifiably realized; the registry records it at pilot maturity (capability-grade) with the commercial-scale distribution captured in keyFacts. Reports of unpaid staff in late 2025/2026 are third-party and company-disputed.

### Who makes r1?

r1 is made by Rabbit Inc, based in Santa Monica, California, USA, founded in 2022.

### Where is r1 deployed?

No verified deployments of r1 are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.

### What is r1's maturity stage?

r1 is at the pilot stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Pilot stage means at least one named-customer trial deployment is verified.


## Sources (8)

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit_r1
2. https://www.rabbit.tech/newsroom/quarterly-update-2024-q1
3. https://www.rabbit.tech/updates
4. https://www.engadget.com/rabbit-r1-review-a-199-ai-toy-that-fails-at-almost-everything-161043050.html
5. https://www.androidauthority.com/rabbit-r1-is-an-android-app-3438805/
6. https://www.androidauthority.com/rabbit-r1-android-13-3438954/
7. https://www.rabbit.tech/newsroom/rabbitos-2-launch
8. https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/whats-next-for-rabbit-employees-say-they-havent-been-paid-for-months-while-company-teases-new-ai-hardware

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