# Shield AI V-BAT vs Teal Black Widow in 2026

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

| Attribute | [Shield AI V-BAT](/consumer/models/shield-ai-v-bat) | [Teal Black Widow](/consumer/models/teal-black-widow) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Manufacturer** | [Shield AI](/companies/shield-ai) | [Red Cat Holdings](/companies/red-cat-holdings) |
| **Form factor** | aerial | aerial |
| **Maturity** | production | production |
| **Availability** | enterprise | enterprise |
| **Price** | Not announced | Not announced |
| **Capability claims** | 2: flight in GPS- and communications-denied environments (autonomous); Multi-drone autonomous team operations (autonomous) | — |
| **Brain** | [Shield AI Hivemind](/brains/hivemind) (foundation-model) | — |
| **Verified deployments** | 3 | 1: [Red Cat Holdings](/companies/red-cat-holdings) |
| **Privacy practices** | — | — |
| **Sources on file** | 13 | 9 |

_Canonical: https://deploy.report/compare/shield-ai-v-bat-vs-teal-black-widow_

## Common questions

### What is the difference between Shield AI V-BAT and Teal Black Widow?

Shield AI V-BAT and Teal Black Widow are both aerial 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 Shield AI V-BAT or Teal Black Widow more autonomous?

Shield AI V-BAT has more capabilities independently verified as autonomous on the DEPLOY registry than Teal Black Widow. DEPLOY counts a capability as autonomous only when verified at a real deployment, not from a demo or a vendor claim.

### Which has more verified deployments, Shield AI V-BAT or Teal Black Widow?

Shield AI V-BAT has more verified deployments (3) on the DEPLOY registry than Teal Black Widow (1). DEPLOY counts a deployment only when confirmed at a named site with a primary source.


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