PrimeBOT To Unveil Personal Robots T1 And Q1 At IFA 2026

PrimeBOT, a company developing consumer-grade personal robots, plans to showcase two new products at IFA 2026 in Berlin this September. The company will present the PrimeBOT T1 and PrimeBOT Q1 robots through live demonstrations at Booth H25-150 for the duration of the trade show, along with an early preview at the ShowStoppers press event on September 3.

According to the company, the two robots reflect its stated mission of “Creating a Better Life through Embodied Intelligence,” focusing on mobility, learning, creativity, customization, and companionship as core design pillars. Both products are positioned within the emerging category of consumer-grade personal robots intended for home and everyday use rather than industrial or commercial settings.

The PrimeBOT T1 is described as the company’s first transformable personal robot, capable of switching between humanoid and quadrupedal configurations depending on the setting. This dual-mode design is intended to let the robot operate continuously across both indoor and outdoor environments. PrimeBOT says the T1 includes intelligent following capabilities, autonomous filming functions, and more than 15 professional camera-movement templates for capturing video. The company also highlights an education-oriented interaction mode meant to introduce children to artificial intelligence concepts, including prompting techniques and collaborative human-AI tasks.

The second product, PrimeBOT Q1, stands roughly 88 centimeters tall and is built around what the company calls deep customization and programmable functionality. It reportedly features 22 degrees of freedom, enabling a wide range of motion, and supports more than 10 martial arts-style movements. PrimeBOT says the Q1 is engineered for multi-modal interaction and safer, more natural engagement at close range, with users and developers able to adjust its appearance, voice, personality traits, behaviors, and future software applications through open development tools.

The unveiling arrives as major electronics manufacturers and startups alike compete to define what a mainstream consumer robot should look like. For years, humanoid and companion robots remained largely confined to research labs, entertainment demonstrations, or high-end industrial pilots. Advances in machine learning, sensor miniaturization, and battery efficiency have gradually pushed these systems closer to retail viability, prompting a wave of companies to introduce robots aimed at ordinary households rather than factories or warehouses.

Trade shows like IFA have become key venues for this shift, offering companies a platform to test consumer and media reaction before committing to full-scale production or pricing announcements. Industry analysts have noted that consumer robotics remains a nascent and fragmented market, with adoption hurdles that include cost, safety certification, and establishing trust in autonomous machines operating in home environments. Companies entering this space often emphasize education, entertainment, and companionship use cases as more approachable entry points than fully autonomous domestic labor, which remains technically difficult to achieve reliably at consumer price points.

PrimeBOT describes itself as an embodied intelligence company focused on building programmable robots for companionship, learning, creativity, mobility, and everyday assistance, combining robotics hardware, advanced materials, motion systems, and human-robot interaction research with open development platforms. The company frames its broader goal as building an ecosystem that connects artificial intelligence software with physical machines capable of operating in real-world settings.

Beyond the show floor demonstrations, PrimeBOT’s appearance at ShowStoppers on September 3 is expected to give media, creators, and industry partners an early hands-on opportunity to interact with both robots ahead of the broader IFA 2026 exhibition period, where the company will continue demonstrations at its booth throughout the event.

This report is based on details from a press release originally issued via PR Newswire.