Realbotix Series 1 Review: Price and 2027 Ship Date

Realbotix Series 1 Price for 2027 Delivery

Realbotix Series 1 sells in two sizes at the time of writing: the Tabletop at $11,950 and the Full Body at $59,950. Neither price includes the monthly AI plan, which Realbotix lists as required for both sizes and which starts at $19.99 a month. A $199 deposit reserves an order from the initial manufacturing batch, and Realbotix applies that deposit to the purchase price.

The first batch totals 250 robots, because Realbotix says initial production is limited to 225 Tabletop units and 25 Full Body units. Deliveries are expected to begin in the second half of 2027, to the United States only, and Realbotix states that its delivery dates are estimates and are not guaranteed. Realbotix sells the Series 1 exclusively through its own site, realbotix.com.

The Series 1 name is new. Realbotix announced the line as Echo in a 26 October 2026 launch release, alongside a direct-to-consumer ordering site, then renamed it in a 4 November 2026 press release. That release says the change avoids trademark concerns and that the robots, specifications, pricing, production plans, character options and ordering process are unchanged. At the time of writing, realbotix.com still showed the Echo name, so the Realbotix Echo price and the Series 1 price are the same two figures.

Ownership Cost of a Realbotix Series 1

A Realbotix Series 1 Tabletop on the Base AI plan costs $12,189.88 after 12 months and $12,669.64 after 36 months, before shipping. At The Bot Scout, we added the required monthly AI plan to each robot price over 12 and 36 months in our internal cost analysis, using the prices on the Realbotix pricing page. The formula is price plus monthly plan times months, so you can rerun every total below, and shipping is excluded because Realbotix has not published it.

Realbotix splits the purchase into three payments: the $199 deposit, half the price before production, and the rest plus shipping once the robot is built. The 50% invoice comes to $5,975 for the Tabletop and $29,975 for the Full Body, and it is due within 30 days of the invoice date or Realbotix cancels the reservation. Realbotix does not say whether the $199 deposit is netted from that 50% invoice.

If Realbotix cannot deliver, it refunds the deposit and any payments. Otherwise the deposit is non-refundable, so treat the $199 as spent from the day you reserve. At the time of writing, Realbotix also said the first 50 people to reserve receive $120 toward their AI plan.

The plan you pick sets how long the Series 1 will talk each month, because Realbotix counts conversation time against the plan's hours. Base gives 10 hours a month, about 20 minutes a day, at roughly $2.00 an hour, while Plus gives 40 hours for $20 more, at roughly $1.00 an hour. When the hours run out, Realbotix says the Series 1 is limited to basic functions.

• Tabletop on Base ($19.99 a month): $12,189.88 after 12 months, $12,669.64 after 36
• Tabletop on Plus ($39.99 a month): $12,429.88 after 12 months, $13,389.64 after 36
• Full Body on Plus: $60,429.88 after 12 months, $61,389.64 after 36
• Tabletop with Vinci on Enterprise with Vision ($199 a month): $36,900 up front, $39,288 after 12 months, $44,064 after 36
• Full Body with Vinci on Enterprise with Vision: $84,900 up front, $87,288 after 12 months, $92,064 after 36

Tabletop vs Full Body Specifications

The Full Body Realbotix Series 1 has 39 degrees of freedom to the Tabletop's 17, weighs about 88 lb against about 25 lb, and costs $48,000 more ($59,950 minus $11,950). Realbotix labels the sizes and weights as approximate. Both sizes plug into a standard outlet, and Realbotix publishes no battery capacity or runtime for either one.

The Tabletop stands 31 in for the female version or 32 in for the male version, on a 13 by 13 in footprint. Realbotix lists the face and neck as having the silicone skin. Realbotix plans to build 225 of them for 2027.

The Full Body stands 72 in for the female version or 77 in for the male version, on a 28 by 28 in footprint, with fully articulated fingers. Its silicone skin covers the face, the neck and the arms from the elbows down, including the hands and fingers. The closer-look section of the product site lists dual cameras, four microphones and stereo speakers, and Realbotix plans only 25 Full Body units for 2027.

Four Characters with Silicone Skin

Realbotix offers the Series 1 in four characters: Aria, Mila, Dave and Amar. Realbotix describes the platform's silicone-based synthetic skin as ultra-realistic and pairs it with what it calls advanced facial expressions. On the Tabletop the skin covers the face and neck, and on the Full Body it extends down the arms from the elbows to the hands and fingers.

