PAL TALOS vs Sanctuary Phoenix
Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100
TALOS is 5 cm taller (175 vs 170 cm) and 25 kg heavier (95 vs 70 kg) than Phoenix. TALOS has 19 kg less rated payload (6 vs 25 kg) than Phoenix. Openness score: TALOS 30, Phoenix 0 (of 100); only TALOS publishes SIM and SW. Availability: TALOS buy, Phoenix not for sale.
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Side by side
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|---|---|---|---|
| Identity | |||
| Maker (differs) | PAL Robotics | Sanctuary AI | |
| Class | Humanoid | Humanoid | |
| Status (differs) | Active | Research | |
| Availability (differs) | Buy | Not for sale | |
| Country (differs) | Spain | Canada | |
| Year (differs) | 2017 | 2023 | |
| Specifications | |||
| Height (differs) | 175cm | 170cm | +5 cm (+3%) |
| Mass (differs) | 95kg | 70kg | +25 kg (+36%) |
| Degrees of freedom | 32 | —unsourced | |
| Payload (differs) | 6kg | 25kg | −19 kg (-76%) |
| Top speed | —unsourced | 1.3m/s | |
| Runtime | 90min | —unsourced | |
| Battery capacity | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Price | —unsourced | Not for sale | |
| Actuators (differs) | torque-controlled joints with torque sensors | Hydraulic hands (20 DOF total across both hands) | |
| Compute (differs) | Ubuntu LTS real-time, EtherCAT 2 kHz | Carbon AI control system | |
| Sensors (differs) | joint torque sensors, F/T wrists and ankles, IMU | Haptic sensing in hands | |
| Openness and provenance | |||
| Openness bar | |||
| Openness score (differs) | 30/ 100 | 0/ 100 | +30 |
| CAD (25) | not public | not public | |
| Bill of materials (20) | not public | not public | |
| Sim model (URDF/MJCF) (20) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Firmware (15) | not public | not public | |
| Software (10) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Trained policies (10) | not public | not public | |
| Verification level (differs) | L2 | L0 | |
| Sources | 2 | 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: TALOS, Phoenix.
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