Robot model

Willow Garage PR2

Willow Garage PR2 humanoid robot for autonomous manipulation research.

Manufacturer: Willow Garage
Form factor: humanoid
Maturity: research
Lifecycle: active

The verified answer

As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Willow Garage PR2, a humanoid by Willow Garage (research). 4 sources back the record.

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Key facts

PR2 software archive

The official PR2 GitHub organization publishes repositories for the Willow Garage PR2 robot software stack (PR2 organization).

Robot bring-up repository

The PR2 organization lists pr2_robot as the repository for robot bring-up components and related PR2 integration code (pr2_robot).

Mobile manipulation platform

ROS documentation identifies PR2 as a mobile manipulation platform developed by Willow Garage (ROS PR2).

Willow Garage robot overview

The archived Willow Garage overview documents PR2 as a research robot with mobile manipulation capabilities (Willow Garage PR2 overview).

Data & sources

Web sources

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Pricing

No verified price is on record for Willow Garage PR2. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.

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Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

Record createdSep 6, 2026
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Safety record

No incidents on record for Willow Garage PR2.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (4)

Common questions

What is Willow Garage PR2?

Willow Garage PR2 humanoid robot for autonomous manipulation research.

How much does Willow Garage PR2 cost?

Willow Garage PR2's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Willow Garage PR2 from Willow Garage. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.

Is Willow Garage PR2 actually deployed in the real world?

Willow Garage PR2 is at the research stage: it exists, but DEPLOY has no verified real-world deployment on record. Manufacturer capability claims should be read as claims pending independent verification.

Who makes Willow Garage PR2?

Willow Garage PR2 is made by Willow Garage, based in Menlo Park, CA, founded in 2006.

Can you buy Willow Garage PR2?

Willow Garage PR2 is at research stage and is not yet available for sale.

What are alternatives to Willow Garage PR2?

On the DEPLOY registry, comparable humanoid robots to Willow Garage PR2 include Walker S2, Digit, Unitree G1, Atlas.

How does Willow Garage PR2 compare to Walker S2?

Willow Garage PR2 and Walker S2 (UBTech Robotics · 18 deployments) are both humanoid robots on the DEPLOY registry. Willow Garage PR2 has 0 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.

Is Willow Garage PR2 a top humanoid?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Willow Garage PR2 ranks in roughly the top 84% of humanoid models tracked by the registry.

What is Willow Garage PR2's maturity stage?

Willow Garage PR2 is at the research stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Research stage means active development without commercial deployments on file.

Where is Willow Garage PR2 deployed?

No verified deployments of Willow Garage PR2 are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.

Is Willow Garage PR2 safe?

Willow Garage PR2 has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.

Methodology: Verified · 4 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-09-29

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-09-29

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: research

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: humanoid

Sources by quality tier

2: code-repository; Code repository
2: unclassified; Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.