The first U.S. company to ship both humanoid and quadruped robots simultaneously
At a Las Vegas automobile show, Faraday Future stepped beyond its electric vehicle origins to unveil three embodied AI robots — two humanoid, one quadrupedal — priced for markets ranging from households to industrial floors. The announcement arrives at a moment when the boundary between machine and companion is quietly dissolving, and when companies race to be first not merely to imagine such futures, but to ship them. With over 1,200 business pre-orders already in hand and February deliveries promised, the company is wagering that the age of the personal robot has crossed from aspiration into commerce.
- Faraday Future arrived at NADA 2026 not as a car company seeking attention, but as a robotics contender staking a claim to be the first U.S. firm to simultaneously deliver both humanoid and quadruped robots at scale.
- The tension is real: the company has set an aggressive February delivery deadline while still running production preparation, customization, and AI training in parallel — a high-wire act with reputational consequences if it stumbles.
- More than 1,200 non-binding B2B deposits signal genuine market appetite, but the word 'non-binding' carries its own quiet warning about how quickly enthusiasm can evaporate if timelines slip.
- The pricing ladder — from a $2,499 security quadruped to a $34,990 professional humanoid — reflects a deliberate attempt to seed multiple markets at once rather than chase a single premium segment.
- Faraday Future is also rewriting its own business model, framing robots as a recurring-revenue engine through skills packages and service contracts, a sharp contrast to the one-time economics of selling a car.
Faraday Future arrived at the National Automobile Dealers Association show in Las Vegas this week carrying something unexpected: three robots and a claim that the industry has finally crossed a meaningful threshold. The company unveiled the FF Futurist, a full-size professional humanoid; the FF Master, a smaller companion-oriented humanoid for homes and everyday life; and the FX Aegis, a four-legged robot built for security and outdoor work. All three are available for pre-order, with first deliveries promised by the end of February.
The pricing is tiered by ambition. The FF Futurist starts at $34,990 — plus a $5,000 skills package — and is envisioned working in hotels, retail spaces, and eventually factories. The FF Master begins at $19,990 and is designed to study with children, assist elderly family members, and adapt over time. The FX Aegis enters at just $2,499, built to patrol, follow, and operate in rough conditions with minimal human oversight. Financing and leasing options are in development, acknowledging that outright purchase won't suit every buyer.
What gives the announcement weight is not the hardware alone, but the more than 1,200 non-binding B2B deposits already secured — actual commitments from businesses willing to put money down ahead of delivery. If Faraday Future ships on schedule, it would become the first U.S. company to simultaneously deliver both humanoid and quadruped robots at commercial scale.
The FF Futurist runs on NVIDIA's Orin platform, capable of 200 trillion operations per second, with 28 motors, hot-swappable batteries, multi-modal sensors, and support for 50 languages. The FF Master offers 30 degrees of freedom and is built as much for companionship as utility. The FX Aegis can climb slopes, clear obstacles, and be outfitted with LiDAR, robotic arms, or fire suppression equipment depending on the task.
Faraday Future frames this as a natural evolution of its AI-first vehicle work since 2014, calling it a dual-engine growth model. Unlike automotive sales, the robotics business promises recurring revenue through software updates and service contracts, with lower capital requirements and a faster path to profitability. The company also envisions car dealerships transforming into what it calls intelligent terminal operators — selling both vehicles and robots under a new partnership model that shares long-term value across the product lifecycle. Whether any of this unfolds as planned depends on one thing first: whether the robots actually arrive in February.
Faraday Future walked into the National Automobile Dealers Association show in Las Vegas this week with three robots and a bet that the robotics industry has finally crossed a threshold. The company, better known for its electric vehicles, unveiled the FF Futurist—a full-size humanoid designed for professional work—alongside the FF Master, a smaller athletic humanoid meant for homes and everyday tasks, and the FX Aegis, a four-legged security and companion robot. All three are available for pre-order starting now, with the first deliveries promised by the end of February.
The pricing reflects a deliberate strategy to reach different markets. The FF Futurist, positioned as a professional-grade machine that can work in hotels, retail spaces, and eventually factories, starts at $34,990 before adding a $5,000 ecosystem skills package. The FF Master, designed to be more affordable and adaptable to home life, begins at $19,990 plus $3,000 for skills. The FX Aegis, the most accessible entry point, starts at just $2,499 plus $1,000 for its skills package. The company is also exploring financing and leasing options, signaling that it understands not everyone will buy outright.
What makes this moment significant is not just that Faraday Future is selling robots—it's that the company claims to have already secured more than 1,200 non-binding business-to-business deposits. These are not casual inquiries. They represent actual commitments from entities willing to put money down, even without a binding contract. The company is now in production preparation, running scenario-specific customization and data training in parallel to meet its February deadline. If it delivers, Faraday Future would become the first U.S. company to simultaneously ship both humanoid and quadruped robots at scale.
