Close call. L7 and G1 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
Precision industrial tasks: sorting, scanning, screw-driving, and delicate operations like tearing paper towels and pulling curtains alongside heavy material handling
Robotics research: locomotion, manipulation, embodied AI
If immediate deployment is the priority, choose G1. If the goal is to be ready when L7's capabilities mature, track it.