A $7,999 humanoid robot just went on sale for homes and classrooms
StarBot says Spark is built entirely in the US and priced near $8,000 for families and classrooms. It has not said when a reservation becomes a robot.
StarBot Robotics began selling Spark on November 4, 2026, a 35.4 in, 35-pound humanoid robot with 22 degrees of freedom, for $7,999. The first 100 orders ship at an introductory $5,999. StarBot calls it “North America’s first US-made developer humanoid robot in its size and price category,” a claim measured against no named competitor.
Per StarBot’s own product listing, Spark runs on a 24-volt battery for up to three hours and recharges in about 40 minutes. A $200 deposit holds a unit and counts toward the price. StarBot’s founder and chief executive, Yong Wang, said his goal is to “build robots that ordinary people can afford.” StarBot has not published Spark’s camera, sensor or onboard compute specifications.
StarBot markets Spark directly at families, schools teaching robotics and developers, not factories. A walking humanoid platform is being sold to a home buyer near $8,000 instead of a research lab’s budget. An independent preview found that StarBot’s sales terms describe shipping as planned rather than guaranteed, with no delivery date published for a buyer placing a deposit now.
The “first” claim rests on StarBot’s own word. The same preview found no independent lab or reviewer has tested Spark’s balance, walking or manipulation. StarBot’s only previously shipped product, Nova, is a wheeled restaurant server that has worked commercial floors since early 2026, not a walking humanoid. A deposit secures a place in line. It does not secure a ship date.
