Boston Atlas (electric) vs PAL TALOS
Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100
Atlas (electric) is 25 cm shorter (150 vs 175 cm) and 6 kg lighter (89 vs 95 kg) than TALOS. Atlas (electric) has 24 more degrees of freedom (56 vs 32) and 44 kg more rated payload (50 vs 6 kg) than TALOS. Openness score: Atlas (electric) 0, TALOS 30 (of 100); only TALOS publishes SIM and SW. Availability: Atlas (electric) not for sale, TALOS buy.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Identity | |||
| Maker (differs) | Boston Dynamics | PAL Robotics | |
| Class | Humanoid | Humanoid | |
| Status | Active | Active | |
| Availability (differs) | Not for sale | Buy | |
| Country (differs) | United States | Spain | |
| Year (differs) | 2024 | 2017 | |
| Specifications | |||
| Height (differs) | 150cm | 175cm | −25 cm (-14%) |
| Mass (differs) | 89kg | 95kg | −6 kg (-6%) |
| Degrees of freedom (differs) | 56 | 32 | +24 (+75%) |
| Payload (differs) | 50kg | 6kg | +44 kg (+733%) |
| Top speed | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Runtime (differs) | 240min | 90min | +150 min (+167%) |
| Battery capacity | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Price | Not for sale | —unsourced | |
| Actuators (differs) | Electric; actuators supplied by Hyundai Mobis | torque-controlled joints with torque sensors | |
| Compute | —unsourced | Ubuntu LTS real-time, EtherCAT 2 kHz | |
| Sensors (differs) | 360-degree cameras; tactile-sensing hands | 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) | 3 | 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: Atlas (electric), TALOS.
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