Pepper vs Reachy
Compare Pepper (SoftBank Robotics) and Reachy (Pollen Robotics) side by side: degrees of freedom, weight, payload, battery life, actuators, and status.
| Spec | Pepper | Reachy |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | SoftBank Robotics | Pollen Robotics |
| Category | Humanoid | Humanoid |
| Country | Japan | France |
| Degrees of freedom | 17 | 15 |
| Weight (kg) | 28 | 12 |
| Battery life (h) | 12 | 4 |
| Payload | N/A (no arms lifting) | 2 kg |
| Max speed | 1.0 m/s | N/A (stationary torso) |
| Actuators | Brushless DC Servo Motors | Brushless DC with Position Feedback |
| Primary sensor | Stereo cameras + 3D Depth Sensor + 4x Microphones | Stereo Camera + Joint Encoders + IMU |
| Function | Social interaction | Research & development |
| Released | 2014 | 2020 |
| Status | Active | Active |
Verdict
Pepper leads on 3 of the 3 weighted dimensions both makers disclose.
Pepper leads on price ($1,500 vs $17,000), degrees of freedom (17 vs 15) and battery life (12 h vs 4 h).
Left out because at least one manufacturer does not publish a figure: payload and max speed.
Pepper
A social humanoid designed for human interaction in retail, hospitality, and healthcare settings. Pepper detects faces, recognizes emotions, and engages in natural conversation with multi-language speech synthesis.
Reachy
An open-source humanoid torso built for research, education, and creative applications. Reachy runs on Python with the open Reachy SDK and is designed to be hackable, modular, and accessible for labs and makers alike.