Flourish Robots has opened pre-orders for Flourish 1, a home robot priced at $3,555. The machine stands 109 cm tall, weighs 20 kg and lifts 1.5 kg. Tasks are not programmed in code — you lay them out in an app, then drive the robot remotely for half an hour.
Key takeaways
- Price $3,555, with a $1,555 reservation deposit, refundable until shipping
- Height 109 cm, weight 20 kg, payload 1.5 kg, reach from floor to 89 cm
- Claimed runtime: 12 hours
- Pre-orders limited to 50 numbered units, deliveries from December 2026
- The robot runs on-device, but "advanced tasks" may require a GPU or a subscription
Teaching a task in three steps
The procedure is spelled out. First the user breaks the task into steps in the app, drag-and-drop, with no line of code. Then, for roughly 30 minutes, they drive the robot remotely — from different spots in the room, to show the variation from each angle. Within an hour the task is supposed to be ready for a voice command or a schedule entry.
This is textbook teaching by demonstration, just handed to the end user. The cost is half an hour of human work per new task, which adds up across a dozen household chores.
The spec sheet sets the chore list
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Height | 109 cm |
| Weight | 20 kg |
| Payload | 1.5 kg |
| Reach | floor to 89 cm |
| Runtime | 12 hours |
| Price | $3,555 |
The 1.5 kg payload is the number that matters most, because it rules out most kitchen work. The maker lists organising shoes, scooping the litter box, refilling a water bowl, tidying after dinner and reminders. That is consistent with 1.5 kg — a full pot is not.
Autonomy partly behind a subscription
The note that advanced tasks may require a GPU or a subscription plan changes how the price reads. Three and a half thousand dollars buys the hardware and a baseline set of behaviours. Where the line sits between what runs locally and what costs extra has not been defined — and that line decides the real cost of ownership.
The company promises monthly software updates and direct founder access for the first 50 buyers. According to Humanoid Robotics Technology the project is led by Antoine Marcel, with a pre-seed round led by Families Fund.
Why it matters
A $3,500 home robot is a different category from humanoids priced in the tens of thousands. But the price was reached by subtraction: low payload, limited reach, no walking, and task teaching that costs the owner half an hour. That is a fair trade, provided the buyer understands they are getting a device for light, repetitive chores rather than a stand-in in the kitchen.
What's next?
- First deliveries are set for December 2026 — only then can anyone judge how many of the listed tasks work outside a demo
- The maker has not specified which functions need a GPU or a subscription, which makes total cost impossible to calculate
- The pre-order covers 50 units, so production scale and quality consistency remain unknown
Sources
- Flourish Robots — Flourish 1
- Humanoid Robotics Technology — Flourish Robots Launches Humanoid Robot Flourish 1
