PAL TALOS vs Stanford ToddlerBot
Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100
TALOS is 119 cm taller (175 vs 56 cm) and 91.6 kg heavier (95 vs 3.4 kg) than ToddlerBot. TALOS has 2 more degrees of freedom (32 vs 30) and 4.52 kg more rated payload (6 vs 1.48 kg) than ToddlerBot. Openness score: TALOS 30, ToddlerBot 100 (of 100); only ToddlerBot publishes CAD, BOM, FW and POL. Availability: TALOS buy, ToddlerBot diy build.
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Side by side
■ rows differ| Field | PAL RoboticsPAL TALOS | Stanford UniversityStanford ToddlerBot | Δ first − second |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identity | |||
| Maker (differs) | PAL Robotics | Stanford University | |
| Class | Humanoid | Humanoid | |
| Status (differs) | Active | Research | |
| Availability (differs) | Buy | DIY build | |
| Country (differs) | Spain | United States | |
| Year (differs) | 2017 | 2025 | |
| Specifications | |||
| Height (differs) | 175cm | 56cm | +119 cm (+213%) |
| Mass (differs) | 95kg | 3.4kg | +91.6 kg (+2694%) |
| Degrees of freedom (differs) | 32 | 30 | +2 (+7%) |
| Payload (differs) | 6kg | 1.48kg | +4.52 kg (+305%) |
| Top speed | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Runtime | 90min | —unsourced | |
| Battery capacity | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Price | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Actuators (differs) | torque-controlled joints with torque sensors | servo actuators; 7 DOF/arm, 6 DOF/leg, 2 neck, 2 waist | |
| Compute (differs) | Ubuntu LTS real-time, EtherCAT 2 kHz | NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX 16GB | |
| Sensors | joint torque sensors, F/T wrists and ankles, IMU | —unsourced | |
| Openness and provenance | |||
| Openness bar | |||
| Openness score (differs) | 30/ 100 | 100/ 100 | −70 |
| CAD (25) (differs) | not public | public | |
| Bill of materials (20) (differs) | not public | public | |
| Sim model (URDF/MJCF) (20) | public | public | |
| Firmware (15) (differs) | not public | public | |
| Software (10) | public | public | |
| Trained policies (10) (differs) | not public | public | |
| Verification level | L2 | L2 | |
| Sources (differs) | 2 | 3 | |
| Last checked (differs) | 2026-09-24 | 2026-09-25 | |
A dash is an unsourced figure, not zero. Sources for each robot are listed on its spec sheet: TALOS, ToddlerBot.
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