Flourish Robots opens $3,555 pre-orders for its Flourish 1 home robot

Flourish Robots, a San Francisco startup, emerged from stealth on 29 September 2026 with Flourish 1, a wheeled, arm-equipped home robot offered for pre-order at $3,555 [3][4]. The product page lists the robot at 3 ft 7 in and 44 lb, with a 12-hour runtime and a 3.3 lb lifting limit [1]. Coverage uses both 'Flourish 1' and 'Flourish One'. Gadget Review calls the robot a semi-humanoid, while The Robot Report's headline calls it a humanoid [2][3].

Buyers can reserve one of 50 numbered units with a $1,555 deposit that is refundable until shipping. Flourish says deliveries begin in December 2026 [1][4]. The company raised a pre-seed round led by Families Fund and did not disclose the amount [3][4].

What the claims do and do not show

Owners teach chores in a phone app by physically demonstrating them, with no coding. The company says a new chore takes about 30 minutes to teach [1][4]. Launch materials list tasks such as picking up clothes, toys and shoes, wiping tables, watering plants and clearing a litter box [4]. Gadget Review lists limits: the robot cannot climb stairs, should not be exposed to water, must not handle breakable objects, and cannot carry anything above the payload limit [3].

The official product page gives a 3.3 lb payload without saying whether that is per arm or total [1]. The Robot Report describes the equivalent 1.5 kg figure as applying to each arm [2], so the database preserves the official value and notes the ambiguity. The runtime and teaching time are company claims, and no independent tests were available at launch [3].