The FF Futurist is the flagship. It runs on NVIDIA's Orin computing platform and can deliver up to 200 trillion operations per second—enough horsepower to handle complex environments and learn new tasks. It has 28 high-performance motors, can generate up to 500 newton-meters of torque, and runs for three hours on a charge with hot-swappable batteries. Its perception system combines multiple cameras, a fisheye lens, an RGB-D camera, 3D LiDAR, and tactile sensors. It can operate via Wi-Fi or 5G, supports remote control and virtual reality teleoperation, and speaks up to 50 languages with a customizable digital face. The company envisions it working as a concierge in hotels, a sales advisor in retail, a host at events, a teaching assistant in schools, and eventually a household helper or factory worker.
The FF Master takes a different approach. With 30 degrees of freedom in its body, it's built to be a companion as much as a tool—something that can study with your children, chat with your elderly parents, monitor your home remotely, and adapt to new skills over time. The FX Aegis, meanwhile, is built for tougher jobs. Its peak joint torque reaches 48 newton-meters, enough to clear obstacles about 13 inches high and climb slopes up to 40 degrees. It comes in a standard four-legged version or an optional four-wheeled variant, and can be outfitted with LiDAR, depth cameras, robotic arms, fire extinguishers, or security modules depending on the task. It can patrol autonomously, follow people, and work outdoors or in industrial settings with minimal human intervention.
Faraday Future frames this move as a natural extension of its core mission. The company has been building AI into its vehicles since its founding in 2014. Now it's applying that same DNA to robots, creating what it calls a dual-engine growth model—vehicles and robots working in tandem across research, manufacturing, sales, and service. The company believes this creates ecosystem synergy and opens new revenue streams. Unlike traditional one-time vehicle sales, the robotics business can generate ongoing revenue through software updates, skills packages, and long-term service contracts. It also requires lighter capital investment and can reach positive cash flow faster than automotive manufacturing.
The company is also betting that car dealers can evolve into what it calls "intelligent terminal operators," selling both vehicles and robots. To support this, it introduced the FF Par program, which upgrades the traditional dealership model by letting partners share in long-term value across the product lifecycle—vehicle sales, user operations, and ecosystem services—without bearing the traditional risks of high inventory or pricing instability. Over time, Faraday Future believes global robot ownership could reach tens of billions of units, potentially dwarfing today's global automobile fleet. Whether that vision materializes depends on whether the company can actually deliver those first robots on schedule and whether the market is ready to buy.
Notable Quotes
Today marks a pivotal and exciting point in FF's history. Working alongside humans, we believe EAI robots will help reshape productivity models and drive a new leap forward in productivity through human-machine symbiosis.— YT Jia, Founder and Global Co-CEO at Faraday Future
Breakthroughs in large language models, AI computing power, battery technology, and world models have changed the equation. The embodied AI robotics industry is reaching a critical moment—a tipping point where technological breakthroughs are giving way to large-scale commercialization.— Jon Rettinger, tech creator
The Hearth Conversation Another angle on the story
Why does a car company need to be in the robot business?
Because the underlying technology is the same. Faraday Future has spent over a decade building AI, sensors, and autonomous systems into vehicles. A robot is just a different form factor for the same capabilities—perception, decision-making, physical control. The company sees them as twin engines driving the same ecosystem.
But 1,200 pre-orders is a lot of capital tied up in inventory risk. How confident are they?
They're not taking that risk the traditional way. These are B2B deposits from businesses, not consumers. Hotels, retailers, security firms—entities that have already thought through how they'd use the robots. And the company is building to order, not building inventory first. That's a different game.
The prices seem all over the place. $2,499 to $35,000. Who actually buys what?
The Aegis is the entry point—affordable enough for small businesses or early adopters. The Master targets homes and lighter commercial use. The Futurist is for serious work—places where you need a robot that can learn, adapt, and work alongside humans for eight hours a day. Different problems, different price points.
What's the ecosystem skills package really about?
It's software and training. The robot hardware is one thing. But you need the software to make it useful in your specific scenario—whether that's a hotel concierge workflow or a factory inspection routine. That's where the recurring revenue lives. The hardware is the hook; the software is the business.
February deliveries seems aggressive. Are they actually going to make that?
They say they're in production preparation now, running customization and testing in parallel. Whether they hit that deadline depends on supply chain execution and regulatory approval. But the fact that they're committing publicly, with 1,200 deposits on the line, suggests they believe they can. If they miss, it damages credibility. If they hit it, it changes the conversation about whether robots are real or just hype.
What's the bigger play here?
They're trying to establish a beachhead before the market gets crowded. If they're first to deliver both humanoid and quadruped robots at scale in the U.S., they own the narrative. They become the company that made robots real. That's worth more than the robot sales themselves.