PAL Robotics TIAGOvsPollen Robotics Reachy 2
Pollen Robotics Reachy 2 leads on 4 of 7 dimensions — strongest on ROI clarity.
TIAGO
0 wins
Reachy 2
2 wins
Category breakdown
Deploy & operate
Readiness, uptime, navigation & connectivity
- 78Deployment readiness75
- 60Maintenance confidence60
- Vision-led navigation (estimated)NavigationVision-led navigation (estimated)
- Wi-Fi / cloud fleet management (estimated)ConnectivityWi-Fi / cloud fleet management (estimated)
Cost & ROI
Price accessibility and ROI clarity
- 53Price accessibility51
- 45ROI clarity55
Capability
Payload, speed, runtime & labor replacement
- 35Labor replacement45
- 70 kg base; 150 kg with AI variant; 3 kg arm fully extendedPayload3 kg per arm
- 1.5 m/s maxSpeed—
- 36V 20Ah Li-Ion (runtime not specified)Battery—
Fit & future
Environment fit, footprint & long-term upside
- 72Environment fit80
- 76Future potential85
- 54 cm diameter / 30 cm height (base); dual-arm variant TIAGo++ reaches 1.75 m highFootprintHeight 4.46 to 5.45 feet (mobile base variant)
TIAGO · Best for
Research platform for mobile manipulation and human-robot interaction studies in academic labs
Reachy 2 · Best for
Embodied AI training with demonstration learning and real-time teleoperation data capture for manipulation models
Final judgment
Both are credible picks. Decide on cost and supplier proximity, not capability — the gap is small.