Close call. Oli and TIAGo Head 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
University robotics labs validating bipedal control and whole-body loco-manipulation algorithms
University robotics labs: Multi-year student projects in HRI, gesture recognition, dialogue systems
If immediate deployment is the priority, choose TIAGo Head. If the goal is to be ready when Oli's capabilities mature, track it.