Cyborg Index · July 2026

1X NEO vs Agibot A2

Both humanoids read on the same 8 axes and 40 sub-axes, using the published Index scores. Every difference below carries the public evidence behind it, and sub-axes with no public evidence count as 0 rather than being skipped.

Overall standing

Capability score · 0–5 over 40 sub-axes
1.27of 5
Rank
#4
Coverage
28/40
Proof
0.07
Agibot A2
Agibot (Zhiyuan Robotics)
1.55of 5
Rank
#2
Coverage
26/40
Proof
0.19
The short answer

Agibot A2 scores 0.28 higher than 1X NEO, but that lead rests mostly on vendor claims and demos.

Only 12% of Agibot A2's score is carried by independently verified material — the rest is claimed or shown in demos. 1X NEO has more unscored ground than the gap between them, so this could change next month.

Where 1X NEO is ahead
  • Perception+1.20Rests on claims and demos
  • Learning+0.80Rests on claims and demos
Where Agibot A2 is ahead
  • Autonomy+1.00Rests on claims and demos
  • Safety+1.00Rests on claims and demos
  • Deployment+0.80Rests on claims and demos
  • Locomotion+0.60Rests on claims and demos
What would change it

5 sub-axes on the trailing side have no public evidence yet. If all of them scored full marks they would be worth 0.63 — against a gap of 0.28.

  • Locomotion · Uneven terrainup to +0.125
  • Manipulation · Bimanualup to +0.125
  • Safety · Certificationsup to +0.125
  • Safety · E stop archup to +0.125
  • Safety · Incident transparencyup to +0.125
There is more unscored ground than there is gap, so this result could turn over after the next research month.
How much we know
68%of sub-axes covered

We have public evidence for 68% of the 40 sub-axes across these two.

1X NEO · 70%
Agibot A2 · 65%
The shape of each score
1X NEO1.27
LocomotionManipulationPerceptionAutonomyLearningHRIDeploymentSafety

28/40 sub-axes have evidence

Faint outline = Agibot A2

Agibot A21.55
LocomotionManipulationPerceptionAutonomyLearningHRIDeploymentSafety

26/40 sub-axes have evidence

Faint outline = 1X NEO

Reading the wheels — clockwise from the top
  1. 1 Locomotion
  2. 2 Manipulation
  3. 3 Perception
  4. 4 Autonomy
  5. 5 Learning
  6. 6 HRI
  7. 7 Deployment
  8. 8 Safety

Each wheel has 40 spokes — five per axis. A longer spoke is a higher score, and the dashed rings mark 1 to 4. Hover or tab onto any spoke to read the axis, the sub-axis and the exact value. A missing spoke means there is no public evidence for that sub-axis yet, which is not the same as scoring zero. The faint outline on each wheel is the other humanoid, drawn on the same scale.

