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PrimeBOT

PrimeBOT T1

Name: PrimeBOT T1
Brand: PrimeBOT

PrimeBOT T1 transforms between a four-legged stance and a wheeled, upright humanoid form, shown at WAIC and IFA 2026 with a claimed 10 km/h top speed and 35-degree slope capability, but with no independent verification yet of its reliability, price or shipping date.

PriceNo list priceRetail price not tracked

Autonomy Ladder

Why Level I.

One five-rung scale, every category, from acting only on command to working unsupervised anywhere.

VGeneralized AutonomyAny task, any setting. No consumer robot has reached it.
IVEnvironmental AutonomyCopes with everyday clutter and frees itself, shown by independent testing.
IIIConditional AutonomyFinishes whole jobs in familiar spaces; struggles at the edges.
IIAssisted AutonomyRuns preset routines; stalls at anything new.
To reach Level IIRuns a scheduled routine end to end without a command for each step.
IManual AutomationThis robot

PrimeBOT T1 acts only on command, one motion at a time.
Why this level
- PrimeBOT documents the T1 switching between quadruped and wheeled-humanoid forms as a commanded transformation, alongside general companion-robot framing.
- No independent source or manufacturer material describes autonomous navigation, unattended task completion, or self-directed operation, so productive action is documented only as a response to a command.
3 sources reviewed

How we assign a level →

Behind the classification

Sources we reviewed.

Pre-Release3 sources reviewed

Classified from pre-release material; figures will firm up once units ship and are independently tested.

Sources reviewed

Press & video reviews2 sourcesReviewed

Trade press coverage of the T1's WAIC 2026 (Shanghai) and IFA 2026 (Berlin) public demonstrations, including a hands-on first-impression writeup

Manufacturer documentation1 sourceReviewed

PrimeBOT/Qiyuan press material describing the T1's quadruped-to-wheeled-humanoid transformation, claimed speed and slope figures, and companion framing

PrimeBOT presentará PrimeBOT T1 y PrimeBOT Q1 en IFA 2026 y ShowStoppersPrimeBOT (PR Newswire)

How we evaluate evidence →

Human Readiness

Pre-release.

One question: what does buying this robot today walk you into? The state is computed from the record, and recomputed daily.

Pre-releaseThis robot

PrimeBOT T1 has not shipped to consumers, and a readiness rating is a claim about buying today.

Until consumer shipping starts, the Pre-Release Assessment carries the evaluation; the readiness clock starts at general availability.

On the record

3 sources reviewed
Pre-Release Assessment: 44/100 · Concept Stage

The scale, for reference

Ready NowAssessed, with a clean record on file. A successor may be shipping; the page says so when it is.
New to MarketOn sale under 90 days; the ownership record is still forming.
WaitA successor is announced and has not shipped; re-read the decision when it arrives.
Known IssuesDocumented problems stand on the record; read the case before buying.

How we assess readiness →

Pre-Release Assessment

How this projection was reached

44of 100

Concept StageAt or above 8% of the 95 robots we assess before release

SpeculativeConceptPlausiblePromisingReady

The hatched tail is unreachable by construction. A projection does not publish as a full mark, because the evidence that settles it does not exist yet: whether the thing ships and works in ordinary use. Those 10 points are what shipping has to earn.

The reading

A transformable quadruped-to-wheeled-humanoid mechanism carries meaningful engineering risk from a maker with no verified shipping history. Provisional classification: pre-order windows opened in China in late August and early September 2026, with the transition mechanism, pricing and shipping timeline still unverified independently.

Still open

Durability and reliability of the quadruped-to-wheeled-humanoid transformation over repeated cycles
Confirmed weight, speed, payload and runtime figures, none of which PrimeBOT has published
Whether independent reviewers can verify the transformation functions as demonstrated outside company footage
Confirmed pricing and whether the T1 will be sold or supported outside mainland China
Any prior shipped consumer robotics product from PrimeBOT (Qiyuan) to establish a track record
What tasks, if any, the T1 completes autonomously versus through commanded or scripted routines

Three signals the number rests onweighted, then capped44What can be judged before anyone owns one.

