Comparison controls
Swap robots without losing the table. Green cells mark numeric leaders; text rows show the tradeoffs that need judgment.
Green cells flag numeric leaders, while AI, sensors, and capability rows keep the real buying tradeoffs visible.
Price
Weight
Battery Life
Max Speed
AI
Sensors
Connectivity
Status
Category
Capabilities
| Spec | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | N/A | N/A | N/A | €250.000 EUR |
| Height | 14.4 in tall (14.4 × 11.0 × 6.3 in) | 123cm (4 ft) | 100cm | 104cm |
| Weight | 5.3 lb (2.4 kg) | ~26kg (57 lbs) | 12 kg (26 lbs) | 22kg |
| Battery Life | Mains poweredNot comparable for this robot | ~4 hours | Up to 8 hours | Battery backpack included on iCub 2.5/later full iCub versions; runtime not publicly disclosedNot safely comparable as a typed unit |
| Charging Time | N/A (plugged in)Not comparable for this robot | Not disclosed | Autonomous docking (220V/110V)Not safely comparable as a typed unit | N/A |
| Max Speed | StationaryNot comparable for this robot | 3.2 km/h (2.0 mph) | 1 m/s (3.6 km/h) | Not disclosed |
| AI | MediaTek octa-core SoC + dual-core APU, LLM-powered Relationship Orchestration Engine | NVIDIA GPU, Multi-LLM integration (agnostic), Vision-Language Models (VLM), VSLAM navigation | ROBOX Navigation System with 2D mapping, 3D localization, user detection/tracking, obstacle avoidance, path planning. ASR, NLP, TTS engines for voice interaction. Facial recognition. | YARP middleware + open-source ML frameworks |
| Sensors | 4-mic array, 12 MP camera for images, 1080p HD video at 30 fps with 120° horizontal FoV, 8 in multi-touch screen (800 × 1280, 160 dpi), Ambient light sensor, Ambient temperature sensor, Touch-sensitive base/body interaction | 2 RGBD Cameras, 2 Infrared Cameras, 9 Time-of-Flight Cameras, 8 Torque Sensors, 6 Ultrasonic Sensors, 4 Microphones, 3 Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs), Hall Effect Sensors (hands), Contact Sensors (hands) | 360° LIDAR, 2x Depth Cameras, RGB Camera (13MP, 120° FOV), IMU Sensor, 6x Time-of-Flight Linear Sensors, ToF Depth Camera (up to 5m) | Stereo Cameras, Microphones, Hall-Effect Joint Sensors, Force/Torque Sensors, Tactile Skin (capacitive), Gyroscope, Accelerometer |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n/ac (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz), Bluetooth 5+, USB 2.0 connector | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, 2.4G/5G), Bluetooth 5.1 BLE, USB 3.0 Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-A, Optional 4G/5G Cellular | Gigabit Ethernet, CANBus (internal) |
| Voice Assistants | ElliQ Voice AI | Multi-language speech recognition & synthesis with emotional prosody | temi AI Assistant | None |
| Status | Available | Active | Available | Active |
| Category | Companions | Commercial | Commercial | Research |
| Manufacturer | Intuition Robotics | Enchanted Tools | temi | Italian Institute of Technology |
Capability matrix
Use this grid when the shortlist is already close and feature gaps become the real tiebreaker.
