Clearpath Robotics DingovsPAL Robotics TIAGO

Clearpath Robotics Dingo leads on 3 of 7 dimensions — strongest on ROI clarity.

Dingo

2 wins

TIAGO

1 wins

Category breakdown

Readiness, uptime, navigation & connectivity

Even

82
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)

Price accessibility and ROI clarity

Dingo

Payload, speed, runtime & labor replacement

TIAGO

35
Labor replacement
35
20 kg (44 lbs)
Payload
70 kg base; 150 kg with AI variant; 3 kg arm fully extended
1.3 m/s
Speed
1.5 m/s max
1–4 hours (lead-acid 1–2 hours, lithium-ion 4 hours)
Battery
36V 20Ah Li-Ion (runtime not specified)

Environment fit, footprint & long-term upside

Dingo

88
Environment fit
72
76
Future potential
76
Dingo-D: 551 × 517 × 110 mm; Dingo-O: 686 × 517 × 114 mm
Footprint
54 cm diameter / 30 cm height (base); dual-arm variant TIAGo++ reaches 1.75 m high

Dingo · Best for

Autonomous navigation experiments in confined spaces (hallways, corridors, lab benches)

TIAGO · Best for

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

Final judgment

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