Omron MD-900vsKeenon DinerBot T5

Close call. MD-900 and DinerBot T5 trade wins across the matrix.

Omron MD-900
Omron
MD-900
$150K–$250K
Keenon DinerBot T5
Keenon
DinerBot T5
$10K–$12K
MD-900
2 wins
vs
DinerBot T5
1 wins

Category breakdown

Deploy & operate

Readiness, uptime, navigation & connectivity

MD-900
  • 88
    Deployment readiness
    82
  • 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

DinerBot T5
  • 23
    Price accessibility
    89
  • 75
    ROI clarity
    76

Capability

Payload, speed, runtime & labor replacement

MD-900
  • 78
    Labor replacement
    79
  • 900 kg
    Payload
    40 kg (88 lbs)
  • 1.8 m/s
    Speed
    Max walking speed 1 m/s
  • 8 hours (5%–95% charge in <30 minutes)
    Battery
    4-hour charging time; DC 48V 12Ah battery

Fit & future

Environment fit, footprint & long-term upside

Even
  • 82
    Environment fit
    85
  • 72
    Future potential
    72
  • 944 mm (W) x 1194 mm (L) x 320 mm (H)
    Footprint
    507 mm W × 502 mm D × 1,204 mm H
MD-900 · Best for

High-volume pallet transport in automotive assembly lines (sub-10 m² footprint, <2 m/s speed constraint)

DinerBot T5 · Best for

100-seat hotpot restaurant during dinner rush (18:00–21:00); robot handles 60–80% of tray movements, freeing 2 servers for order accuracy and table check-backs.

Final judgment

If immediate deployment is the priority, choose MD-900. If the goal is to be ready when DinerBot T5's capabilities mature, track it.

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