Buying guide
AEON vs Fourier GR-2 in 2026
Comparing 2 humanoid robots across availability, pricing, capabilities, and verified deployments. Current as of 2026.
Key differences
- AEON has more verified real-world deployments (1 vs 0).
- AEON is at the pilot stage; Fourier GR-2 at the research stage.
| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Hexagon | Fourier Intelligence |
| Form factor | humanoid | humanoid |
| Maturity | pilot | research |
| Autonomy | — | ◐ not independently verified |
| Availability | internal-onlyenterprise | internal-onlyenterprise |
| Price | Not announced | Not announced |
| Capability claims | — |
|
| Brain |
| — |
| Verified deployments | 1BMW Group Plant Leipzig | 0 |
| Privacy practices | — | — |
| Sources on file | 6 | 6 |
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.
Fourier GR-2
Fourier's GR-2 (from Fourier Intelligence, Shanghai) is a second-generation bipedal research humanoid (GRx generation 2, 2024). DEPLOY records it at research maturity with no verified deployments: it is a development and demonstration platform, not a commercial-deployment-at-scale product. As a research platform it has no consumer price. Cap-flag: most Chinese-humanoid commercial-deployment framing in this cohort, GR-2 included, is aspirational demonstration; the verification posture is demonstration, not verified autonomous deployment.
Common questions
- What is the difference between AEON and Fourier GR-2?
- AEON and Fourier GR-2 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.
- Is AEON or Fourier GR-2 more autonomous?
- On the DEPLOY registry, neither AEON nor Fourier GR-2 has capabilities independently verified as fully autonomous yet; their recorded capabilities are teleoperated-assisted, demonstrated, or vendor-claimed. See the table for each capability's verification status.
- Which has more verified deployments, AEON or Fourier GR-2?
- AEON has more verified deployments (1) on the DEPLOY registry than Fourier GR-2 (0). DEPLOY counts a deployment only when confirmed at a named site with a primary source.
Recent coverage
- Study reveals public boundaries for workplace robots - The Engineer - HomeAEON · Google News · 2026-06-17
- BMW deploys humanoid robots in Leipzig production - Let's Data ScienceAEON · Google News · 2026-06-11
- 34 Best Humanoid Robots [2026 Ranked] - RoboZapsFourier GR-2 · Google News · 2026-06-10
- Most Advanced Humanoid Robots You Can Buy in 2026 (Ranked) - RoboZapsFourier GR-2 · Google News · 2026-06-10
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