PAL Robotics TIAGOvsXPeng Iron

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

TIAGO

2 wins

Iron

1 wins

Category breakdown

Readiness, uptime, navigation & connectivity

TIAGO

78
Deployment readiness
62
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

TIAGO

Payload, speed, runtime & labor replacement

Iron

35
Labor replacement
55
70 kg base; 150 kg with AI variant; 3 kg arm fully extended
Payload
22 DOF per hand enabling delicate manipulation such as grabbing eggs and unscrewing caps
1.5 m/s max
Speed
2 meters per second (~6.5 feet per second) in testing
36V 20Ah Li-Ion (runtime not specified)
Battery
All-solid-state batteries with ultra-high energy density; runtime duration not publicly disclosed

Environment fit, footprint & long-term upside

Even

72
Environment fit
68
76
Future potential
78
54 cm diameter / 30 cm height (base); dual-arm variant TIAGo++ reaches 1.75 m high
Footprint
1.73 m tall; width and depth not disclosed

TIAGO · Best for

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

Iron · Best for

Retail showroom product demonstrator in 200+ sq m spaces with steady foot traffic

Final judgment

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