Every axis, every sub-axis
1X NEOAgibot A2
Shared 0–5 track · widest gap first
Perception
1.60 / 0.40 1.20
Rests on claims and demosEvidenced cells · 4/5 vs 1/5
Sensor stack
2.00 / 2.00
Scene understanding
2.00 / 2.00
Spatial memory
2.00 / 2.00
Object permanence
/
Semantic world model
2.00 / 2.00
Autonomy
1.00 / 2.00 1.00
Rests on claims and demosEvidenced cells · 4/5 vs 4/5
Unattended operation
0.00 / 3.00 3.00
Task horizon
1.00 / 3.00 2.00
Generalization
2.00 / 2.00
Instruction following
2.00 / 2.00
Recovery from failure
/
Safety
0.60 / 1.60 1.00
Rests on claims and demosEvidenced cells · 2/5 vs 4/5
Functional safety
2.00 / 2.00
Certifications
/ 2.00 2.00
E stop arch
/ 2.00 2.00
Incident transparency
/ 2.00 2.00
Force impact limits
1.00 / 1.00
Learning
2.00 / 1.20 0.80
Rests on claims and demosEvidenced cells · 5/5 vs 3/5
Imitation learning
2.00 / 2.00
Sim to real
2.00 / 2.00
Foundation policy
2.00 / 2.00
Data flywheel
2.00 / 2.00
Transfer fine tune
2.00 / 2.00
Deployment
1.20 / 2.00 0.80
Rests on claims and demosEvidenced cells · 4/5 vs 4/5
Named pilots
1.00 / 2.00 1.00
Field hours
/
Customer diversity
1.00 / 2.00 1.00
Supportability
2.00 / 2.00
Commercial posture
2.00 / 4.00 2.00
Locomotion
1.20 / 1.80 0.60
Rests on claims and demosEvidenced cells · 3/5 vs 3/5
Flat ground walking
2.00 / 3.00 1.00
Uneven terrain
/ 3.00 3.00
Stairs
2.00 / 2.00
Disturbance recovery
/
Speed endurance
2.00 / 3.00 1.00
Manipulation
0.80 / 1.40 0.60
Rests on claims and demosEvidenced cells · 2/5 vs 3/5
Grasp variety
2.00 / 2.00
Bimanual
/ 3.00 3.00
Force control
2.00 / 2.00
In hand reorient
/
Tool use
/
HRI
1.80 / 2.00 0.20
Rests on claims and demosEvidenced cells · 4/5 vs 4/5
Speech io
2.00 / 2.00
Nl instruction
2.00 / 3.00 1.00
Intent recognition
/
Safe proximity
3.00 / 3.00
Social presentation
2.00 / 2.00
Segment length and thickness are the gapNo public evidence yet
Which is better for what

Each row is decided by the axes that matter for that kind of work, read off the same Capability scores as the ranking. Rows only appear where both humanoids have enough public record to answer.

Manufacturing and warehouse work
Named pilots and field hours, backed by what the hands can actually do.
Agibot A2
Agibot A2 scores higher on Deployment and Manipulation — 1.80 against 1.07 for 1X NEO.
Running without a human in the loop
Unattended operation and task horizon, backed by what the robot can perceive.
Agibot A2
Agibot A2 scores higher on Autonomy and Perception — 1.47 against 1.20 for 1X NEO.
Moving through difficult ground
Uneven terrain, stairs and disturbance recovery.
Agibot A2
Agibot A2 scores higher on Locomotion — 1.80 against 1.20 for 1X NEO.
Working alongside people
Functional safety and certification, plus how it reads and answers people.
Agibot A2
Agibot A2 scores higher on Safety and HRI — 1.73 against 1.00 for 1X NEO.
Picking up new tasks
Imitation learning, transfer and generalisation across tasks.
1X NEO
1X NEO scores higher on Learning and Autonomy — 1.67 against 1.47 for Agibot A2.
Research and developer use
How much of the stack is documented and reproducible.
1X NEO
1X NEO scores higher on Learning and Perception — 1.87 against 0.93 for Agibot A2.
How solid the record is on each side
1X NEO
Sub-axes on the record
28 of 40 · 70%
Carried by verified material
5%
Rests on claims and demos
1.20
Best documented — Locomotion, Perception, Autonomy, Learning, HRI, Deployment
Nothing on the record — every axis has at least one read
Agibot A2
Sub-axes on the record
26 of 40 · 65%
Carried by verified material
12%
Rests on claims and demos
1.36
Best documented — Locomotion, Manipulation, Autonomy, Learning, HRI, Deployment, Safety
Nothing on the record — every axis has at least one read

What this comparison cannot settle

  • Neither humanoid has a public read on 7 of the 40 sub-axes, so those cannot be compared at all.
  • 12 sub-axes are read on only one side. A one-sided cell is undecided, not a zero for the silent side.
  • Most of 1X NEO's score rests on vendor statements and demo footage rather than independently verified material (5% carried by verified evidence).
  • Most of Agibot A2's score rests on vendor statements and demo footage rather than independently verified material (12% carried by verified evidence).
  • Demonstrations happen in different environments and product revisions are not always equivalent, so like-for-like uptime and throughput figures do not exist for most of the field.