Realbotix says the Series 1 supports over 100 languages and responds in the language it is addressed in. The pricing page lists 100+ languages and accents as a Plus plan feature at $39.99 a month, next to more expressive voices. Realbotix does not say which languages the $19.99 Base plan includes.

The Realbotix press release says all Series 1 models support native integration with ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini. Operation requires a monthly subscription to the Realbotix Robot Configuration App. You pay plans there, and Realbotix says you can delete what the Series 1 has learned in it. The Plus plan adds editing of personas, behaviors and scenes, while Enterprise adds your own characters, your own knowledge base and your own AI models.

Vinci Vision System Add-On

The Vinci Vision System is an optional $24,950 add-on for the Realbotix Series 1, and it requires the $199-a-month Enterprise with Vision plan. Realbotix says Vinci adds gaze tracking, recognizes who the Series 1 is speaking with and reads emotional cues.

Realbotix says what Vinci sees stays on the robot and your phone. It does not go to the cloud. Its press release also describes on-device processing for conversations and visual understanding with sub-second latency.

Vinci roughly triples the Tabletop's up-front cost, from $11,950 to $36,900, and our calculation puts a Tabletop with Vinci at $39,288 after 12 months and $44,064 after 36. A Full Body with Vinci starts at $84,900 and reaches $87,288 after a year and $92,064 after three.

Intended Uses Listed by Realbotix

Realbotix designs the Series 1 for companionship, education and wellness, according to its rebrand press release. The product site widens that to five use cases: education, elder care, wellness, hospitality and retail, and corporate services. If elder care is your reason for looking, compare it with the robots for elderly people page, and for companionship see the wider companion robots category.

Realbotix chief executive officer (CEO) Andrew Kiguel is quoted in the press release saying: "These are not remote-operated machines. They think, decide, and interact independently." That is a company claim. Realbotix has published no independent test of it. Check it against the spec sheet. It lists no walking ability or payload for either size, and both sizes plug into a standard outlet.

Realbotix says certain product images and videos on its site are AI-generated renderings, and that the final robot may differ in appearance, finishes, materials, dimensions and configuration. Specs, features, pricing and availability are also subject to change, so save a copy of the terms on the day you reserve. On privacy, Realbotix's launch release says conversation histories, saved memories and facial recognition data are stored locally on the robot and/or paired device. They are not uploaded to Realbotix. When cloud-based AI, speech or avatar features are used, the content needed for them may be transmitted to the applicable service providers.

Figures Realbotix Has Not Published

Realbotix leaves several buying details unpublished at the time of writing. Shipping cost is not published, so every total on this page excludes it, and warranty terms are not published either. The ship date is also no more precise than the second half of 2027.

We have not tested, ordered or handled a Series 1, and we have not spoken to Realbotix, so this page reports Realbotix claims and our arithmetic on its prices. If a missing term would change your decision, hold the $199 until Realbotix adds it to the Realbotix pricing page. Buyers planning 10 or more units can put these questions to sales@realbotix.com, the volume contact named in the rebrand press release.

The Series 1 is not the first Realbotix robot. Its earlier M-Series classroom robot, Sally, is a different product line covered on our humanoid robot teachers page, so Sally's price and specs tell you nothing about the Series 1. Realbotix builds the Series 1 in Las Vegas, and its product site describes it as made in the USA.

• Battery capacity or runtime (both sizes plug into a standard outlet)
• Payload and walking ability
• Warranty terms
• Return policy beyond the deposit terms
• Shipping cost, which every total on this page excludes
• Prices outside the United States
• Independent test results

Who Should Reserve a Realbotix Series 1

Reserve a Realbotix Series 1 Tabletop if you want a tabletop companion or a classroom or wellness presence and can accept delivery in the second half of 2027. Budget about $12,200 for the first year on the Base plan, which is our $12,189.88 figure before shipping, and note that $5,975 of it falls due within 30 days of the invoice date before production. Treat the $199 deposit as non-refundable unless Realbotix fails to deliver.

Wait or skip if you need a robot that walks or works around the house, because Realbotix publishes no walking ability or payload for either size. Skip it if you need delivery outside the United States, and wait if you want independent hands-on results first, since none are published at the time of writing. For other realistic-face machines, see the most lifelike humanoid robots guide, and for wider price context see companion robot prices.

The Full Body asks $48,000 more than the Tabletop for 22 more degrees of freedom, articulated fingers and a 72 in or 77 in frame, and it also requires a monthly AI plan. Our verdict would change if Realbotix published battery or runtime figures, warranty terms or shipping cost, or if independent hands-on reviews appeared. If you decide to reserve, the $199 deposit and current terms are on the Realbotix pricing page.