PAL TALOS vs Unitree R1
Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100
TALOS is 52 cm taller (175 vs 123 cm) and 66 kg heavier (95 vs 29 kg) than Unitree R1. TALOS has 6 more degrees of freedom (32 vs 26) than Unitree R1. Both score 30/100 on openness. Availability for both: buy.
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Side by side
■ rows differ| Field | PAL RoboticsPAL TALOS | Unitree RoboticsUnitree R1 | Δ first − second |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identity | |||
| Maker (differs) | PAL Robotics | Unitree Robotics | |
| Class | Humanoid | Humanoid | |
| Status | Active | Active | |
| Availability | Buy | Buy | |
| Country (differs) | Spain | China | |
| Year (differs) | 2017 | 2025 | |
| Specifications | |||
| Height (differs) | 175cm | 123cm | +52 cm (+42%) |
| Mass (differs) | 95kg | 29kg | +66 kg (+228%) |
| Degrees of freedom (differs) | 32 | 26 | +6 (+23%) |
| Payload | 6kg | —unsourced | |
| Top speed | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Runtime (differs) | 90min | 60min | +30 min (+50%) |
| Battery capacity | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Price | —unsourced | 5,900USD | |
| Actuators (differs) | torque-controlled joints with torque sensors | Unitree in-house electric joint motors | |
| Compute (differs) | Ubuntu LTS real-time, EtherCAT 2 kHz | 8-core CPU; optional Jetson Orin (40-100 TOPS) | |
| Sensors (differs) | joint torque sensors, F/T wrists and ankles, IMU | 4-mic array, monocular or binocular camera, joint encoders | |
| Openness and provenance | |||
| Openness bar | |||
| Openness score | 30/ 100 | 30/ 100 | = |
| CAD (25) | not public | not public | |
| Bill of materials (20) | not public | not public | |
| Sim model (URDF/MJCF) (20) | public | public | |
| Firmware (15) | not public | not public | |
| Software (10) | public | public | |
| Trained policies (10) | not public | not public | |
| Verification level (differs) | L2 | L1 | |
| 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, Unitree R1.
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