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AgiBot A2 vs ergoCub

AgiBot A2 has the stronger public evidence base, with an Arena rating 68 points above ergoCub. Only AgiBot A2 has a price you can order at ($44,560); ergoCub is not for sale. AgiBot A2 is 19 cm taller.

By Jason BurmeisterUpdated Sources checked
AgiBot A2ergoCub
CompanyAgiBotItalian Institute of Technology (IIT)
CountryChinaItaly
StatusCommercial deploymentPrototype
Price$44,560Not for sale
How to get oneBuy nowNot for sale
Arena rating1,1161,048
EvidenceB+B-
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)150 cm (4 ft 11 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)55.7 kg (123 lb)
Payloadn/a10 kg (22 lb)
Runtime2 hn/a
Degrees of freedom40 DoF17 DoF
Top speed1.2 m/s (4.3 km/h)n/a
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.No detailed hand specification or hand DoF count found in reviewed sources.
Announced2026-02-022023-09-21

Capability evidence, side by side

score per dimension, 0-100
Manipulation
34
54
Autonomy
34
34
Mobility
82
54
Perception
34
54
Human interaction
34
54
Reliability
34
8
Human-environment fit
34
54
AgiBot A2
ergoCub

Arena matchup result

overall human like capability
Result
Draw
Medium
AgiBot A2 wins
50%
of validated votes
ergoCub wins
50%
of validated votes
Insufficient
0%
tracked separately

AgiBot A2 and ergoCub are close in the current evidence comparison.

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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ergoCub

Italian Institute of Technology (IIT)

ergoCub is IIT and INAIL's research humanoid, standing 150 cm tall, weighing 55.7 kg, and designed to reduce physical strain on workers in industrial and hospital settings. Its strongest evidence is a peer-reviewed Nature Machine Intelligence figure showing collaborative payload lifting with a human and live walking on stage. Official IIT sources confirm the 2023 debut and ergonomic purpose, while secondary dossiers report about 10 kg load-bearing, NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier plus Intel i7 onboard compute, depth/LiDAR sensing, and research claims such as up to 43% energy reduction and DNN-driven locomotion. However, no battery, runtime, walking speed, total DoF, hand DoF, price, or customer deployment exists in the reviewed evidence; autonomy is mostly simulation-only or title-only

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AgiBot A2 vs ergoCub FAQ

answers from sourced data

Which is better, AgiBot A2 or ergoCub?

On public evidence, AgiBot A2 currently rates higher (1,116 vs 1,048). The better choice still depends on the job: compare availability, price and the capability rows above.

Which is taller, AgiBot A2 or ergoCub?

AgiBot A2 is 169 cm (5 ft 7 in); ergoCub is 150 cm (4 ft 11 in).

Can you buy the AgiBot A2 or the ergoCub?

AgiBot A2: buy now. ergoCub: not for sale.