Iván Hernández Dalas: Weave Robotics launches Isaac, its first mobile humanoid robot
Weave Robotics plans to begin Isaac 1 deliveries this fall. | Credit: Weave Robotics Weave Robotics has introduced Isaac 1, a wheeled home humanoid designed to take on everyday chores such as folding laundry, tidying rooms, making beds, and putting away toys. The San Francisco-based startup is launching Isaac 1 as a consumer robot priced at $7,999, or $449 per month. The robot is meant to look approachable rather than intimidating, with a cartoon-like face and a body wrapped in soft fabric. Its friendly exterior is paired with a wheeled base, two arms, and two-finger parallel grippers designed for common household manipulation tasks. Issac 1 is intentionally designed to be non-intimidating and friendly. | Credit: Weave Robotics Isaac 1 can adjust from 3 ft. (0.9 m) tall to 5 ft. 9 in. (1.7 m), giving it enough range to pick items up from the floor, work at counter height, and place objects on higher shelves. It also features autonomous navigation , allowing it to move from room t...