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Is this robots’ iPhone moment?

Until now, most humanoid robots have lived in a familiar loop: flashy concept demos, breathless promises, and vague assurances that they’ll change everything someday. CES was filled with them. Faraday, by contrast, says these machines are ready to roll and ready to ship.

What do Faraday’s robots do?

“We’re going to be the first U.S. company able to deliver real robotics products to users,” said Chris Chen, co-CEO of FF AI-Robotics. “People remember the first. Apple delivered smartphones to the market. Tesla delivered EVs. We’re doing that for robots.” TECH

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Want a robot to greet you at the door? The future may be here

Jennifer Jolly

Feb. 4, 2026Updated Feb. 5, 2026, 3:23 p.m. ET

For more than a decade, Faraday Future has described its electric vehicles as something more than cars – rolling computers packed with sensors, software, and artificial intelligence. Now the embattled EV maker is taking that idea to its literal conclusion.

Faraday Future just unveiled three robots under a new division called FF AI-Robotics Inc. There’s a full-size humanoid designed for public and commercial spaces, a smaller humanoid for home and multiuse, and a quadruped robot for security, inspection, and educational settings. The company says the robots will begin delivery in late February. A former airline operations executive, Alcedo left his job last fall to go all-in on robotics. He says interest is real, even if the technology is still early.

“Right now, these are like the first version of the iPhone,” he said. “You could make calls, but there were no apps yet. That’s where humanoid robots are today.”

Still, people are buying. Since August, Alcedo says Youmanoids has sold about 60 quadruped robots and roughly 10 humanoid robots, primarily from Chinese manufacturers. Prices typically range from about $5,000 for quadrupeds to $20,000 for humanoids. Buyers include families, hobbyists, schools, and event organizers – people willing to pay for novelty, experimentation, or early access.