Robot model

Tau Humanoid

A humanoid robot designed for household and office cleaning tasks, deployed as part of Tau's cleaning service in San Francisco.

Manufacturer: Tau Robotics
Form factor: humanoid
Maturity: pilot
Lifecycle: active
Deployments: 1
Website: tau-robotics.com ↗

Overview

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.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage: pilot(Small-scale deployment in controlled or trial conditions.)
Verified deployments: 1 deployment on file
Sources on file: 2 sources, view all

Key facts

Form factor

Bipedal humanoid

Payload class

Household

Named units

Chelsea, Elon, Tony

Control mode

Jointly controlled by human operator and AI

Deployment

San Francisco cleaning service (invite-only)

Price

$30/hour

Specs

Drive mode

bipedal

Payload class

household

Data & sources

Web sources

2 sources backing this record.View all →

Pricing

No verified price is on record for Tau Humanoid. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.

How DEPLOY tracks pricing

Deployments (1)

Tau Humanoid at San Francisco, California, USApilot

Tau Humanoid on the deployment map

Where Tau Humanoid 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.

Record createdJul 28, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Deployment recordedJul 28, 2026
at San Francisco, California, USA

Full change history →

Safety record

No incidents on record for Tau Humanoid.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (2)

Tau Robotics: humanoid cleaning service · https://www.tau-robotics.com/ · 2026-07-28
Alexander Koch on X: launching Tau humanoid cleaning service · https://x.com/alexkoch_ai/status/2082135074615763251 · 2026-07-28

Common questions

What is Tau Humanoid?

How much does Tau Humanoid cost?

Tau Humanoid's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Tau Humanoid from Tau Robotics. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.

Is Tau Humanoid actually deployed in the real world?

Yes. Tau Humanoid is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.

Who makes Tau Humanoid?

Tau Humanoid is made by Tau Robotics, based in San Francisco, California, USA, founded in 2024.

Where is Tau Humanoid deployed?

1 verified deployment of Tau Humanoid is on the DEPLOY registry, including at San Francisco, California, USA.

Can you buy Tau Humanoid?

Tau Humanoid is in pilot deployments with named customers and is not yet broadly for sale.

What are alternatives to Tau Humanoid?

On the DEPLOY registry, comparable humanoid robots to Tau Humanoid include Digit, Walker S2, Apollo, Digit v5.

How does Tau Humanoid compare to Digit?

Tau Humanoid and Digit (Agility Robotics · 8 deployments) are both humanoid robots on the DEPLOY registry. Tau Humanoid has 1 verified deployment on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.

What is Tau Humanoid's maturity stage?

Tau Humanoid 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.

Is Tau Humanoid safe?

Tau Humanoid has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.

Methodology: Unreviewed · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-28

Verification posture

Unreviewed

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-28

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: pilot

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: humanoid

Sources by quality tier

2: unclassified; Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.