Track Recordleft outNot judged

What this asks

Has this maker shipped what it demoed before, on schedule, with the promised capability?

What it rests on

No prior shipped consumer robotics product from PrimeBOT (Shangwei Qiyuan) is documented in available sources; treated as unevidenced rather than scored.

Engineering54% of the assessment38

What this asks

Are the demonstrated capabilities achievable in shipping form, or do they need breakthroughs not in evidence?

What it rests on

PrimeBOT documents the T1 switching between a quadruped stance and a wheeled, upright humanoid form, with claimed figures of 10 km/h top speed, a zero turning radius, and climbing 35-degree slopes plus stairs. That transformation mechanism is a genuinely new mechanical approach with no prior generation from this maker to validate the transition's durability or reliability, and the claimed figures are manufacturer-stated.

Demo Match46% of the assessment50

What this asks

What has been shown to work, against what is claimed in marketing.

What it rests on

Public demonstrations at WAIC 2026 (Shanghai, July) and IFA 2026 (Berlin, September) show the transformation and features such as a flip camera, angled display and multi-microphone array running live, per a Gizmochina hands-on writeup. But no independent evaluation of transition reliability under repeated cycles, or of the companion/content-creation task claims (autonomous camera tracking, delivery collection, carrying items), has been published.

35% of the assessment has no source outside the maker and is left out; the number rests on what remains.

Published beside the numbernever averaged inWhat the maker has disclosed, not what has been judged.

Readinessnot in the number42

What this asks

Ship-date specificity, pricing transparency, distribution and regulatory status. Published beside the number; never averaged in.

Disclosurenot in the number30

What this asks

How much of the product is disclosed. Higher means fewer fundamental unknowns remain. Published beside the number; never averaged in.

middle half of the pre-release setits medianthis robot

Not a Robovations Scorethe two never convert into each other

This is a projection from pre-shipping signals, not a measurement. When the robot ships, the assessment is archived, a first Robovations Score is computed from the field record, and the change is logged on the tracker rather than appearing as a new number.

Read the pre-release method →

FIT CHECK

Will the PrimeBOT T1 fit your scenario?

Describe your scenario using the controls. Each choice reads the spec sheet for you, flagging where the PrimeBOT T1 is built for your space and where it isn’t.

Where it operates

Primary tasks

Supervision needs

Timeline

A classification of fit for the conditions you set, not a recommendation. Verdicts describe engineering design intent, not test results.

SPECIFICATION

The full spec sheet.

Manufacturer-published figures, measured against every humanoid robot we track.

Dimensions not publishedDimensional drawing

Key specificationsManufacturer-published

Claimed top speed: 10 km/h (6.2 mph)
Claimed slope capability: 35 degrees, plus stair climbing
Turning radius: Zero (manufacturer claim)

Official referencesManufacturer site

Common questions

What people actually ask.

5 answered

OperationIs the PrimeBOT T1 available for purchase outside China?

No confirmed international sale, import or support channel has been documented; pre-order windows opened only in China on 24 Aug and 3 Sep 2026.

OperationWhat makes the PrimeBOT T1 different from the PrimeBOT Q1?

The T1 is the model documented as switching between a quadruped stance and a wheeled, upright humanoid form; the Q1 is a fixed-form small companion humanoid.

OperationCan the PrimeBOT T1 complete household tasks on its own?

No independent or manufacturer documentation describes the T1 completing chores or tasks without a command; published material centers on the transformation mechanism and companion framing.

OperationHow reliable is the PrimeBOT T1's transformation mechanism?

No independent testing of the transformation over repeated cycles has been published, so its mechanical reliability and long-term durability are unverified.

OperationWhen will the PrimeBOT T1 ship to pre-order customers?

A confirmed shipping date has not been published beyond the 24 Aug and 3 Sep 2026 pre-order windows reported in Chinese-language sourcing.

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PrimeBOT T1

Will the PrimeBOT T1 fit your scenario?

The full spec sheet.

What people actually ask.

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Reference the PrimeBOT T1 classification.

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