We place each consumer robot on a 5-level Autonomy Ladder, so you can see how much it actually does on its own and how much stays your job.
Every classified robot sits on this scale. The progression is not a quality ranking. It describes a widening circle of conditions the robot can handle without you.
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A Dreame robot priced at $649 carries a higher Pascal rating than its own manufacturer's $1,899 flagship, and no independent body checks whether either number was measured the same way. The figure printed largest on every robot vacuum listing describes one company's private bench…
Firmware, policy, and capability changes that move a robot up or down the ladder.
Our classifications, our evidence, and our business model are structurally separated. The separation is the design, not a promise.
New coverageNow tracking humanoid robotsThe same Autonomy Ladder that classifies your robot vacuum now classifies humanoids. Most are less autonomous than you’d think.
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