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TALOS

TALOS is a bipedal research robot with 32 degrees of freedom.

Height
Weight
Walking speed
Top speed
59 of 195 specs published9 by the maker

Summary

written only from the sourced specs below

TALOS is a bipedal research robot. It can perform tasks autonomously or via teleoperation, climb stairs, and navigate using stereo and LiDAR.

TALOS has a height of 175 cm and a mass of 95 kg. It is constructed from aluminum and carbon fiber. The robot features 32 degrees of freedom, with 7 degrees of freedom per arm and 6 degrees of freedom per leg. Each arm can carry a payload of 6 kg. It uses BLDC actuators with harmonic reducers and absolute encoders. TALOS operates on Ubuntu LTS with Real Time and uses ROS middleware.

Suits

  • Research applications.
  • Environments requiring stair climbing.
  • Tasks requiring a 6 kg payload per arm.
  • Development with ROS and simulation assets like Gazebo and URDF.

Limits

  • No published information on safety, environment, security, compliance, or home.
  • Only 59 of 195 spec fields are published with a source.
  • Battery swap mode is not supported.

At a glance

drawn from the sourced values

Where the joints are

27126
Total
32
Head
2
Each arm
7
Each hand
1
Waist
2
Each leg
6

One charge

Runs3 h

Deployments

as the source states them
  • robotics research institutionsProduction

Price & availability

  • $950,000reported by a directory
  • $350,000reported by a directory
  • $400,000reported by a directory
  • $900,000reported by a directory
  • Price statusList
  • Available from2017
  • European UnionGeneral availability
  • European UnionGeneral availability

Specs

59 published · what each spec means
59 of 195 specs published9 by the maker

59 of 195 measures disclosure, not the robot: it counts the specs the maker and the directories we read had published when this page was last checked, so a robot with fewer published specs is not a worse robot. Makers also measure differently — height with or without the head, payload rated or peak — so two sources can both be right and still disagree, which is why every value carries a chip naming who stated it.

  • mobility4/6
  • overview9/14
  • perception8/14
  • body5/10
  • autonomy3/6
  • joints8/19
  • commercial2/5
  • connectivity2/6
  • software5/15
  • hands4/13
  • organization1/4
  • load1/5
  • power4/20
  • compute1/7
  • privacy1/9
  • service1/10
  • safety0/7
  • environment0/6
  • security0/6
  • compliance0/11
  • home0/2

No value below has been independently measured or filed with a regulator — every number is a claim by the maker or by a third-party directory, and the chip on each one says which.

