UC Berkeley Humanoid Lite vs PAL TALOS
Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100
Berkeley Humanoid Lite is 95 cm shorter (80 vs 175 cm) and 79 kg lighter (16 vs 95 kg) than TALOS. Berkeley Humanoid Lite has 10 fewer degrees of freedom (22 vs 32) than TALOS. Openness score: Berkeley Humanoid Lite 100, TALOS 30 (of 100); only Berkeley Humanoid Lite publishes CAD, BOM, FW and POL. Availability: Berkeley Humanoid Lite diy build, TALOS buy.
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■ rows differ| Field | UC Berkeley Hybrid Robotics LabUC Berkeley Humanoid Lite | PAL RoboticsPAL TALOS | Δ first − second |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identity | |||
| Maker (differs) | UC Berkeley Hybrid Robotics Lab | PAL Robotics | |
| Class | Humanoid | Humanoid | |
| Status (differs) | Research | Active | |
| Availability (differs) | DIY build | Buy | |
| Country (differs) | United States | Spain | |
| Year (differs) | 2025 | 2017 | |
| Specifications | |||
| Height (differs) | 80cm | 175cm | −95 cm (-54%) |
| Mass (differs) | 16kg | 95kg | −79 kg (-83%) |
| Degrees of freedom (differs) | 22 | 32 | −10 (-31%) |
| Payload | —unsourced | 6kg | |
| Top speed | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Runtime | —unsourced | 90min | |
| Battery capacity | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Price | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Actuators (differs) | BLDC motors with 3D-printed cycloidal gearboxes | torque-controlled joints with torque sensors | |
| Compute | —unsourced | Ubuntu LTS real-time, EtherCAT 2 kHz | |
| Sensors | —unsourced | joint torque sensors, F/T wrists and ankles, IMU | |
| Openness and provenance | |||
| Openness bar | |||
| Openness score (differs) | 100/ 100 | 30/ 100 | +70 |
| CAD (25) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Bill of materials (20) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Sim model (URDF/MJCF) (20) | public | public | |
| Firmware (15) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Software (10) | public | public | |
| Trained policies (10) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Verification level | L2 | L2 | |
| Sources (differs) | 3 | 2 | |
| Last checked | 2026-09-24 | 2026-09-24 | |
A dash is an unsourced figure, not zero. Sources for each robot are listed on its spec sheet: Berkeley Humanoid Lite, TALOS.
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