Apptronik ApollovsPAL Robotics TIAGO

Close call. Apollo and TIAGO trade wins across the matrix.

Apptronik Apollo
Apptronik
Apollo
$50K–$80K
PAL Robotics TIAGO
PAL Robotics
TIAGO
$34K–$100K
Apollo
1 wins
vs
TIAGO
1 wins

Category breakdown

Deploy & operate

Readiness, uptime, navigation & connectivity

TIAGO
  • 72
    Deployment readiness
    78
  • 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)

Cost & ROI

Price accessibility and ROI clarity

Apollo
  • 54
    Price accessibility
    53
  • 65
    ROI clarity
    45

Capability

Payload, speed, runtime & labor replacement

Even
  • 70
    Labor replacement
    35
  • 25 kg (55 lbs)
    Payload
    70 kg base; 150 kg with AI variant; 3 kg arm fully extended
  • 3.4 km/h (walking speed); 1.5 m/s (5.4 km/h alternative specification)
    Speed
    1.5 m/s max
  • Up to 4 hours on single battery pack; hot-swappable batteries in under 5 minutes enabling up to 22 hours daily operation
    Battery
    36V 20Ah Li-Ion (runtime not specified)

Fit & future

Environment fit, footprint & long-term upside

Even
  • 68
    Environment fit
    72
  • 75
    Future potential
    76
  • Unknown
    Footprint
    54 cm diameter / 30 cm height (base); dual-arm variant TIAGo++ reaches 1.75 m high
Apollo · Best for

Warehouse and logistics box/tote picking and transport (primary focus; proven in GXO trials).

TIAGO · Best for

Research platform for mobile manipulation and human-robot interaction studies in academic labs

Final judgment

If immediate deployment is the priority, choose TIAGO. If the goal is to be ready when Apollo's capabilities mature, track it.

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