Buying guide
Ameca vs Fourier GR-2 in 2026
Comparing 2 humanoid robots across availability, pricing, capabilities, and verified deployments. Current as of 2026.
Key differences
- Ameca has more verified real-world deployments (2 vs 0).
- Ameca is at the commercial stage; Fourier GR-2 at the research stage.
| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Engineered Arts | Fourier Intelligence |
| Form factor | humanoid | humanoid |
| Maturity | commercial | research |
| Autonomy | — | ◐ not independently verified |
| Availability | shipping-nowshipping | internal-onlyenterprise |
| Price | $250,000 (actual sale price) | Not announced |
| Capability claims | — |
|
| Brain | — | — |
| Verified deployments | 2Computer History Museum, Museum of the Future | 0 |
| Privacy practices | — | — |
| Sources on file | 11 | 6 |
Editorial summaries
Ameca
Ameca, from UK-based Engineered Arts, is the famous expressive humanoid: 61 actuated movements (27 DoF head/face plus 34 DoF upper body), 50+ facial expressions, and conversational AI via the Tritium software with LLM and speech integration (Generation 3 shown at ICRA 2025). It is a stationary communication and showpiece robot, not a mobile general-purpose worker. It is commercially offered for purchase and rental at about $250,000. The expressiveness and conversation are real; what it is not is a walking, working humanoid.
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 Ameca and Fourier GR-2?
- Ameca 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 Ameca or Fourier GR-2 more autonomous?
- On the DEPLOY registry, neither Ameca 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, Ameca or Fourier GR-2?
- Ameca has more verified deployments (2) 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
- 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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