We separate what manufacturers say, what owners report, and what we conclude.
A robot buying guide is only useful when the reader can understand where its claims come from.
Our research uses four layers.
We start with manufacturer product pages, documentation, press kits, manuals, and official announcements.
This is the primary source for:
Official claims are not automatically the same thing as independent verification. We label them accordingly.
We look at public discussions, owner reports, community apps, GitHub projects, and other user-generated evidence to understand what people are actually asking and building.
Community evidence is useful for discovering problems and patterns, but it is not treated as equal to a verified specification.
When useful, we compare manufacturer information with credible third-party reporting and testing.
Our own contribution is interpretation:
What does this feature mean for a person considering ownership?
When we have not physically tested a robot, we do not write as though we have.
Robot products change quickly. Prices, availability, software features, integrations, and specifications can change after publication.
Important product facts include a verification date, and pages are updated when material information changes.