Hire a robot for an event: which model, what it costs
Hiring a robot for an event costs from 1,500 EUR a week for an X2 Basic to 7,500 EUR a week for a G2, per unit, net of VAT and shipping, and an in-stock unit is with you inside 48 hours of a confirmed booking. The robot dogs and the cleaning robots rent on request. Which one fits depends on the room and the programme more than on the rate.
| Robot | Height, weight | Runtime (AGIBOT) | Per week | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| X2 Basic | about 131 cm, 35 kg | about 2 h at 0.5 m/s | 1,500 EUR | a stand or photo point |
| X2 Ultra | about 131 cm, 39 kg | about 2 h at 0.5 m/s | 2,500 EUR | movement and dance, up close |
| A2 Ultra | 169 cm, 69 kg | about 3 h standing, 1.5 h or more walking | 6,500 EUR | greeting guests at eye level |
| G2 | 1225–1795 mm, 185 kg, wheeled | about 4 h, hot swap | 7,500 EUR | one repeated demonstration |
| D1 Ultra, D1 Max | 16 kg, 41 kg | 1–2 h; about 5 h unloaded | on request | outdoor activations |
What does it cost beyond the weekly rate?
A shorter booking is still charged as a full week, because delivery, setup and collection do not shrink with it. So a rehearsal day fits inside the same booking, and it is worth using: the first run in that room is where problems show. A unit that has to come from the manufacturer takes about a week rather than 48 hours. Shipping is extra. An operator can be booked for the days the robot performs; an on-site engineer is 825 EUR per day within the EU, travel included, and worth it for anything cued or filmed.
Which robot suits which kind of event?
Height decides most of it, because it sets the angle of every photograph. At about 131 cm the X2 is photographed from above, which suits a stand, a seated dinner or children; AGIBOT lists more than 20 voice-command actions and complex dance routines for it. The A2 Ultra at 169 cm meets a standing adult at eye level, the robot to greet a reception. The G2 adjusts between 1225 and 1795 mm and carries 5 kg per arm, the machine for one task repeated in front of people. A routine timed to your music is engineering agreed before the day, not a setting.
Will the battery last the whole event?
Read the walking figure, not the standing one. The A2 Ultra publishes about 3 h standing but 1.5 h or more walking, and a robot working a room is walking. The X2 Ultra recharges in up to 1.5 h, and the G2's twin packs are hot-swappable. So a six-hour evening runs in blocks, with a pack change or a charge window in a real gap in the programme. Send the run of show with times and the platform mostly chooses itself.
What should the venue check, and where do guests stand?
Weight decides the route: 39 kg is two people and a passenger lift, 185 kg is a floor-loading question for the building manager. The G2 can lower itself to 1225 mm but needs a step-free route for its 640 by 760 mm base, so count thresholds, cable ramps and lift lips. Then agree with the venue a marked area that belongs to the robot, one named person whose only job is the machine, and children inside the boundary only with an adult. No platform here publishes a stopping distance, so size that area generously.
Can it work at an outdoor event?
Check the temperature before the rain. The X2 is rated -10 °C to 40 °C and the G2 0 °C to 40 °C; the A2 Ultra publishes no operating range and the X2 no ingress rating. The D1 Max, at -20 °C to 55 °C and IP67, is the one for a wet evening on tarmac. For a humanoid outdoors in winter, a heated marquee with a solid floor is usually the answer.
Send us the date, the venue, the run of show and whether guests will stand or sit, and ask for a quote on a specific platform. You get a figure against your dates, not a callback.