| Capability | ElliQ 3 | Mirokaï | temi V3 | iCub |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13.3" Touchscreen Display (1920x1080) | — | — | ✓ | — |
| 20W Hi-Fi Audio System | — | — | ✓ | — |
| 26 Degrees of Freedom | — | ✓ | — | — |
| 4-Mic Array with Beamforming | — | — | ✓ | — |
| Archery (learned via reinforcement learning) | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Autonomous Charging | — | — | ✓ | — |
| Autonomous Navigation (5cm accuracy) | — | — | ✓ | — |
| Autonomous Navigation (VSLAM) | — | ✓ | — | — |
| Bipedal Walking | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Collision Avoidance | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Community Bingo | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Concierge & Greeting Tasks | — | ✓ | — | — |
| Crawling | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Embodied Cognition Research | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Expressive Animated Face (projector-based) | — | ✓ | — | — |
| Facial Expressions (LED-based) | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Facial Recognition | — | — | ✓ | — |
| Force-Controlled Manipulation | — | — | — | ✓ |
| GDPR-Compliant Face Tracking | — | ✓ | — | — |
| Generative AI Conversations | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Health & Pain Tracking | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Hospital Patient Assistance | — | ✓ | — | — |
| Human Follow Mode | — | — | ✓ | — |
| Loneliness Reduction | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Medication Reminders | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Memory Recording | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Music Playback | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Natural Conversation (multi-LLM) | — | ✓ | — | — |
| Object Grasping | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Object Grasping (97% success rate) | — | ✓ | — | — |
| Omnidirectional Rolling Globe Locomotion | — | ✓ | — | — |
| Photo & Message Sharing | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Proactive Conversation | ✓ | — | — | — |
| SDK for Third-Party Apps | — | — | ✓ | — |
| Social Interaction & Companionship | — | ✓ | — | — |
| Telepresence Video Calling | — | — | ✓ | — |
| Torque-Controlled Arms | — | ✓ | — | — |
| Tray Carrying & Delivery | — | ✓ | — | — |
| Tray with 3kg Load Capacity | — | — | ✓ | — |
| Trivia & Games | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Video Calling | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Virtual Museum Tours | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Visual Tracking | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Voice Interaction (ASR/NLP) | — | — | ✓ | — |
| Wellness Programs | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Zero Turn Radius | — | — | ✓ | — |
| temi Center Remote Management | — | — | ✓ | — |
Use this flow to get to a clean shortlist fast. The route works best as a dense research workbench, not a marketing page.
Start with robots that solve the same job. Use category anchors like Humanoid, Cleaning, Companions, Research before you worry about micro-spec wins.
Check price, status, battery, sensors, and capabilities before getting lost in minor spec rows.
Once you have a shortlist, hide shared rows. That turns the table from a spec dump into a real decision tool.
A dedicated cleaner versus a home assistant with cleaning features can reveal whether you really need a specialist or just broader household coverage. Compare around the same outcome, not the same marketing language.
Use a prebuilt pairing when blank-page friction is the problem. Open one, swap robots, and keep moving.
Price bracket check — N1 versus Bespoke AI Jet Bot Steam Ultra shows what the premium tier actually buys in navigation, maintenance, and smart-home polish.
Same-brand shortlist — MiPA versus 4NE-1 isolates whether the higher tier actually changes the ownership story.
Mobility platforms — Go2 versus NEURA Quadruped is a fast way to compare payload, stability, and commercial ambition inside the quadruped category.
Home presence check — StackChan versus LOVOT reveals how much extra presence, hardware, and ecosystem you buy as companion robots move upmarket.
Turn comparison rows into an actual recommendation — not just more reading.
Not all spec deltas matter equally. Rank your buying criteria before crowning a winner.
The sticker price is only one row. Subscriptions, consumables, and service access often decide the real winner.
Subscriptions
Cloud AI and premium app tiers can make a cheaper robot more expensive over three years.
Consumables
Brushes, pads, filters, and bags flip the value story on high-frequency robots.
Energy & battery
Large batteries and frequent charging reveal everyday operating demands.
Repair & warranty
Local servicing and spare-parts access are the quietest but most important long-term costs.
Specs describe ideal conditions. Your rooms, pets, and Wi-Fi determine what actually performs.
Of 393 robots tracked, 239 are available now. For household tasks, getting a capable robot into daily use today usually beats waiting for incremental improvements. For research or early-adopter use, waiting can make sense if the next model changes the platform story.
If two robots are still neck-and-neck, use softer signals that affect ownership quality more than spec sheets admit.
Comparison FAQ
Short answers to the questions that usually show up once the shortlist is live and the tradeoffs feel real.
