DEEP Robotics DR02vsPAL Robotics TIAGO

Close call. DR02 and TIAGO trade wins across the matrix.

DR02

2 wins

TIAGO

1 wins

Category breakdown

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)

Price accessibility and ROI clarity

Even

Payload, speed, runtime & labor replacement

DR02

68
Labor replacement
35
20 kg whole-body carrying capacity; 10 kg per arm
Payload
70 kg base; 150 kg with AI variant; 3 kg arm fully extended
1.5 m/s standard walking speed, 4 m/s maximum speed
Speed
1.5 m/s max
unknown
Battery
36V 20Ah Li-Ion (runtime not specified)

Environment fit, footprint & long-term upside

DR02

82
Environment fit
72
78
Future potential
76
unknown
Footprint
54 cm diameter / 30 cm height (base); dual-arm variant TIAGo++ reaches 1.75 m high

DR02 · Best for

Outdoor security patrols in rain, snow, or dust at industrial sites, power plants, and infrastructure yards

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 DR02's capabilities mature, track it.