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Weave Robotics Isaac 1
The $7,999 laundry robot that just made home robots a two-horse race.
We haven't tested this machine hands-on, so this profile carries no rating — every fact below traces to the sources at the end, and the judgments are clearly ours. Full methodology on the Robot Tracker.
At a glance
- Status
- Pre-orderYou can pay today; delivery comes later
- Can you buy it?
- Yes
- Price
- $7,999 up-front or $449/mo subscription ($250 refundable deposit)
- Form factor
- Wheeled home robot with arms
- AI brain
- In-house autonomy + teleoperation 'when needed'
- Maker
- Weave Robotics (US)
- Backing
- Private (San Francisco startup)
Isaac 1 opened pre-orders in July 2026 and instantly became NEO's first real competitor: a wheeled, fuzzy, deliberately unthreatening home robot from San Francisco startup Weave Robotics, focused on the chore people hate most. Its 'Laundry Flow' finds and picks up dirty clothes, handles hampers, folds, and puts clothes away; Weave also pitches bed-making and general tidying. At $7,999 up-front or $449 a month — with a fully refundable $250 deposit — it undercuts 1X's NEO by more than half.
The same asterisk applies here as everywhere in home robotics: Weave says Isaac 1 will be teleoperated 'when needed to guarantee we complete tasks' — remote humans finishing what the autonomy can't. Deliveries start in California in fall 2026, with broader US availability through 2027. Like NEO, this is an early-adopter purchase: a real product, a dated ship window, and capabilities that will be part robot, part remote human for a while.
What's real
- • The cheapest orderable home robot with real chore ambitions: $7,999 or $449/mo, refundable $250 deposit
- • Focused scope — laundry, beds, tidying — is more credible than 'does everything' promises
- • A wheeled base trades stairs for stability, quiet, and cost — the pragmatic call for flat homes
- • A dated, checkable commitment: California deliveries fall 2026
Know before you watch (or buy)
- • Teleoperation fills the autonomy gap — Weave says remote operators step in 'when needed,' with the same in-home privacy questions as NEO's Expert Mode
- • A young startup with no shipped consumer product yet; the fall-2026 window is a promise, not a track record
- • California-first rollout; the rest of the US waits until 2027
The evidence
Pre-orders opened Jul 2026 ($250 refundable deposit); California deliveries slated for fall 2026, broader US through 2027.
Sources: Weave Robotics · The Verge
Bottom line
If your home-robot interest is really a laundry-and-tidying interest, Isaac 1 is the most rational pre-order in the category — half NEO's price, narrower and therefore more believable scope, refundable deposit. Judge it in a year by one number: how many California homes actually have one folding clothes.
FAQ
How much does the Weave Isaac 1 cost and when does it ship?
$7,999 up-front or $449/month on subscription, reserved with a fully refundable $250 deposit. First deliveries go to California homes in fall 2026, with broader US availability through 2027.
Is Isaac 1 autonomous?
Partly — like every current home robot. Weave states Isaac 1 will be teleoperated 'when needed to guarantee we complete tasks,' meaning remote human operators can step in for what the autonomy can't do yet. If a stranger remotely piloting a robot in your home bothers you, that trade-off exists here just as it does with 1X's NEO.