Tau Humanoid

[pilot]

humanoid · humanoids · 1 deployments in catalog

Manufacturer

Tau Robotics

Form Factor

humanoid

Lifecycle

pilot

Operational Reality

Audited

Deployments

1

Target Price

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  • HUMANOID
  • PILOT

Description

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.

Key facts & specs

13 entries
website
https://www.tau-robotics.com/
maturity
pilot
lifecycle
active
manufacturer
Tau Robotics
deployments count
1
Maturity stage
pilot
Drive mode
bipedal
Payload class
household
Form factor
Bipedal humanoid
Named units
Chelsea, Elon, Tony
Control mode
Jointly controlled by human operator and AI
Deployment
San Francisco cleaning service (invite-only)
Price
$30/hour

Safety record

Safety Status
Zero incidents on record

No incidents on record for Tau Humanoid.

Risk Metrics
Incidents: 0
Recalls: 0

FAQ

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What is Tau Humanoid?

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.

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.

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 Walker S2, Digit, Unitree G1, Atlas.

How does Tau Humanoid compare to Walker S2?

Tau Humanoid and Walker S2 (UBTech Robotics · 18 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.

Is Tau Humanoid a top humanoid?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Tau Humanoid ranks in roughly the top 57% of humanoid models tracked by the registry.

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.

Deployments

1 entry

Sectors & applications

2 entries