Hexagon Robotics
Hexagon AEON
- Autonomy
- IIAssisted
- Pre-release
- 44/100Concept Stage
- Readiness
- Not assessed
- Price
- Not tracked
ComparisonHexagon AEON and NEURA MiPA
NEURA Robotics
NEURA MiPA
- Autonomy
- IIAssisted
- Pre-release
- 57/100Plausible
- Readiness
- Not assessed
- Price
- Not tracked
Up to three
Autonomy Ladder
- IManual
- IIAssisted
- IIIConditional
- IVEnvironmental
- VGeneralized
All humanoid robots. Every figure below is placed against the whole class, so a gap can be read against how much the class itself varies.
Where each one suits you.
The conditions each robot was assessed against, side by side. Rows marked in gold are where these machines genuinely differ.
| Condition | Hexagon AEON | NEURA MiPA |
|---|---|---|
| Where it operates | ||
| Home / residentialthey differ | PoorAEON has never been deployed in a home setting; all documented pilots run inside BMW and Schaeffler factory floors. | GoodWheeled base and object-recognition capabilities designed for residential spaces; documentation prioritizes household task focus. |
| Office / retail | DependsNo pilot has been documented outside heavy manufacturing; general office or retail commercial use is undemonstrated. | DependsCare facility pilots announced; commercial deployment feasible but long-term ROI unproven; staffing model costs unclear. |
| Warehouse / factorythey differ | GoodPurpose-built for factory environments; live pilots run inside BMW's Leipzig plant and Schaeffler's training facility. | PoorNo industrial deployments published; factory-floor durability and integration not addressed by NEURA documentation. |
| Primary tasks | ||
| Household choresthey differ | PoorNo household or general chore capability has been demonstrated; documented tasks are structured factory operations. | DependsObject retrieval and placement demonstrated; complex multi-step chores like laundry folding not yet validated. Tele-op fallback required. |
| Social / carethey differ | PoorAEON is not designed or marketed for social or companionship interaction of any kind. | GoodCognitive processing and articulated posturing suit interactive and engagement tasks; designed for elder care and social companionship. |
| Specialized jobthey differ | GoodDocumented tasks are narrow and specialized: machine tending, part inspection, and EV battery-assembly handoffs. | DependsModular architecture intended to support custom skill packs; specialized task performance depends on post-launch API maturity and third-party developers. |
| Supervision needs | ||
| Fully autonomous | PoorNo unsupervised deployment has been documented; every pilot runs with dedicated on-site safety staff present. | PoorTele-operator fallback is core to design; fully autonomous unattended operation not claimed or demonstrated. |
| With oversight | GoodCurrent BMW and Schaeffler pilots run with structured handoffs and on-site safety personnel present throughout. | GoodSemi-autonomous operation with on-site supervisor aligns with published capability model and CES 2026 demonstrations. |
| Teleoperatedthey differ | DependsAEON is built for onboard AI-driven autonomy rather than as a remote-piloted platform; teleoperated control is not documented as a supported mode. | GoodPre-order and pilot-deployment status suit early-stage evaluation; NEURA expects iterative feedback and software refinement. |
| Timeline | ||
| Ready today | PoorAEON is not commercially available today in any form; every deployment is an active, closely supervised industrial pilot. | PoorPre-order only; shipping date unconfirmed. Not available for immediate purchase or deployment. |
| Near-term (1–2 yrs) | GoodMatches AEON's current stage: live pilots underway with a stated near-term scale-up toward roughly 1,000 units at Schaeffler. | GoodTarget availability Q1-Q2 2027; pre-order reservations open and technical roadmap published. |
| Research phasethey differ | DependsAEON has moved past pure research demos into live factory task execution, so a research-only framing understates its current stage. | GoodModular platform and developer program signal openness to research partnerships and custom integrations. |
A robot being poor for a condition is a fact about fit, not a fault. “Depends” means the record names a limit worth reading, not that the answer is unknown.
How much the claim can be trusted.
None of these has shipped, so they are assessed on track record, engineering plausibility and how the demonstrations match the claims.
Track Record35% of score
Has this maker shipped what it demoed before, on schedule, with the promised capability?
3848
- Hexagon AEON38
- NEURA MiPA48
28median 69 across 80 pre-release records100
Engineering35% of score
Are the demonstrated capabilities achievable in shipping form, or do they need breakthroughs not in evidence?
4057
- Hexagon AEON40
- NEURA MiPA57
35median 70 across 87 pre-release records100
Demo Match30% of score
What has been shown to work, against what is claimed in marketing.
