Clone Alpha price, waitlist and release status (October 2026)

As of October 2026, Clone Robotics has not published a price, deposit or ship date for the Clone Alpha, only that the first run is 279 units. The company says it can build an android for under $20,000 and aims for a $20,000 mass market price, but that is a goal, not a sale price.

Researched by Riley Hart · updated Oct 21, 2026 · How we research

Short answer

You cannot buy a Clone Alpha with a known price as of October 2026. Clone Robotics opened reservations for a first run of 279 units in late 2024, but it has never published a price, deposit amount or delivery date. Its CEO says the company can build an android for under $20,000 and wants a $20,000 mass market price, which is a target, not an offer. Clone's own roadmap puts natural walking in 2027 and its first commercial products in hotels in 2028, so a home delivery is not close.

Item	What Clone says	Status as of Oct 21, 2026
Price	None published for Clone Alpha	Unknown
Price goal	Can build an android for under $20,000; aims for a $20,000 mass market price	Company goal, not a sale price
Reservation	First 279 units offered for preorder since December 2024	No public deposit or terms found
Ship date	None announced	No delivery date
Roadmap	Torso 4 in November 2026, walking in 2027, hotel Robo Butler products in 2028	Company plan
Muscles	Water powered Myofiber muscles, under 50 ms response, 1 kg of force per 3 g fiber	Maker claim
Skeleton	Polymer skeleton modeled on 206 human bones; 164 degrees of freedom in the upper body	Maker claim
Sensors	4 depth cameras, 70 inertial sensors, 320 pressure sensors	Maker claim
Public demos	Hands, torsos and a Protoclone hanging from a frame	No full Alpha shown doing a chore

Facts from press coverage of Clone's announcements, checked October 21, 2026. Specs are maker claims, not independent measurements.

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What Clone Alpha costs

There is no official price as of October 2026. When Clone Robotics announced the Clone Alpha in December 2024, it said preorders were open for the first 279 units. Maginative, Interesting Engineering and Ubergizmo all covered the launch, and none of them found a price or a delivery date. Humanoids Daily reported in March 2025 that preorders for the 279 unit run would open in 2025, again with no price.

The only price numbers come from Clone's long term plan. At the 2026 Abundance Summit, CEO Dhanush Radhakrishnan said Clone can build a full musculoskeletal android for under $20,000, and that it aims for a $20,000 mass market price with premium models above that. Humanoids Daily reported this on April 8, 2026. The Rundown noted these manufacturing claims have not been proven in production.

Some robot directories list their own price estimates. For example, Humanoid.guide shows $100,000 for Clone Alpha while also offering an "Inquire about price" button. That figure is not from Clone. Treat any number you see as a guess until Clone publishes one.

Can you order one, and when does it ship?

You can put your name down, but you cannot place a real order with a price and a date. We could not find any published deposit amount, refund policy or order terms for the reservation as of October 21, 2026.

Clone has never given a ship date for the Alpha. Its roadmap, as reported by Humanoids Daily in April 2026, has three steps: a "surgically accurate" torso that can use tools like scalpels and drills in late 2026, natural human like walking in 2027, and first commercial "Robo Butler" products for enterprise settings such as hotels in 2028. A home robot for regular buyers is not on that list with a date.

On October 1, 2026, Clone said it had spent six months redesigning its whole system and would launch Torso 4 in November. Humanoids Daily reported that Torso 4 targets stationary two arm tasks for enterprise customers. That is a torso on a stand, not a walking home robot.

Clone also ran an equity crowdfunding campaign on Republic. As of October 2026, that page says Clone withdrew the campaign and all investments were refunded. That was an investment offer, not a robot preorder.

What Clone Alpha is supposed to be

Clone Alpha is not built like other humanoids. Instead of electric motors in each joint, Clone uses artificial muscles called Myofibers that contract when water is pumped into them. A small pump acts like a heart and pushes water through a vascular system. These are maker claims, reported at the December 2024 launch:

Polymer skeleton modeled on all 206 human bones, with artificial ligaments
164 degrees of freedom in the upper body, including 26 in each hand, wrist and elbow
Myofiber muscles respond in under 50 ms and give at least 1 kg of force from a 3 g fiber
500 watt pump moving 40 standard liters per minute at 100 psi
4 depth cameras, 70 inertial sensors and 320 pressure sensors
Runs Clone's Cybernet visuomotor model; launch reports named an NVIDIA Jetson Thor chip, which Maginative later removed pending clarification
Height, weight, battery life and payload: not published by Clone

What it can and cannot do at home

Clone has talked about home and office uses such as personal help, carrying things and patient care. Humanoids Daily called these uses speculative. As of October 2026, there is no public video of a complete Clone Alpha standing on its own, walking or doing a household chore.

What Clone has shown are parts. In February 2025 a video of the full body Protoclone went viral, showing it hanging from a frame and twitching its muscles. ZME Science noted the skeleton could not yet hold a stable posture on its own. Mike Kalil wrote in December 2025 that the robot had still not shown walking. Other demos show a hand and a torso. The latest, from October 1, 2026, shows the Torso 3 hand.

So the honest answer for a shopper is simple. Clone Alpha cannot do your dishes or laundry today, and Clone has not said when it will.

Teleoperation, privacy and safety

Clone's own October 2026 hand video was labeled "Teleoperation of the Hand of Torso 3," which means a person was moving the hand remotely. Interesting Engineering pointed out the clip does not show what the robot can do on its own. Mike Kalil reported that Clone is building its control model from motion capture, video and light teleoperation. Clone has not said whether a home unit would use remote operators.

Clone has not published a privacy policy for a home robot, any details on how camera data would be handled, or any safety certifications. A robot with water pumps, 320 pressure sensors and cameras would raise real questions about leaks, pinch points and data. Until Clone answers them, there is nothing to check.

No outlet has published a hands on review of a Clone Alpha, because none has been delivered. Every spec on this page is a maker claim.

Should you reserve one?

If you love unusual robot designs, putting your name on the list costs you little, based on what is public. Just do not plan around it. There is no price, no ship date and no demo of a household task, and the maker's own plan puts hotels first in 2028.

If you want help at home in the next year or two, look at robots with real prices and delivery plans. See our list of every home humanoid on sale or preorder, our 1X NEO guide, and our guide to robots that fold laundry.

Questions people ask

How much does the Clone Alpha cost?

Clone Robotics has not published a price as of October 2026. Its CEO says Clone can build an android for under $20,000 and aims for a $20,000 mass market price, but that is a goal, not a price you can pay.

Can I preorder a Clone Alpha?

Clone has offered reservations for the first 279 units since December 2024. As of October 21, 2026, we found no published deposit, refund terms or delivery date for those reservations.

When will the Clone Alpha ship?

No date has been announced. Clone's roadmap targets natural walking in 2027 and first commercial products for hotels in 2028. A home delivery date is not part of that plan.

Can the Clone Alpha do housework?

Not that anyone has seen. As of October 2026, there is no public video of a full Clone Alpha standing, walking or doing a chore. Clone has only shown hands, torsos and a hanging Protoclone.

Is the Clone Alpha remote controlled?

Clone's latest hand demo, from October 1, 2026, was labeled as teleoperation, meaning a person controlled it. Clone has not said how a home unit would be controlled.

Why is Clone Alpha different from other humanoids?

It uses water powered artificial muscles on a polymer skeleton modeled on 206 human bones, instead of electric motors in each joint. Clone says this makes movement more human like. That claim has not been shown in a full working robot.