Your reservation
This Pre-Order Agreement is between you and Applied Robotics Company (Applied, we, us). It governs your Model A reservation through applied.bot. Contact us at contact@applied.bot.
You must be at least 18, able to enter a contract, and provide accurate account and payment information. Initial reservations are intended for customers in the United States. Delivery eligibility will be confirmed before any final purchase.
Applied Robotics Company is the storefront brand of Bolte Machine Company, the seller and Stripe merchant responsible for your reservation, payment, and refund. Your payment statement may show BOLTE MACHINE COMPANY. Contact contact@applied.bot for account, payment, or privacy requests.
What you are reserving
Your reservation records your agreement to the configured robot purchase price. A $100 refundable deposit is due today; the remaining balance is payable before delivery. No later payment is charged automatically. You may cancel for a full deposit refund before accepting the final delivery and payment terms.
Deliveries start September 2027, first come, first served by confirmed paid reservation. We may limit delivery regions where required by law.
$100 due today
The reservation deposit is $100 USD. Only that deposit is payable through the reservation checkout. We do not charge a configuration premium, the remaining robot price, shipping, or an ongoing fee at this stage. Checkout will disclose any additional legally required charge before you authorize payment; we will not add an undisclosed charge.
If you later accept a separate final purchase agreement, the full deposit will be credited against that purchase. We will not automatically charge the balance or treat your reservation as permission for a later charge. The deposit does not earn interest or create an ownership interest in Applied.
Your selected configuration
Color, compute, robot name, and personality selections record your preferences. Names and personality settings are software preferences, not promises of human traits, emotional understanding, particular conduct, autonomy, safety performance, or task competence. Do not include sensitive personal information in these fields.
The base price is $5,900 USD. Compute upgrades are Raspberry Pi +$0, Mk. 1 Peregrine +$2,000, and NVIDIA Jetson Thor T5000 +$5,500, yielding purchase prices of $5,900, $7,900, and $11,400 respectively. Mk. 1 Peregrine: 3000 TOPS neural network accelerator co-designed with our next-gen transformer for maximum performance.
The configured purchase price is shown before acceptance and recorded with your reservation. Taxes and shipping are additional and will be disclosed before balance payment. We will not substitute a higher price without your agreement; you may decline a material change and receive a full deposit refund.
Payment and confirmation
Stripe processes the payment for Applied Robotics Company. You authorize the single amount shown at checkout using a payment method you are entitled to use. We do not collect full card numbers through our own website. Your payment provider may impose its own currency conversion or other fees.
A checkout redirect or an on-screen success message alone is not confirmation of a paid reservation. The reservation is confirmed after our system receives and verifies the payment provider's successful payment notification. Delayed payment methods can remain pending. Your account shows the recorded status and reservation identifier; contact us if it appears inconsistent with your bank record.
Please avoid creating a second payment while an earlier one is pending. If duplicate deposits are confirmed, contact us with the reservation identifiers so we can investigate and refund any unintended duplicate.
Cancel and receive a refund
You may cancel at any time before you enter a separate final purchase agreement and receive a full refund of the $100 deposit. We do not deduct a cancellation or processing fee. Use the cancellation request in your account, or email contact@applied.bot from your account email with your reservation identifier. We may reasonably verify ownership to protect you.
We will process an eligible refund promptly and initiate it within seven business days of a verified cancellation request, or sooner if applicable law requires. Refunds normally return to the original payment method; your financial institution controls when the credit appears. If that method cannot receive a refund, we will arrange a lawful alternative with you.
An accepted cancellation ends the reservation. A refund request is not a refund confirmation until the payment processor has accepted the refund; the account status will distinguish a request from completion. This contractual refund right supplements, and does not restrict, rights under applicable law.
Development, timing, and delay notices
Deliveries start September 2027, first come, first served. Product renderings and kinematic animations do not establish validated autonomy, balance, battery life, or hardware performance.
We will provide required delay notices, consent choices, and refunds if delivery timing changes.
If we announce a material delay or change to the reservation program, we will notify you using your account contact details and explain your choices. Where your affirmative consent is legally required to continue, we will obtain it or cancel and refund as required.
If we cancel
We may end the reservation program, discontinue Model A, reject a reservation, or cancel a reservation because of payment risk, unlawful activity, unsupported territory, supply constraints, or inability to fulfill it. If we cancel a paid reservation before a final purchase agreement, we will refund the full deposit promptly without a cancellation fee.
We may contact you to correct an obvious listing or transaction error. We will not substitute a higher charge without your agreement. If a reservation cannot proceed on terms you accept, it will be canceled and any deposit refunded.
Balance and delivery terms
Before collecting the balance, we will confirm your agreed configuration and purchase price, deposit credit, applicable taxes, shipping charges, delivery terms, warranty, return policy, and safety documentation. You must authorize any additional payment. Your reservation does not authorize automatic balance collection.
You can decline the offer and request a refund. If you accept it, the final purchase agreement will state how cancellation, delivery, returns, and warranties apply from that point. It will not retroactively remove a refund right that has already arisen.
Intended use and safety
This reservation grants no permission to operate a robot or to rely on it for care, emergency response, medical decisions, life-safety, or other critical functions. Actual permitted uses, training, supervision, operating environment, and safety limitations will be defined for the final product.
A personality preference does not alter safety requirements or create a person, fiduciary, caregiver, or professional advisor. Do not rely on promotional imagery as operating instructions. We will provide applicable product terms and warranty information before a final sale; this reservation does not replace them or waive statutory product rights.
Account and communications
Keep your account email current so we can send payment, refund, development, configuration, and purchase-offer notices. These operational messages are separate from optional advertising communications. Your account is required for reservation ownership and tracking.
Reservations are personal to the purchaser and are not transferable for resale without our written consent, except where law requires otherwise. If you need to change the purchaser or account details, contact us before attempting to transfer payment or access.
Applicable documents and changes
The Terms of Service govern website use, and the Privacy Policy explains data handling. This Agreement controls where they conflict on the deposit, cancellation, or reservation. Checkout records the version you accepted.
We may publish revised terms for new reservations. We will not materially reduce the refund or payment rights attached to your existing reservation without your affirmative agreement, except changes required by law. A proposed change you decline may result in cancellation and a full deposit refund.
Rights and disputes
Nothing in this Agreement excludes rights or remedies that cannot lawfully be excluded, including applicable payment disputes, consumer guarantees, delivery protections, or refunds. An unexpected development event does not excuse returning a refundable deposit.
Please first contact contact@applied.bot with your reservation identifier so we can try to resolve a concern. You retain access to competent courts, small-claims procedures where available, and applicable regulators. This Agreement does not impose mandatory arbitration, waive a jury trial, or waive a class action.