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AgiBot A2 vs Pepper

AgiBot A2 has the stronger public evidence base, with an Arena rating 250 points above Pepper. Pepper is cheaper (From $32,000 vs $44,560). AgiBot A2 is 49 cm taller.

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AgiBot A2, full body
AgiBot A2
AgiBot
169 cm · $44,560 · Commercial deployment
Pepper, full body
Pepper
Aldebaran
120 cm · From $32,000 · Purchasable
AgiBot A2Pepper
CompanyAgiBotAldebaran
CountryChinaFrance
StatusCommercial deploymentPurchasable
Price$44,560From $32,000
How to get oneBuy nowBuy now
Arena rating1,116866
EvidenceB+B-
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)120 cm (3 ft 11 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)28 kg (62 lb)
Runtime2 h12 h
Degrees of freedom40 DoF19 DoF
Hand DoFn/a1 DoF
Top speed1.2 m/s (4.3 km/h)0.83 m/s (3 km/h)
HandsOfficial A2 page lists dexterous hands as part of the robot configuration; no hand-only DoF count was found beyond the 40+ active DoF system claim.Simple hands with 1 DoF each; no fine manipulation or force feedback described in reviewed sources.
Announced2026-02-02n/a

Capability evidence, side by side

score per dimension, 0-100
Manipulation
34
34
Autonomy
34
34
Mobility
82
34
Perception
34
34
Human interaction
34
34
Reliability
34
34
Human-environment fit
34
34
AgiBot A2
Pepper

Arena matchup result

overall human like capability
Result
AgiBot A2
Medium
AgiBot A2 wins
100%
of validated votes
Pepper wins
0%
of validated votes
Insufficient
0%
tracked separately

Current evidence comparison for AgiBot A2 and Pepper.

AgiBot A2

AgiBot
Full-body studio render of the AgiBot A2 humanoid robot standing against a white background.
Image: © AgiBot · official website

Strong independent endurance/mobility evidence; service autonomy still less verified

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Pepper

Aldebaran
Pepper humanoid robot wearing a vest with a chest tablet screen promoting store coupons next to colorful balloons.
Photo: Tokumeigakarinoaoshima, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Pepper is Aldebaran/SoftBank's 120 cm wheeled social humanoid with 19 DOF, 28 kg, 12 h listed runtime, 20 DC motors, Intel Atom E3845, HD cameras, 3D sensor, sonars, touch sensors, and a chest tablet. RobotLAB lists it from $32,000, but production reportedly stopped in 2020 or 2021 and Maxvision acquired Aldebaran assets in 2025. Official docs describe default Autonomous Life reacting to sounds, movement and touch; media relay Aldebaran's claim of about 17,000 Pepper humanoids sold. Manipulation, payload, autonomy, and reliability lack independent evidence; video demos are titles only

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AgiBot A2 vs Pepper FAQ

answers from sourced data

Which is better, AgiBot A2 or Pepper?

On public evidence, AgiBot A2 currently rates higher (1,116 vs 866). The better choice still depends on the job: compare availability, price and the capability rows above.

Which is cheaper, AgiBot A2 or Pepper?

AgiBot A2: $44,560. Pepper: From $32,000. Prices are in the seller's currency and configurations differ.

Which is taller, AgiBot A2 or Pepper?

AgiBot A2 is 169 cm (5 ft 7 in); Pepper is 120 cm (3 ft 11 in).

Can you buy the AgiBot A2 or the Pepper?

AgiBot A2: buy now. Pepper: buy now.