Apptronik Apollo vs PAL TALOS
Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100
Apollo is 2 cm shorter (173 vs 175 cm) and 22 kg lighter (73 vs 95 kg) than TALOS. Apollo has 19 kg more rated payload (25 vs 6 kg) than TALOS. Openness score: Apollo 20, TALOS 30 (of 100); only TALOS publishes SW. Availability: Apollo not for sale, TALOS buy.
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Side by side
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|---|---|---|---|
| Identity | |||
| Maker (differs) | Apptronik | PAL Robotics | |
| Class | Humanoid | Humanoid | |
| Status | Active | Active | |
| Availability (differs) | Not for sale | Buy | |
| Country (differs) | United States | Spain | |
| Year (differs) | 2023 | 2017 | |
| Specifications | |||
| Height (differs) | 173cm | 175cm | −2 cm (-1%) |
| Mass (differs) | 73kg | 95kg | −22 kg (-23%) |
| 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 | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Price | Not for sale | —unsourced | |
| Actuators (differs) | Electric | torque-controlled joints with torque sensors | |
| Compute | —unsourced | 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) | 20/ 100 | 30/ 100 | −10 |
| 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) (differs) | not public | public | |
| Trained policies (10) | not public | not public | |
| Verification level | L2 | 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: Apollo, TALOS.
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