PAL Robotics TIAGOvsunitree B2

Close call. TIAGO and B2 trade wins across the matrix.

TIAGO

1 wins

Category breakdown

Readiness, uptime, navigation & connectivity

TIAGO

78
Deployment readiness
72
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)

Price accessibility and ROI clarity

Even

Payload, speed, runtime & labor replacement

35
Labor replacement
45
70 kg base; 150 kg with AI variant; 3 kg arm fully extended
Payload
40 kg (walking sustained); 120 kg (standing)
1.5 m/s max
Speed
6 m/s
36V 20Ah Li-Ion (runtime not specified)
Battery
4–6 hours (45 Ah / 2250 Wh capacity); 5 hours without load for 20 km mileage, 4 hours with 20 kg load for 15 km mileage

Environment fit, footprint & long-term upside

Even

72
Environment fit
80
76
Future potential
68
54 cm diameter / 30 cm height (base); dual-arm variant TIAGo++ reaches 1.75 m high
Footprint
Standing: 1098 × 450 × 645 mm; Lying: 880 × 460 × 330 mm

TIAGO · Best for

Research platform for mobile manipulation and human-robot interaction studies in academic labs

B2 · Best for

Power grid and petrochemical facility inspections, where thermal imaging and gas sensing payloads and all-terrain mobility justify cost.

Final judgment

If immediate deployment is the priority, choose TIAGO. If the goal is to be ready when B2's capabilities mature, track it.