Robot Rental

Renting a robot out by the day or event instead of selling it outright.

Robot rental means the owner leases equipment to a user for a set time or event, common for paid appearances, trade shows, store-opening ceremonies, and guided-tour receptions. Since humanoid robots broke into Chinese public awareness starting in 2025, renting one by the day for events has become a small business of its own, with prices reported to swing widely with a robot's current buzz. Rental lowers the barrier for customers to try a robot, and lets manufacturers and channel partners earn revenue before the robot can handle real physical work. It's close to robot-as-a-service (RaaS), but rental typically provides just the hardware itself, while RaaS more often bundles outcome- or subscription-based service and maintenance.

ExampleA shopping mall rents a humanoid robot for a day to dance and interact with customers at its opening event.

Also called

Humanoid Robot Rental

Related

Robot-as-a-Service · Commercial Robot Performances · Guided Tours & Reception · Subscription Model · Closed Commercial Loop

Sources

Robot-as-a-Service 概述（Wikipedia） (Chinese)