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Tuesday Labs has opened $200 reservations for Voxel Series-1, a two-armed home robot expected to cost about $20,000 and ship in 2028. The company describes tasks including tidying, watering plants and helping locate misplaced belongings, but detailed performance claims and the robot’s ability to carry out those jobs reliably remain unclear.
Tuesday Labs has opened reservations for Voxel Series-1, a two-armed home robot designed to handle routine household tasks and help locate misplaced items. The New York City robotics lab says the robot is expected to ship in 2028 and cost about $20,000; a reservation costs $200.
Voxel is designed with two articulated arms, each with seven degrees of freedom, ending in grippers rather than dexterous, fingered hands. Its torso appears to house the robot’s head, while pixelated animated eyes sit lower on its body. Tuesday Labs’ described hardware also includes stereo RGB cameras and a separate wide-field camera for monitoring a room.
The robot moves on a pair of Z-shaped legs with knees that bend in the opposite direction from a person’s. The design is intended to let Voxel adjust its height and balance while standing near cabinets, tables and shelves. These are details of the robot’s design; they do not by themselves establish how well it will perform tasks in a working home.
According to the report in The Verge, Tuesday Labs describes possible jobs such as decluttering, putting items away, watering plants and retrieving objects. One proposed use is asking Voxel where it last saw a misplaced item, such as a TV remote. Those functions are presented as capabilities or intended uses, not as independently demonstrated results. The report says Voxel is not expected to cook meals or change diapers at launch.
A High Price for Household Help
Voxel’s proposed price puts it far above common household appliances, making its value dependent on whether it can reliably perform useful tasks rather than simply navigate a home. For people who often misplace keys, remotes or other belongings, an effective system for remembering where objects were last seen could be appealing. But the available information does not establish how the robot would identify, track or recall items over time.
The announcement also points to an effort to extend home robotics beyond specialized devices such as robot vacuums. Voxel is intended to manipulate objects and work across several routine chores, a more demanding task than cleaning a defined floor area. Buyers considering a $200 reservation or a future purchase will need clearer evidence about its capabilities, limitations and day-to-day reliability.
From Floor Cleaning to Home Tasks
Many household robots are designed for a narrow task, such as vacuuming or mopping. Voxel belongs to a broader category of home robots being designed to handle chores involving objects and household spaces. The Verge’s report compares it with Weave Robotics’ Issac 1, another robot intended to do more than floor cleaning.
Tuesday Labs’ public materials, as described in the report, provide more detail about Voxel’s hardware and appearance than about its practical capabilities. The reservation announcement comes well ahead of the expected 2028 shipping date, leaving time for the design and promised functions to change. The current offer is a reservation for a planned product, not evidence that a finished robot is already available for household use.
““droid butler””
— Tuesday Labs, as described in The Verge report
Capabilities Still Need Proof
Key details about Voxel’s performance remain unclear. The report does not provide independent demonstrations or test results for the robot’s ability to remember where objects were last seen, manipulate different household items, or complete chores consistently in varied home layouts. It also does not explain how the system handles errors, stairs, pets, privacy or objects it cannot recognize.
The full commercial terms are not specified in the report beyond the $200 reservation and an expected price of about $20,000. It is not clear whether the reservation payment is refundable, whether the projected price could change, or what features will be included at launch. The 2028 shipping date is an expectation, not a confirmed delivery date.
Details Before the 2028 Launch
Tuesday Labs is expected to provide more information as development continues and the projected 2028 shipping window approaches. Prospective buyers will need details about the final price, reservation terms, delivery schedule and the tasks available when the robot launches. Demonstrations or independent evaluations would help establish whether Voxel can reliably perform the household jobs described.
For now, the announcement confirms that reservations are open and outlines the robot’s design and intended uses. It does not confirm a finished product’s real-world performance or that every proposed capability will be available at launch.
Key Questions
How much is Voxel expected to cost?
Tuesday Labs expects the robot to cost about $20,000 when it ships. The report does not give a final confirmed retail price.
How much does it cost to reserve one?
The reservation amount is $200. The available report does not state whether that payment is refundable or provide full reservation terms.
What is Voxel supposed to do?
Tuesday Labs’ stated uses include tidying, putting items away, watering plants, retrieving objects and helping users find misplaced belongings by recalling where an item was last seen. These capabilities have not been independently verified in the source material.
When is Voxel expected to ship?
Shipping is expected sometime in 2028. That is a projected timeframe, not a confirmed delivery date.
Can Voxel cook or care for a baby?
The report says Voxel is not expected to make dinner or change diapers at launch. Its launch capabilities and limitations may be clarified as the product develops.
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