# Hugo RAS vs Walker S2 in 2026

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

| Attribute | [Hugo RAS](/consumer/models/medtronic-hugo) | [Walker S2](/consumer/models/ubtech-walker-s2) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Manufacturer** | [Medtronic](/companies/medtronic) | [UBTech Robotics](/companies/ubtech-robotics) |
| **Form factor** | surgical | humanoid |
| **Maturity** | commercial | commercial |
| **Availability** | enterprise | enterprise |
| **Price** | Not announced | Not announced |
| **Capability claims** | 1: Assists surgery (teleoperated-assisted) | 1: Picks and packs (claimed-only) |
| **Brain** | — | [UBTech BrainNet (Thinker)](/brains/ubtech-brainnet) (foundation-model) |
| **Verified deployments** | 3 | 7 |
| **Privacy practices** | — | — |
| **Sources on file** | 16 | 26 |

_Canonical: https://deploy.report/compare/medtronic-hugo-vs-ubtech-walker-s2_

## Common questions

### What is the difference between Hugo RAS and Walker S2?

Hugo RAS and Walker S2 are compared on the DEPLOY registry across maker, form factor, maturity, price, verified deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy. See the table above for the full head-to-head; each figure is sourced.

### Is Hugo RAS or Walker S2 more autonomous?

On the DEPLOY registry, neither Hugo RAS nor Walker S2 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, Hugo RAS or Walker S2?

Walker S2 has more verified deployments (7) on the DEPLOY registry than Hugo RAS (3). DEPLOY counts a deployment only when confirmed at a named site with a primary source.


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