Engineered Arts
🇬🇧 GB Serves global
UK maker of Ameca and RoboThespian humanoid robots available to buy or rent.
- Rental
- Purchase
- 6 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Research, Education & Telepresence
Museum & library guide robots
Short answer We haven't found a published price for museum & library guide robots yet, so we don't show one. Suppliers quote it job by job; a free quote request is the honest way to get a number.
Robots guiding visitors in museums and libraries.
People ask for this as: “museum robot guide”
Quick facts
- Typical published range
- No sourced price yet
- Price receipts
- None yet
- Who does it
- 9 providers
Last updated · Cite this page
How it works
Robots used
- Guide Robot
Ways to buy it
- Rental — the machine for days or weeks.
- Purchase Buy the robot (plus software and service plans, usually).
Bot or Not?
A robot makes sense when…
- The job is high, dangerous, or hard to reach
- It is huge or repetitive (acres, nights, square metres)
- You need data you will compare over time
- You need eyes on it right now
Hire a human when…
- It is small, low and one-off
- It needs hands, judgement or a repair
- Weather, permits or timing make robots awkward
- Nobody has defined the job yet
Here's the catch for this job
- Education discounts are common — ask.
- Check open-source/ROS support for research platforms.
Rules of thumb, not a sales pitch. Take the Ladder Test →
What it costs
Published ranges, each with a receipt. Not quotes: your price depends on scope, location and date. older price = 18+ months.
1 more receipt in another currency or unit: see the full table below.
No published prices yet. We only show prices we can link to a source, and we haven't found one for this yet. Requesting quotes is the fastest way to find out, and every request helps us map the real market.
Prices published by providers
| What | Range | Unit | Region | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BellaBot serving robot via RobotLAB: buy from $14,500 or RaaS $409/mo via Pudu Robotics | $409–$14,500 | purchase or per month | — | robotlab.com as of Oct 2026 |
| Whiz commercial vacuum robot via RobotLAB: $25,000 or RaaS $699/mo | $699–$25,000 | purchase or per month | — | robotlab.com as of Oct 2026 |
| Double 3 telepresence robot standard set (base, head, dock); head-only $2,349 via Double Robotics | $2,349–$4,499 | / unit | — | doublerobotics.com as of Oct 2026 |
Follow price changes for this job Atom feed: one entry per new or changed price, with its receipt. All feeds
Price history
Only one observation per series so far: we started recording every price on 2026-10-25 and re-check every source on a schedule. A trend appears when a re-checked source shows a different price (we never overwrite old observations).
| Series | Latest | Observations | Observed | Trend | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BellaBot serving robot via RobotLAB: buy from $14,500 or RaaS $409/mo via Pudu Robotics | $409–$14,500 purchase or per month | 1 | Oct 25, 2026 ✓ re-checked Oct 25, 2026 | — | robotlab.com |
| Whiz commercial vacuum robot via RobotLAB: $25,000 or RaaS $699/mo via SoftBank Robotics | $699–$25,000 purchase or per month | 1 | Oct 25, 2026 ✓ re-checked Oct 25, 2026 | — | robotlab.com |
| Double 3 telepresence robot standard set (base, head, dock); head-only $2,349 via Double Robotics | $2,349–$4,499 / unit | 1 | Oct 25, 2026 ✓ re-checked Oct 25, 2026 | — | doublerobotics.com |
Sources re-checked: 3 of 3 series confirmed on the live source (last check Oct 25, 2026). Log: price_rechecks.jsonl
Append-only: we never overwrite a recorded price. JSON: /api/prices/history?use_case=museum-guide-robot
What to specify and ask
Put these in your request and you'll get a real price instead of "it depends":
- Exhibits and languages
- Visitor numbers and route
- Institution type
- Number of students/users
- Curriculum or research goal
- Budget
- Support needs
Rules and regulation
Generally unregulated; telepresence must respect privacy policies.
General information, not legal advice. Rules change; ask the operator which permits they hold and verify them.
Providers who do this
Filters by headquarters or published service area.
Promobot
🇺🇸 US Serves global
Service robot maker with promoters, receptionists and humanoids.
- Purchase
- Rental
- 5 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
UBTECH Robotics
🇨🇳 CN Serves global
Chinese humanoid and service robot maker (Walker, Alpha).
- Purchase
- Public quote page
- 7 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Pudu Robotics
🇨🇳 CN Serves global, JP
Chinese maker of serving, delivery and cleaning robots (BellaBot, CC1).
- Purchase
- Rental
- 1 sourced price
- Public quote page
- 6 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
SoftBank Robotics
🇯🇵 JP Serves global
Japanese robotics company behind Pepper, NAO and Whiz cleaning robots.
- Purchase
- RaaS
- 1 sourced price
- 6 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Temi
🇺🇸 US Serves global
Personal/business telepresence and concierge robot.
- Purchase
- Public quote page
- 5 jobs
- Oct 26, 2026
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Double Robotics
🇺🇸 US Serves global
US telepresence robot maker (Double 3). Its homepage shows Double 3 as "Sold Out" (checked 2026-10-26); ask about availability or refurbished units…
- Purchase
- 1 sourced price
- 3 jobs
- Oct 26, 2026
PAL Robotics
🇪🇸 ES Serves global
Spanish humanoid and mobile robot maker.
- Purchase
- Public quote page
- 4 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
avatarin
🇯🇵 JP Serves JP
Japanese avatar/telepresence robot company.
- Rental
- Purchase
- 2 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Questions buyers ask
How much does museum & library guide robots cost?
We haven't found a published price for museum & library guide robots yet, so we don't show one. Suppliers quote it job by job; a free quote request is the honest way to get a number.
Who offers museum & library guide robots near me?
We list 9 providers for museum & library guide robots. 5 countries have at least one provider whose own site says it works there; the most covered are Japan (3), China (1) and Spain (1). 8 providers say they work worldwide. Pick your country on this page to see who serves it, local first.
What should I put in a quote request?
Start with exhibits and languages; visitor numbers and route; institution type. The full checklist has 7 items, and a request that covers them gets a real price instead of "it depends".
Do I actually need a robot for this?
Not always. If a competent person with a ladder could do it in an afternoon, hire the person (the Ladder Test). Here's the catch for this job: Education discounts are common — ask.
Are there rules or permits?
Generally unregulated; telepresence must respect privacy policies. More on rules (a summary, not legal advice).
Cite this page
Whirrwork. "Museum & library guide robots: cost, how it works & providers." Last updated 2026-10-26. https://whirrwork.com/use-cases/museum-guide-robot/. CC BY 4.0.
BibTeX
@misc{whirrwork_museum_guide_robot,
title = {Museum \& library guide robots: cost, how it works \& providers},
author = {{Whirrwork}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://whirrwork.com/use-cases/museum-guide-robot/},
note = {Last updated 2026-10-26. CC BY 4.0. Prices link to their original sources.}
}Quoting a price? Cite its original source too (linked in the table). We're the index, not the origin. Add the date you read this page.
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