1X NEO vs PAL TALOS
Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100
NEO is 10 cm shorter (165 vs 175 cm) and 65 kg lighter (30 vs 95 kg) than TALOS. NEO has 19 kg more rated payload (25 vs 6 kg) than TALOS. Openness score: NEO 0, TALOS 30 (of 100); only TALOS publishes SIM and SW. Availability: NEO preorder, TALOS buy.
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Side by side
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|---|---|---|---|
| Identity | |||
| Maker (differs) | 1X Technologies | PAL Robotics | |
| Class | Humanoid | Humanoid | |
| Status (differs) | Announced | Active | |
| Availability (differs) | Preorder | Buy | |
| Country (differs) | United States | Spain | |
| Year (differs) | 2024 | 2017 | |
| Specifications | |||
| Height (differs) | 165cm | 175cm | −10 cm (-6%) |
| Mass (differs) | 30kg | 95kg | −65 kg (-68%) |
| Degrees of freedom | —unsourced | 32 | |
| Payload (differs) | 25kg | 6kg | +19 kg (+317%) |
| Top speed | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Runtime (differs) | 240min | 90min | +150 min (+167%) |
| Battery capacity | 842Wh | —unsourced | |
| Price | 20,000USD | —unsourced | |
| Actuators (differs) | 22-DOF hands | torque-controlled joints with torque sensors | |
| Compute (differs) | NVIDIA Jetson Thor | 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) | 0/ 100 | 30/ 100 | −30 |
| CAD (25) | not public | not public | |
| Bill of materials (20) | not public | not public | |
| Sim model (URDF/MJCF) (20) (differs) | not public | public | |
| Firmware (15) | not public | not public | |
| Software (10) (differs) | not public | public | |
| Trained policies (10) | not public | not public | |
| Verification level (differs) | L0 | L2 | |
| Sources (differs) | 4 | 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: NEO, TALOS.
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