Clearpath Robotics RidgebackvsKawada Robotics Nextage Fillie

Close call. Ridgeback and Nextage Fillie trade wins across the matrix.

Clearpath Robotics Ridgeback
Clearpath Robotics
Ridgeback
$35K–$40K
Kawada Robotics Nextage Fillie
Kawada Robotics
Nextage Fillie
Quote needed
Ridgeback
1 wins
vs
Nextage Fillie
1 wins

Category breakdown

Deploy & operate

Readiness, uptime, navigation & connectivity

Nextage Fillie
  • 80
    Deployment readiness
    85
  • 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

Ridgeback
  • 68
    Price accessibility
    30
  • 65
    ROI clarity
    65

Capability

Payload, speed, runtime & labor replacement

Even
  • 55
    Labor replacement
    70
  • 100 kg
    Payload
    1.5 kg per arm
  • 1.1 m/s
    Speed
    Faster than conventional Nextage NXA
  • up to 8 hours
    Battery
    —

Fit & future

Environment fit, footprint & long-term upside

Even
  • 85
    Environment fit
    80
  • 70
    Future potential
    75
  • 960 × 793 × 296 mm
    Footprint
    714 × 597 × 270 mm
Ridgeback · Best for

University mobile manipulation research labs integrating collaborative arms (UR10, Baxter) with perception and grasping experiments

Nextage Fillie · Best for

Electronics assembly in mixed human-robot cells with frequent changeovers

Final judgment

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

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