Close call. Lite 3 and N2 trade wins across the matrix.
Readiness, uptime, navigation & connectivity
Price accessibility and ROI clarity
Payload, speed, runtime & labor replacement
Environment fit, footprint & long-term upside
Reinforcement learning training and algorithm development in university robotics labs
University robotics lab demonstrations of bipedal gait control and deep reinforcement learning
If immediate deployment is the priority, choose Lite 3. If the goal is to be ready when N2's capabilities mature, track it.