Orbit Robotics · Indiegogo · Hardware
Orbit Rover: Home Companion Robot
Shipping, 618 days past the promised date. Verified shipments cover 45% of backers. 8 gaps of 60+ days between updates.
How this is scored. Payment never affects it.What drives this score.
Delivery
31Shipping, 618 days past the promised date.
Communication
018 updates, with 8 gaps of 60+ days.
Product quality
After deliveryProduct quality counts once rewards have been delivered.
Backer sentiment
3263% negative and 18% positive across 40 comments, with recent comments counted most.
Backer sentiment, as it happened.
Every campaign has hard months. The line shows how backers felt, and whether the creator steadied it.
Through Nov 6, 2026. 100 is fully positive, 50 is neutral. Red zones mark sharp drops.
Promise versus reality.
Backers funded this on Indiegogo. Here is what was promised and what happened.
How they communicated.
Every update posted to backers, and every long silence between them.
18 updates · 8 silences over 60 days
- Nov 2, 2026Shipping wave 1
First wave of rewards shipped; tracking emails going out.
- Oct 4, 2026Freight and logistics
Containers booked to regional fulfillment hubs.
- 86 days without an update after Jul 10, 2026
- Jul 10, 2026Delay notice
Unexpected supplier issue; we will report back with a new date.
- May 12, 2026Quality control results
Pre-production QC batch passed with a small rework list.
- Apr 4, 2026Production timeline revised
Component shortages push the schedule; revised dates shared.
- 67 days without an update after Jan 27, 2026
- Jan 27, 2026Delay notice
Unexpected supplier issue; we will report back with a new date.
- 65 days without an update after Nov 23, 2025
- Nov 23, 2025Engineering sample review
Second round of samples tested; minor tolerance fixes requested from the factory.
What backers are saying.
Short excerpts from public comments, each linked to its source. Usernames are never stored or shown.
40 excerpts · usernames are never stored or shown
“Seems decent so far. Will report back after a few weeks of real use.”
“Requested a refund in March, still nothing. Filing a dispute with the platform.”
“Update frequency has slowed a bit lately, hoping for news soon.”
“Colour is slightly different from the renders but it is not a big deal for me.”
“They are selling units on their website while backers are still waiting. Not acceptable.”
“Mine stopped working after two weeks. Support has not replied to three emails.”
“Battery life is half of what was advertised in the campaign.”
“Seems decent so far. Will report back after a few weeks of real use.”
“Asked about refunds and got a copy-paste reply pointing to the FAQ.”
“The hinge cracked on day one. Build quality is nowhere near the prototype shown.”
Proof of delivery.
Verified shipments cover 45% of backers.
- Deluxe / Collector614 units
Partial shipment confirmed via carrier manifests.
Oct 20, 2026Verified - Standard1,638 units
Partial shipment confirmed via carrier manifests.
Oct 10, 2026Verified - Early Bird1,843 units
Partial shipment confirmed via carrier manifests.
Sep 30, 2026Verified
Backer reviews.
- DisappointingReceived reward
Arrived very late and the materials feel cheaper than promised.
Verified backer · Nov 6, 2026 - DisappointingReceived reward
Arrived very late and the materials feel cheaper than promised.
Verified backer · Oct 28, 2026 - DisappointingReceived reward
Arrived very late and the materials feel cheaper than promised.
Verified backer · Oct 19, 2026 - DisappointingReceived reward
Arrived very late and the materials feel cheaper than promised.
Verified backer · Oct 10, 2026 - DisappointingReceived reward
Arrived very late and the materials feel cheaper than promised.
Verified backer · Oct 1, 2026 - DisappointingReceived reward
Arrived very late and the materials feel cheaper than promised.
Verified backer · Sep 22, 2026