# r1 vs Vuzix Z100 in 2026

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

## Key differences

On DEPLOY's record, Vuzix Z100 is further along: at the commercial stage versus r1 at the pilot stage, as of 2026.

- r1 has the lower recorded price.
- r1 is at the pilot stage; Vuzix Z100 at the commercial stage.

| Attribute | [r1](/consumer/models/rabbit-r1) | [Vuzix Z100](/consumer/models/vuzix-z100) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Manufacturer** | [Rabbit Inc](/companies/rabbit-inc) | [Vuzix](/companies/vuzix) |
| **Form factor** | wearable | wearable |
| **Maturity** | pilot | commercial |
| **Availability** | shipping | shipping |
| **Price** | $199 (actual sale price) | $499 (actual sale price) |
| **Capability claims** | — | — |
| **Brain** | — | — |
| **Verified deployments** | 1: [Rabbit Inc](/companies/rabbit-inc) | 1: [Vuzix](/companies/vuzix) |
| **Privacy practices** | 10: location-tracking, cloud-upload, data-retention, third-party-sharing, data-deletion-control, data-sale, location-tracking, data-sale, data-deletion-control, data-retention | — |
| **Sources on file** | 12 | 5 |

_Canonical: https://deploy.report/compare/rabbit-r1-vs-vuzix-z100_

## Common questions

### How do r1 and Vuzix Z100 differ?

On DEPLOY's record, Vuzix Z100 is further along: at the commercial stage versus r1 at the pilot stage, as of 2026. r1 has the lower recorded price. r1 is at the pilot stage; Vuzix Z100 at the commercial stage.

### What is the difference between r1 and Vuzix Z100?

r1 and Vuzix Z100 are both wearable 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 is cheaper, r1 or Vuzix Z100?

r1 has the lower recorded price on the DEPLOY registry than Vuzix Z100. Prices are sourced; see each record for whether the figure is a manufacturer target, an estimate, or an actual sale price.

### Which has more verified deployments, r1 or Vuzix Z100?

r1 and Vuzix Z100 each have 1 verified deployment on the DEPLOY registry (confirmed at named sites with primary sources).


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