5666
- Hexagon AEON56
- NEURA MiPA66
30median 66 across 87 pre-release records100
Published beside the number
Never averaged into it. These describe how much the maker has disclosed, not what the machine does.
| Hexagon AEON | NEURA MiPA | |
|---|---|---|
| ReadinessShip-date specificity, pricing transparency, distribution and regulatory status. Published beside the number; never averaged in. | 38/100 | 80/100 |
| DisclosureHow much of the product is disclosed. Higher means fewer fundamental unknowns remain. Published beside the number; never averaged in. | 32/100 | 40/100 |
How far apart is a long way?
A number only means something next to the spread it sits in. Each track is the real range across every classified robot in the class, with the median marked.
These robots share no measured specification with enough published figures to plot. That is a gap in the record, not a finding about the robots.
What the numbers leave out.
Written on each record, and the only thing here every robot on the site carries.
The trade-off
What each design gives up to be good at what it is good at.
Hexagon AEON
Hexagon has never shipped a humanoid before this one, so the 1,000-unit Schaeffler commitment is a bet on a first-generation platform, not a proven one.
The pilot replaces no job outright yet: on-site safety staff remain present at every documented deployment, which is supervision, not autonomy.
NEURA MiPA
Capability arrives through the Neuraverse app ecosystem, where a skill learned on one robot propagates to the others, but that also ties the task set to a manufacturer platform whose data handling NEURA has not published.
Two-armed manipulation on a wheeled base covers a broad task set, but no production cost or maintenance burden is yet documented; modular joint design may require frequent calibration and parts replacement.
Who each one is wrong for
Stated by the record itself. A robot being wrong for a household is a fact about fit, not a fault.
Hexagon AEON
- Households or consumer buyers of any kind
- AEON is not sold, priced, or available to individual consumers; every documented deployment is an industrial pilot partnership.
- Buyers needing unsupervised, hands-off operation today
- Every documented deployment runs with on-site safety staff present; no hands-off or unsupervised use has been shown.
- Smaller operations wanting a single unit or short trial
- The disclosed commitment is roughly 1,000 units with Schaeffler; there is no published path to a small-scale or single-unit order.
- Buyers requiring a proven safety or reliability record
- No independent safety certification, failure-rate data, or multi-year track record exists yet for this first-generation platform.
NEURA MiPA
- Budget-conscious households
- €9,999 entry point plus unannounced customization and accessory costs exceed typical consumer automation spend. Cheaper alternative platforms (vacuums, mowers) deliver narrower but proven capability at lower cost.
- Fully autonomous, hands-off operation
- Published task runs are manufacturer and show-floor demonstrations. NEURA's cognitive-autonomy positioning runs ahead of anything shown working unattended in an occupied home.
- Shipping within 2026
- No confirmed ship date published; 'global reservations' language signals Q1-Q2 2027 plausibility but carries production-delay risk common in first-time consumer platforms.
What stays your job
The upkeep ownership hands back to you, whatever the autonomy level says.
Hexagon AEON
- Daily: Battery charging between shifts; no published downtime or hot-swap figures.
- Weekly: Sensor and camera calibration checks by on-site technical staff.
- Monthly: Software and behavior updates pushed via Hexagon’s fleet management.
- Every 3-6 months: Actuator and joint wear inspection; no published parts-replacement cadence.
- As needed: Wheeled-leg component service; no independent failure or repair data published.
NEURA MiPA
- Daily: Empty the vacuum bin after cleaning runs; charge battery.
- Weekly: Inspect joints and gripper surfaces for debris accumulation.
- Monthly: Clean sensor windows.
- As needed: Software updates and Neuraverse skill pack installation.
- As needed: Module replacement if gripper or arm attachment fails.
How much each of these is standing on.
Classifications rest on different depths of evidence. A pre-release assessment and a verified one are not the same kind of claim.
| Robot | Evidence status | Sources reviewed | Last assessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hexagon AEON | Not Consumer-Ready | 1 | Sep 2026 |
| NEURA MiPA | Pre-Release | 4 | Aug 2026 |
Evidence status counts the sources behind a classification, not their kind. A high count can be maker documentation and price coverage, so read it as how much was reviewed rather than as independent testing. How we weigh evidence.
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The full recordHexagon AEONSpecifications, evidence, the Fit Check in full, and every tracked change.
The full recordNEURA MiPASpecifications, evidence, the Fit Check in full, and every tracked change.Robovations classifies robots; it does not rank them. Nothing on this page is a recommendation, and no manufacturer influences a classification or its placement here.
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