These five come up most often, and they’re aiming at different buyers. Some target factories and warehouses, one is pitched at homes, and one sells research and hobby units you can actually order.
We compare them only on what each maker has published: height, payload, runtime, availability, and target market. No made-up scores, and when a spec isn’t public we leave it marked that way.
Buying criteria
- Target market: industrial, logistics, home, or research
- Published height, weight, payload, and runtime (where stated)
- Real availability to individuals vs businesses
- Hand dexterity and degrees of freedom the maker discloses
- Business backing and track record of deployments
The makers at a glance
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1X NEO
Unitree
Agility Robotics
Tesla Optimus
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