美国初创公司Tau Robotics推出了人形机器人家庭清洁服务，在旧金山湾区提供擦洗、拖地等家务工作[1]。该公司成立于2024年，团队规模不到10人[1]，已在2024年9月获得约300万美元Pre-seed轮融资[1]。清洁服务定价为每小时30美元，折合约200元人民币[1]。
公司旗下有三台机器人员工，分别名为Chelsea、Elon和Tony，其中Chelsea负责厨房卫生间清洁，Elon负责定期清理工作，Tony专门从事深度清洁[1]。目前该服务采取邀请制开展业务[1]。
值得注意的是，所有演示视频均为人工遥控操作而非完全自主[1]。
Tau Robotics, an American startup founded in 2024, has introduced a home cleaning service using humanoid robots in the San Francisco Bay Area [1]. The company operates three robot units named Chelsea, Elon, and Tony, each specialized for different cleaning tasks [1]. Chelsea handles kitchen and bathroom sanitation, Elon performs routine cleaning duties, and Tony carries out deep-cleaning operations [1].
The service is priced at $30 per hour, equivalent to approximately 200 Chinese yuan [1]. Currently available through an invitation-only model in the San Francisco Bay Area, the startup secured approximately $3 million in Pre-seed funding in September 2024 [1]. The team consists of fewer than 10 members [1].
However, all demonstration videos released by the company are entirely controlled through remote operation rather than autonomous functionality [1]. This indicates that the robots currently depend on human operators for task execution [1].
