PAL TALOS vs Tesla Optimus
Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100
No height, mass, DOF or payload figure is sourced for both TALOS and Optimus yet. Openness score: TALOS 30, Optimus 0 (of 100); only TALOS publishes SIM and SW. Availability: TALOS buy, Optimus not for sale.
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Side by side
■ rows differ| Field | PAL RoboticsPAL TALOS | TeslaTesla Optimus | Δ first − second |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identity | |||
| Maker (differs) | PAL Robotics | Tesla | |
| Class | Humanoid | Humanoid | |
| Status (differs) | Active | Announced | |
| Availability (differs) | Buy | Not for sale | |
| Country (differs) | Spain | United States | |
| Year (differs) | 2017 | 2022 | |
| Specifications | |||
| Height | 175cm | —unsourced | |
| Mass | 95kg | —unsourced | |
| Degrees of freedom | 32 | —unsourced | |
| Payload | 6kg | —unsourced | |
| Top speed | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Runtime | 90min | —unsourced | |
| Battery capacity | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Price | —unsourced | Not for sale | |
| Actuators | torque-controlled joints with torque sensors | —unsourced | |
| Compute | Ubuntu LTS real-time, EtherCAT 2 kHz | —unsourced | |
| Sensors | joint torque sensors, F/T wrists and ankles, IMU | —unsourced | |
| 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 (differs) | 2 | 3 | |
| 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, Optimus.
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