Close call. XMAN-R1 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
Large airport hotel lobby with 300+ rooms, requiring 24/7 guest greeting and information desk duty across multiple shifts
University robotics lab demonstrations of bipedal gait control and deep reinforcement learning
Both are credible picks. Decide on cost and supplier proximity, not capability — the gap is small.