Chart · as of July 2026
The Hype Gap Quadrant
Verified reality against media attention, as form-factor percentiles. A dot above the parity line draws more attention than its verified footprint supports. The verified axis is the part no one else can compute.
As of July 2026, among 36 verified humanoids, the widest Hype Gap belongs to AEON: attention at the 76th percentile against reality at the 21st, a gap of +55.6.
The clearest reality-and-attention balance is Digit (99th reality, 93rd attention).
Walker S1 operates more than it is covered (gap -79.2).
The data
| # | model | Reality | Attention | Hype Gap | Quadrant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AEON | 21st | 76th | +55.6 | Famous, unproven |
| 2 | AgiBot A2-W | 21st | 71st | +50 | Famous, unproven |
| 3 | Unitree H1 | 21st | 65th | +44.5 | Famous, unproven |
| 4 | AgiBot G2 | 21st | 60th | +38.9 | Famous, unproven |
| 5 | Reflex | 21st | 54th | +33.4 | Famous, unproven |
| 6 | AgiBot Yuanzheng A2 | 21st | 51st | +30.6 | Famous, unproven |
| 7 | Figure 03 | 63rd | 90th | +27.8 | Famous, still proving it |
| 8 | Atlas | 74th | 99th | +25 | Famous, still proving it |
| 9 | Figure 02 | 63rd | 85th | +22.2 | Famous, still proving it |
| 10 | XPeng IRON | 49th | 68th | +19.5 | Emerging |
| 11 | RoBee | 21st | 40th | +19.5 | Emerging |
| 12 | HMND 01 Alpha | 68th | 88th | +19.4 | The real deal |
| 13 | Tesla Optimus | 81st | 96th | +15.2 | The real deal |
| 14 | K2 Bumblebee | 21st | 35th | +13.9 | Emerging |
| 15 | PUDU D9 | 21st | 32nd | +11.1 | Emerging |
| 16 | Phoenix | 49th | 57th | +8.3 | Emerging |
| 17 | Unitree G1 | 74th | 79th | +5.6 | The real deal |
| 18 | EngineAI SE01 | 21st | 24th | +2.8 | Emerging |
| 19 | Galbot G1 | 21st | 21st | +0 | Emerging |
| 20 | Ameca | 63rd | 63rd | +0 | The real deal |
| 21 | RobotEra L7 | 21st | 18th | -2.7 | Emerging |
| 22 | Digit | 99th | 93rd | -5.5 | The real deal |
| 23 | NEO | 88th | 82nd | -5.6 | The real deal |
| 24 | PAL TALOS | 21st | 13th | -8.3 | Emerging |
| 25 | Booster T1 | 57th | 46th | -11.1 | The real deal |
| 26 | Walker S Lite | 21st | 10th | -11.1 | Emerging |
| 27 | Tiangong (Tien Kung) | 21st | 4th | -16.6 | Emerging |
| 28 | Apollo | 90th | 74th | -16.7 | The real deal |
| 29 | R-noid | 49th | 29th | -19.4 | Emerging |
| 30 | Apollo 2 | 74th | 49th | -25 | Quietly real |
| 31 | GMO AIR G1 | 49th | 15th | -33.3 | Quietly real |
| 32 | Leju Kuavo | 49th | 7th | -41.7 | Quietly real |
| 33 | Walker S2 | 96th | 43rd | -52.7 | Quietly real |
| 34 | Unitree H2 Plus | 93rd | 38th | -55.6 | Quietly real |
| 35 | Digit v5 | 85th | 26th | -58.3 | Quietly real |
| 36 | Walker S1 | 81st | 1st | -79.2 | Quietly real |
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