mobility4 of 6
Walking speed
“Walking Speed 0.83 m/s” · roboatlas.ai
Max speed
“Max Speed 0.83 m/s” · biorobot.ai
Stair climbing
“6-DoF legs for dynamic walking on uneven terrain and stairs” · originofbots.com
overview9 of 14
Stage
“Availability On sale” · roboatlas.ai
User type
“TALOS, the advanced humanoid robot designed to boost your research” · pal-robotics.com
Applications
“Research and development” · originofbots.com
Announced
“unveiled 2017” · humanoidmetric.com
Available from
“Launch Year 2017” · originofbots.com
Price status
“Price From USD 350,000” · roboatlas.ai
Designed in
“Country Spain” · originofbots.com
Logo
“Logo Pal Robotics” · pal-robotics.com
perception8 of 14
Camera frame rate
“RGB camera, 1280×720 at 30 fps” · roboatlas.ai
Camera FOV (horizontal)
“Sensor Field of View 60° horizontal × 49.5° vertical × 73° diagonal” · roboatlas.ai
Camera FOV (vertical)
“Sensor Field of View 60° horizontal × 49.5° vertical × 73° diagonal” · roboatlas.ai
Depth method
“stereo cameras, a depth sensor” · robotoverflow.com
Depth min range
“Depth camera, 640×480 at 30 fps, 0.4–8 m range” · roboatlas.ai
Speaker power
“Speaker 5 W speakers; English text-to-speech included” · roboatlas.ai
body5 of 10
Height
“Height | 175 cm” · pal-robotics.com
Weight
“Weight | 95 kg” · pal-robotics.com
Arm span
“Arm span ~170 cm arm span” · robotsatlas.com
Leg length
“Leg length ~90 cm from hip to ground” · robotsatlas.com
Materials
“built on a rugged aluminum and carbon-fiber frame” · robotoverflow.com
autonomy3 of 6
Operating modes
“Teleoperation, autonomous, learned behaviors” · originofbots.com
Multi-robot coordination
“Multi-Robot Coordination Yes (ROS multi-robot)” · originofbots.com
Voice interaction
“Multilingual speech generation and recognition.” · aparobot.com
joints8 of 19
Degrees of freedom
“it features 32 degrees of freedom” · originofbots.com
DoF per leg
“6-DoF legs for dynamic walking” · originofbots.com
DoF per arm
“7-DoF arms capable of lifting 6 kg payloads” · originofbots.com
DoF waist
“2 DOF waist” · aparobot.com
DoF head
“2 DOF neck” · aparobot.com
Actuator types
“TALOS uses 32 high-torque brushless DC motors” · aparobot.com
Reducer types
“Motor Type Brushless DC + Harmonic Drive reducers” · humanoidindex.org
Encoder type
“Absolute encoders provide joint position feedback.” · robotsatlas.com
commercial2 of 5
Price from (USD)
“Price From USD 350,000” · roboatlas.ai
Sold in
“Used by research labs and integrators across Europe and Asia.” · biorobot.ai
software5 of 15
Robot OS
“OS | Ubuntu LTS, Real Tim” · pal-robotics.com
Middleware
“ROS LTS for robot middleware” · aparobot.com
ROS 2 distros
“ROS — supporting both ROS 1 Noetic and ROS 2 Humble” · robotsatlas.com
Simulation assets
“Gazebo simulation environment with URDF model” · aparobot.com
connectivity2 of 6
hands4 of 13
Fingers per hand
“Fingers | 2 (parallel gripper)” · humanoidindex.org
Hand DoF
“Hand DoF per hand 1 DoF” · humanoidmetric.com
Hand active DoF
“1 DOF per gripper” · aparobot.com
Hand sensors
“4x 6-axis force/torque sensors at ankles and wrists” · originofbots.com
organization1 of 4
Headquarters
“PAL Robotics is headquartered in Barcelona, Spain” · humanoidroster.com
power4 of 20
Battery chemistry
“TALOS includes a lithium-ion battery (1080 Wh)” · aparobot.com
Battery energy
“TALOS includes a lithium-ion battery (1080 Wh)” · aparobot.com
Battery swap
“The battery is not swappable during operation.” · robotoverflow.com
Runtime
“Battery autonomy 1,5h (walking) / 3h” · pal-robotics.com
load1 of 5
Payload per arm
“capable of lifting objects up to 6 kg with one arm fully extended.” · pal-robotics.com
compute1 of 7
Compute
“dual Intel Core i7 processors” · originofbots.com
privacy1 of 9
Data generated
“RGB-D cameras, high-rate IMU” · originofbots.com
service1 of 10
Integrations
“ROS/ROS2 integration enables real-time control at 2 kHz” · originofbots.com
All sources (14)
Corrected values (9)

A value below no longer shows on the page — it was superseded, or withdrawn after review. Kept here, not deleted, with the reason it was withdrawn.

