Promises
What manufacturers said they'd deliver, in their own words, with a date and a source — and how many days are left. By manufacturer → The 2026 Promise Ledger →
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| Robot | Promise | Made on | Deadline | Days | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlphaClone Robotics | Pre-orders for the 279-unit Clone Alpha open | 2024-12-06 | 282 days overdue | overdue | Clone Robotics, pre-order page | |
| Digit (2020 generation)Agility Robotics | General market availability of Digit | 2023-09-18 | 282 days overdue | overdue | Agility Robotics, RoboFab opening announcement | |
| OptimusTesla, Inc. | Low production of Optimus for Tesla internal use | 2024-07-23 | 282 days overdue | overdue | TechCrunch | |
| 4NE-1NEURA Robotics | 4NE-1 Gen 3.5 available | 2026-01-05 | 2026-12-31 | 83 days left | open | NEURA Robotics, 4NE-1 reservation page |
| G1Unitree Robotics | Unitree company-wide humanoid robot shipments | 2026-02-19 | 2026-12-31 | 83 days left | open | eWeek (citing Unitree CEO Wang Xingxing via 36Kr) |
| IronXPeng | Iron mass production begins | 2026-09-08 | 2026-12-31 | 83 days left | open | CnEVPost |
| MenteeBot V3Mentee Robotics | First on-site proof-of-concept deployments with customers | 2026-01-06 | 2026-12-31 | 83 days left | open | Mobileye press release |
| Neo1X Technologies | First Neo orders shipping to US consumer homes | 2025-10-30 | 2026-12-31 | 83 days left | open | The Robot Report |
| OptimusTesla, Inc. | High production of Optimus for other companies | 2024-07-23 | 2026-12-31 | 83 days left | open | TechCrunch |
| Persona Gen 1Persona AI, Inc. | Prototype humanoid welding robots completed by end of 2026 | 2025-05-07 | 2026-12-31 | 83 days left | open | PR Newswire, HD Hyundai / Persona AI |
| Walker S2UBTech Robotics | Annual capacity of 5,000 industrial humanoid robots | 2025-11-17 | 2026-12-31 | 83 days left | open | UBTECH press release via PR Newswire |
| Digit 5Agility Robotics | Digit 5 early access | 2026-09-15 | 2027-06-30 | 264 days left | open | Agility Robotics, Digit 5 announcement |
| Digit 5Agility Robotics | Digit 5 general availability for manufacturing, warehouse and distribution operators | 2026-09-15 | 2027-12-31 | 448 days left | open | Agility Robotics, Digit 5 announcement |
| IronXPeng | Iron officially launched with deliveries in China and overseas | 2026-09-08 | 2027-12-31 | 448 days left | open | CnEVPost |
| Neo1X Technologies | Neo delivery expansion beyond the US | 2025-10-30 | 2027-12-31 | 448 days left | open | The Robot Report |
| OptimusTesla, Inc. | Optimus ramp to significant production numbers | 2026-04-22 | 2027-12-31 | 448 days left | open | Tesla Q1 2026 earnings call transcript |
| Persona Gen 1Persona AI, Inc. | Field testing and full commercial deployment at shipyards | 2025-05-07 | 2027-12-31 | 448 days left | open | PR Newswire, HD Hyundai / Persona AI |
| Walker S2UBTech Robotics | Annual capacity scaling to 10,000 units | 2025-11-17 | 2027-12-31 | 448 days left | open | UBTECH press release via PR Newswire |
| Atlas (Electric)Boston Dynamics | Atlas deployment starts at Hyundai Metaplant America | 2026-05-20 | 2028-12-31 | 814 days left | open | The Korea Herald |
| Atlas (Electric)Boston Dynamics | Deploy more than 25,000 Atlas robots across Hyundai/Kia plants | 2026-05-20 | 2028-12-31 | 814 days left | open | The Korea Herald |
| Atlas (Electric)Boston Dynamics | Hyundai to produce 30,000 robots per year | 2026-05-20 | 2028-12-31 | 814 days left | open | The Korea Herald |
| MenteeBot V3Mentee Robotics | Series production and commercialization of MenteeBot | 2026-01-06 | 2028-12-31 | 814 days left | open | Mobileye press release |
| Figure 03Figure AI | 100,000 Figure 03 robots produced via BotQ | 2025-10-09 | 2029-12-31 | 1179 days left | open | Figure AI, Introducing Figure 03 |
| AEONHexagon AB (Hexagon Robotics) | Deploy at least 1,000 AEON humanoids across Schaeffler's global production system | 2026-04-22 | 2032-12-31 | 2275 days left | open | Hexagon Robotics |
| Digit (2020 generation)Agility Robotics | First Digit deliveries to Agility Partner Program customers | 2023-09-18 | 647 days overdue | met | Agility Robotics, RoboFab opening announcement | |
| OptimusTesla, Inc. | Optimus version 1 in production | 2022-04-08 | 1013 days overdue | missed | CNBC |