San Francisco Homes Now Cleaned by Humanoid Robots for $30

The service, which began this month, deploys human-sized robots to perform household and office chores in real-world settings. Each session costs $30 per hour, a rate that undercuts many traditional cleaning services in the city.

Tau Robotics is using the commercial rollout to collect data on how its machines handle dynamic environments, such as navigating cluttered rooms or adjusting to unexpected obstacles. The company says this information will be used to train future autonomous models.

Invitations are currently limited, and the company has not disclosed how many homes or offices are participating. Tau Robotics has not announced a timeline for expanding the service beyond the initial invite-only phase.

The launch marks one of the first commercial deployments of humanoid robots for domestic cleaning in the United States, though similar trials have occurred in other countries. The robots are designed to mimic human movements and interact with standard household tools.