First consumer humanoid robot ships on sale, base price 19,999 yuan
Qiyuan's Q1/T1 went on sale Sept 20 at 19,999 yuan base, shipping Oct 1; delivery and retention data are the next thing to watch.
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Qiyuan Robotics launched two humanoid robots, Q1 and T1, on September 20, opening sales the same day at a base price of 19,999 yuan, with orders shipping from October 1.
This is the first time a consumer humanoid robot has gone from launch to shipping. The industry has cumulatively shipped about 30,000 units to date, mostly as internal tests, trials and enterprise purchases; mass-produced units an ordinary consumer could order and receive were virtually nonexistent.
Key figures — a takt time of one robot every 2.5 minutes, T1's wheeled-to-quadruped transformation — are vendor statements from the launch event, not independently verified. Actual deliveries, after-sales service and usage retention after October 1 will be the first real test of this product category.