# Buying an Optimus-like robot assistant remains unlikely

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## Reading

In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted in August 2025, 73% of Americans said they are unlikely to buy a robot assistant like Optimus. This includes 50% who said extremely unlikely, 13% who said very unlikely, and 10% who said unlikely.

About one in ten said they are likely to buy one (11%), with 5% who said likely, 3% who said very likely, and 3% who said extremely likely. Another 16% said neither likely nor unlikely.

## Topline

How likely are you to buy a robot assistant like Optimus?

73% of Americans are unlikely to buy a robot assistant like Optimus.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Extremely unlikely: 49.5%
- Neither likely nor unlikely: 16.1%
- Very unlikely: 13.1%
- Unlikely: 10.0%
- Likely: 5.3%
- Extremely likely: 3.1%
- Very likely: 2.9%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: United States adults
- Field dates: 2025-08-01 → 2025-08-06
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.2%
- Module: A
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-quirks-2025.tiiny.co#interest-in-purchasing-a-robot-assistant-optimus](https://verasight-quirks-2025.tiiny.co#interest-in-purchasing-a-robot-assistant-optimus)

## Citation

Verasight Quirks Omnibus Survey, fielded August 1-6, 2025, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.2%.

Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-quirks-2025.tiiny.co#interest-in-purchasing-a-robot-assistant-optimus](https://verasight-quirks-2025.tiiny.co#interest-in-purchasing-a-robot-assistant-optimus)