Rent out your robot
Most robots work a few hours a week and sit idle the rest. Ollee turns that idle time into income: list your robot, set your rates, and take bookings from people who need it.
The maths of an idle robot
Say you own a Unitree Go2. Event organisers pay a few hundred dollars for an appearance, and two or three bookings a month is over $5,000 a year from a robot that would otherwise be in a cupboard. Humanoid owners do better still: the going rate is around $750 a day, so even one booking a month meaningfully offsets what the hardware cost. The demand is real and growing, mostly from events, marketing activations and content creators who need a robot for a day, not a robot forever.
How listing works
- Create your listing with photos, your robot's capabilities, location, and your hourly and daily price.
- Set your weekly availability and block out any dates you need the robot yourself.
- Choose your terms: operate it yourself or hand it over, offer delivery or not, and add an optional security deposit.
- Accept bookings, or turn on instant book and let the calendar fill itself.
Payments are held securely when the renter books, every booking has a chat to agree the details, and reviews are two way, so good renters and good owners find each other quickly.
You stay in control
You set the price, the deposit, the availability and the rules. You can restrict bookings to registered businesses, require requests instead of instant booking, and cancel the arrangement whenever you like. If running a rental calendar is not your idea of fun, hand it to a robot manager who does it for a share of each booking.
Where the demand is
Right now renters mostly want robots for launches, trade shows, shopping centre activations, filming and social content, plus a steady trickle of practical jobs like site surveys and inspections. Have a look at what renters are searching for on our robot dog hire and humanoid robot hire pages, and at the going rates, to see where your robot fits.
Common questions
What does it cost to list?
Nothing. Listing is free, and Ollee takes a 15 percent service fee on the owner side when a booking is paid. No bookings, no fees.
What robots are worth listing?
Robot dogs and humanoids are the most in demand for events and content, but drones, delivery robots, service robots and site robots all get booked. If it moves and does something, someone has a use for it.
Do I have to hand my robot to a stranger?
No. Many owners operate the robot themselves and price the booking accordingly, which is the normal setup for events. You choose per listing whether you operate, deliver or hand over, and you can require a security deposit either way.
When do I get paid?
Your share lands in your Stripe payout balance as soon as the customer pays. The first payout takes about 7 to 14 days while Stripe verifies your account, then payouts arrive within a couple of business days of each booking.
What if I cannot manage the bookings myself?
Delegate it. Ollee has a directory of robot managers who run your calendar, bookings and handovers for an agreed share of each booking. You stay the owner and keep the rest.
Put it to work
Listing takes about ten minutes. List your robot now, or read how Ollee works first.