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AEON vs Booster T1 in 2026

Comparing 2 humanoid robots across availability, pricing, capabilities, and verified deployments. Current as of 2026.

Key differences

On DEPLOY's record, AEON is further along: at the pilot stage versus Booster T1 at the research stage, as of 2026.

  • Booster T1 has more verified real-world deployments (2 vs 1).
  • AEON is at the pilot stage; Booster T1 at the research stage.
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ManufacturerHexagonBooster Robotics
Form factorhumanoidhumanoid
Maturitypilotresearch
Autonomy——
Availabilityinternal-onlyenterpriseannounced-no-dateannounced
PriceNot announcedno price disclosed (not announced)
Capability claims——
Brain—
Verified deployments1Hexagon2Booster Robotics, Booster Robotics
Privacy practices——
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Editorial summaries

AEON

Hexagon's AEON is an industrial humanoid robot built for factory work such as assembly lines and high-voltage EV-battery manufacturing, developed with NVIDIA, Microsoft, and the Swiss actuator maker maxon. It carries 22 sensors and self-swapping batteries (about 23 seconds) for around-the-clock operation, with a walking speed near 2.5 meters per second.

DEPLOY records it at pilot maturity with one verified deployment, at BMW Group Plant Leipzig: the honest counterpoint to aggregator 'humanoids are working in factories at scale' framing, this is a verified pilot, not commercial-at-scale. As industrial equipment sold to manufacturers, it has no consumer price.

Booster T1

The Booster T1, from China's Booster Robotics, is a research and developer humanoid prominent in the wave of Chinese humanoids shown at CES 2026. There is no verified consumer price or delivery date on record in DEPLOY's registry. DEPLOY classifies its maturity as research and applies verified-vs-claimed discipline: commercial-ramping marketing and demonstrations are common across this cohort, but third-party verified deployment is the bar, and it is not yet met here.

Common questions

How do AEON and Booster T1 differ?
On DEPLOY's record, AEON is further along: at the pilot stage versus Booster T1 at the research stage, as of 2026. Booster T1 has more verified real-world deployments (2 vs 1). AEON is at the pilot stage; Booster T1 at the research stage.
What is the difference between AEON and Booster T1?
AEON and Booster T1 are both humanoid robots on the DEPLOY registry. They differ in maker, maturity, price, verified deployments, and how much of their autonomy is independently verified. See the table above for the full head-to-head; each figure is sourced.
Which has more verified deployments, AEON or Booster T1?
Booster T1 has more verified deployments (2) on the DEPLOY registry than AEON (1). DEPLOY counts a deployment only when confirmed at a named site with a primary source.

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