  • LiDAR: No2026-09-29

    [statement 6abbd71fcbbe9196bc9ca3e7] the quote says the LiDAR is OPTIONAL or externally integrable ("LiDAR: Optional", "supports seamless integration of external sensors such as LiDAR", "supports interchangeable grippers, LiDAR"), so the robot as sold does not have one — review-flagged on the pal-talos dry run, then judged by hand against its own registry row. Quote: "LiDAR No"

  • Price from (USD): $900,0002026-09-29

    [statement 6abbd71f80920bdbc4862952] "Indicative price" is a hedge, which that row's NOT text excludes — the class closed in two earlier cleanups — review-flagged on the pal-talos dry run, then judged by hand against its own registry row. Quote: "Indicative price 900000.0 USD"

  • Designed in: Spain2026-09-29

    [statement 6abbd71f545a5fccadee5bec] a SHIPPING destination states where the robot is sold, not where its maker is — that is availabilityRegions — review-flagged on the pal-talos dry run, then judged by hand against its own registry row. Quote: "Shipping🇪🇸 Spain"

  • Payload per arm: 6 kg2026-09-29

    [statement 6abbd71f44aa451340163185] a plain "Payload" cell states no per-arm figure, which this key requires — review-flagged on the pal-talos dry run, then judged by hand against its own registry row. Quote: "Payload 6kg"

  • Payload per arm: 6 kg2026-09-29

    [statement 6abbd71f44aa451340163185] a plain "Payload" cell states no per-arm figure, which this key requires — review-flagged on the pal-talos dry run, then judged by hand against its own registry row. Quote: "Payload 6kg"

  • Runtime: 90 min2026-09-29

    [statement 6abbd71fa88f9904b506faf8] the quote's figure is STANDBY time ("1.5 hours of walking autonomy or 3 hours standby"), which that row's NOT text excludes; the 1.5 h walking figure is stored separately — review-flagged on the pal-talos dry run, then judged by hand against its own registry row. Quote: "1.5 hours of walking or 3 hours of standby."

  • Runtime: 90 min2026-09-29

    [statement 6abbd71fa88f9904b506faf8] the quote's figure is STANDBY time ("1.5 hours of walking autonomy or 3 hours standby"), which that row's NOT text excludes; the 1.5 h walking figure is stored separately — review-flagged on the pal-talos dry run, then judged by hand against its own registry row. Quote: "1.5 hours of walking or 3 hours of standby."

  • Runtime: 3 h2026-09-29

    [statement 6abbd71fa88f9904b506faf8] the quote's figure is STANDBY time ("1.5 hours of walking autonomy or 3 hours standby"), which that row's NOT text excludes; the 1.5 h walking figure is stored separately — review-flagged on the pal-talos dry run, then judged by hand against its own registry row. Quote: "1.5 hours of walking or 3 hours of standby."

  • Sensors: RGB camera, Stereo camera2026-09-29

    [statement 6abbd71fd3688d9a7a3657ba] the quote calls the sensor OPTIONAL ("LiDAR: Optional", "optional lidar") or configurable to order ("the head ... can accommodate RGB, depth or stereo cameras per customer requirements"), so it is not a sensor of the robot as sold — review-flagged on the pal-talos dry run, then judged by hand against its own registry row. Quote: "The head is configurable and can accommodate RGB, depth or stereo cameras per customer requirements."

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Hardware

named components the maker or a source discloses
  • brushless DC motorActuator · ×32
  • RGB cameraSensor
  • battery packBattery
  • LiDARSensor
  • lithium-ion batteryBattery
  • Intel Core i7Compute

Media

on pal-robotics.com

Botlero does not copy the maker's photos. They are linked where the maker publishes them.

Questions

What is the height and mass of TALOS?

TALOS has a height of 175 cm and a mass of 95 kg.

What is the walking speed of TALOS?

TALOS has a walking speed of 0.833 m/s.

What is the battery runtime and chemistry?

The battery chemistry is li ion, providing 1080 Wh of energy for a runtime of 90 min.

How many degrees of freedom does TALOS have?

TALOS has 32 degrees of freedom in total, with 7 per arm, 6 per leg, 2 in the waist, and 2 in the head.

What navigation methods does TALOS use?

TALOS uses stereo and LiDAR for navigation.

Machine-readable: JSON · last checked 2026-09-29 · every value above carries its source, quote and date.