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Evaluations, pricing briefings, matchups and dated dispatches — written for procurement and research readers who need sources, not demo reels.
8 articles · 7 pillars · Updated 2026-08-26
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Spot has no list price in 2026. Public records put configured units in six figures. Specs, Orbit software, police deployments, and when a cheaper quadruped is the rational buy.
Evaluations · 2026-08-26 · 12 min read
Coverage is organised the way buyers search — pick the kind of intelligence you need.
Evaluations
Platform-by-platform verdicts with verified pricing and deployment evidence
2 articles
Briefings
Market, cost and adoption analysis grounded in primary sources
1 article
Matchups
Head-to-head comparisons matched on task, cost and deployment maturity
1 article
Shortlists
Ranked buying guides by use case, budget and evidence of real use
1 article
Dispatches
Dated coverage of funding, policy, partnerships and deployments
1 article
Perspectives
Clearly labeled editorial takes and recovered research notes
1 article
Contenders
Alternative platforms when the obvious pick is slow, costly or a poor fit
1 article
Newest entries across every pillar.
Evaluations · · 12 min read
Spot has no list price in 2026. Public records put configured units in six figures. Specs, Orbit software, police deployments, and when a cheaper quadruped is the rational buy.
Shortlists · · 11 min read
A buyer shortlist from $80 toys to six-figure enterprise Spot: best toy, companion, walking quadruped, industrial pick, and the social-ad fakes to ignore.
Dispatches · · 10 min read
On 28 July 2026 the FCC blocked new authorizations for qualifying foreign-produced mobile robots. Grandfathered models stay legal — here is the buyer checklist, Unitree status, and what falls outside the rule.
Contenders · · 13 min read
When the G1 base is locked for developers, over budget, or the wrong size — Booster K1 Geek, T2, R1, PM01, N2, H2 and H1 compared by job, SDK access and price transparency.
Briefings · · 14 min read
Budget by capability tier — toys, companions, walking developer platforms and quote-only enterprise machines — plus freight, subscriptions and five-year spend buyers usually miss.
Matchups · · 16 min read
A procurement-first matchup of collaborative arms and humanoid platforms — when each wins, how safety and cost actually compare, and a five-question decision path.
Evaluations · · 9 min read
An evaluation of KEYi's Loona Petbot Premium: real price, GPT-4o chat without a subscription today, cloud caveats, and who should buy a different companion instead.
Perspectives · · 4 min read
The 2006 CORALog post on unencrypted Predator drone downlinks, and what two decades of the same mistake mean for anyone buying a connected robot today.
Verified specs, price evidence, and a clear verdict.
· 12 min read
Spot has no list price in 2026. Public records put configured units in six figures. Specs, Orbit software, police deployments, and when a cheaper quadruped is the rational buy.
· 9 min read
An evaluation of KEYi's Loona Petbot Premium: real price, GPT-4o chat without a subscription today, cloud caveats, and who should buy a different companion instead.
Head-to-head matchups for buyers narrowing a decision.
Ranked options by task and budget — start here to narrow the field.
Substitute landscapes when the obvious platform is slow, costly or a poor fit.
Cost curves, policy and capability analysis with checkable sources.
· 14 min read
Budget by capability tier — toys, companions, walking developer platforms and quote-only enterprise machines — plus freight, subscriptions and five-year spend buyers usually miss.
Funding, partnerships and policy — dated and sourced.
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