Buying guides
Practical, UK-focused guides for people researching, comparing and buying humanoid robots. Written to be genuinely useful at this stage of the market.
The following guides cover the questions UK buyers ask most: what is actually available, how to go about buying one, and what to expect from the process. We add new guides as the market develops.
Buyer guide
A practical guide to the models currently available or accessible to UK buyers, how they compare, and how to approach a purchase at this stage of the market. Covers developer platforms, enterprise systems, and the honest outlook for consumer availability.
Where to buy
A clear walkthrough of the UK purchase routes available today: official manufacturer channels, UK resellers, import considerations, and what the end-to-end buying process actually looks like. Answers the direct question without padding.
Model guide
A detailed UK-focused guide to the Unitree G1, the most accessible humanoid robot platform for UK buyers. Covers what it costs once landed in the UK, the import route, what technical resource you actually need, and how to proceed with a purchase.
Import guide
How UK customs, import duty and VAT work when buying a humanoid robot from an overseas manufacturer. Covers commodity codes, UK VAT treatment, Postponed VAT Accounting, UKCA marking considerations, and the step-by-step import process.
Comparison
A structured side-by-side comparison of the main humanoid platforms relevant to UK buyers. Covers Unitree G1 and H1, Figure 02, Tesla Optimus, Agility Digit, 1X NEO and Boston Dynamics Atlas, organised by use case, cost tier and realistic UK availability.
Model guide
UK-focused guide to the Figure 02 humanoid robot from Figure AI. Covers enterprise pricing context in GBP, UK availability, the BMW partnership and industrial use cases, UKCA and PUWER compliance considerations, and how to proceed with an enquiry from the UK.
Model guide
A guide to the 1X NEO humanoid from Norwegian manufacturer 1X Technologies, backed by OpenAI. Covers what the NEO is designed for, why it differs from industrial platforms, UK availability status, and how to register interest or make an enterprise enquiry from the UK.
Price guide
A clear breakdown of humanoid robot prices in GBP across every main platform, plus the full UK landed cost picture including import duty, VAT, freight and integration. Covers three buyer tiers: research and university, enterprise, and household/individual.
Accessories
What accessories and supporting hardware exist for humanoid robots, where UK buyers can source them, and what the ecosystem looks like today. Covers developer compute, sensors, end effectors, safety hardware, power and charging, and the UK sourcing landscape.
Risk and insurance
What UK businesses buying a humanoid robot need to think about on insurance and risk: public and product liability, employers' liability for workplace use, property and equipment cover, and the questions worth putting to an insurer or broker before deployment.
Model guide
A UK-focused guide to the Unitree H1, the company's full-size humanoid platform. Covers what it is, how UK buyers can order or import one, the realistic landed cost including VAT and freight, how it compares to the smaller G1, and who it actually suits.
Model guide
A UK guide to the Sanctuary Phoenix from Sanctuary AI, a humanoid built around dexterous manipulation and human-like hands. Covers what it is, its enterprise commercial model, where it stands on UK availability, and how a UK business would make an enquiry.
Price guide
A UK look at what the Agility Robotics Digit warehouse humanoid actually costs, why it is offered as a Robots-as-a-Service arrangement rather than an outright purchase, what that means for a UK budget, and how a logistics operation would get one.
If you have a specific question not covered here, contact us.