Tuesday Labs Opens Reservations for Voxel Home Robot
The bipedal Voxel Series-1 is expected to ship in 2028 with a projected retail price of $20,000.
Updated on Oct. 21, 2026 in Robotics
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Tuesday Labs has opened reservations for its Voxel Series-1, a bipedal household robot designed for tasks like decluttering and room monitoring. The project is currently in the development stage, with a projected shipping date set for 2028.
Why it matters
The development represents a transition toward mobile, articulated platforms capable of navigating and interacting with unstructured residential environments. Tuesday Labs is targeting domestic automation, though the platform is still years away from consumer deployment.
The Voxel Series-1 features arms with seven degrees of freedom and Z-shaped legs designed for knee bending and balance. It relies on a sensor suite consisting of stereo RGB cameras and a wide-field camera for room navigation and monitoring.
The players
Tuesday Labs
A New York-based robotics lab and design studio focused on developing bipedal, articulated household automation systems.
The details
The robot utilizes Z-shaped legs, which allow it to lower its center of gravity and adjust its height during movement to maintain stability. Its gripper-equipped arms provide seven-degree-of-freedom articulation, enabling the manipulation of objects for decluttering or plant care. The system processes its environment through stereo RGB input, allowing for depth perception and spatial awareness in residential settings.
Timeline
October 20, 2026: Tuesday Labs opened reservations for the Voxel Series-1.
2028: The Voxel robot is scheduled to ship to customers.
The Tech Race
The Voxel Series-1 enters a competitive field of bipedal home robotics, tracking the same developmental path as the Tesla Optimus Gen 2. This represents an attempt to move beyond single-task appliances toward general-purpose, articulated home assistants.
Interested users can pay a $200 reservation fee to secure a place in line for the unit. The robot is intended for light domestic chores like finding misplaced items, though it will not support complex tasks such as cooking or diaper changing at launch.
The takeaway
Tuesday Labs is aiming for a $20,000 price point, positioning the robot as a significant capital purchase for early adopters. Potential owners should monitor the 2028 shipping window and any performance benchmarks released by the lab in the lead-up to the launch.
Further reading
Explore the latest developments in bipedal systems in our Robotics section.
More information
View the original project details on theverge.com.
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