Aethon T3vsOmron MD-900

Aethon T3 leads on 4 of 7 dimensions — strongest on ROI clarity.

2 wins

MD-900

0 wins

Category breakdown

Readiness, uptime, navigation & connectivity

Even

92
Deployment readiness
88
60
Maintenance confidence
60
Vision-led navigation (estimated)
Navigation
Vision-led navigation (estimated)
Wi-Fi / cloud fleet management (estimated)
Connectivity
Wi-Fi / cloud fleet management (estimated)

Price accessibility and ROI clarity

Payload, speed, runtime & labor replacement

Even

85
Labor replacement
78
750 lbs (340 kg) for standard T3; 1,000 lbs (454 kg) for T3XL
Payload
900 kg
30 inches (76 cm) per second
Speed
1.8 m/s
10 hours with intermittent charging
Battery
8 hours (5%–95% charge in <30 minutes)

Environment fit, footprint & long-term upside

90
Environment fit
82
72
Future potential
72
T3: 22.44" (570 mm) width × 33.81" (860 mm) depth × 48.1" (1,221 mm) height
Footprint
944 mm (W) x 1194 mm (L) x 320 mm (H)

T3 · Best for

300+ bed teaching hospital pharmacy-to-unit delivery during peak hours (morning/noon medication rounds)

MD-900 · Best for

High-volume pallet transport in automotive assembly lines (sub-10 m² footprint, <2 m/s speed constraint)

Final judgment

Both are credible picks. Decide on cost and supplier proximity, not capability — the gap is small.