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.
More coming
We are working on use-case guides for logistics and healthcare buyers, model-specific pages for Figure 02 and 1X NEO, and a comparison hub drawing on data from humanoidrobotdirectory.co.uk. These will be published as content is verified.
If you have a specific question not covered here, contact us.