Best robots, ranked by data
No editors' picks. Every ranking below is computed from the 129 robots in the index, using only models with a published price that you can actually order, and each list says exactly what it sorts by — so you can disagree with the criterion, but not with the arithmetic.
Best humanoid robots of 2026
#1 Cheapest humanoid robots: Unitree R1 · $4,150
Best robot dogs of 2026
#1 Cheapest robot dogs: Unitree Go2 · $1,600
Best robot arms of 2026
#1 Cheapest robot arms: myCobot 280 · $599
Best service robots of 2026
#1 Cheapest service robots: Microduck · $399
Best exoskeletons of 2026
#1 Cheapest exoskeletons: Ekso EVO · $1,495
How these rankings work
Each list is sorted by one stated metric, computed from the figures on the model pages — the same figures that carry a source and a verification month. Ties keep catalog order. Where a robot publishes no value for a metric, it simply does not appear in that list rather than being guessed at. Lists are regenerated on every index revision, so positions move as prices and specs do.