Engineered Ameca vs PAL TALOS
Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100
Ameca is 12 cm taller (187 vs 175 cm) and 33 kg lighter (62 vs 95 kg) than TALOS. Ameca has 29 more degrees of freedom (61 vs 32) than TALOS. Openness score: Ameca 0, TALOS 30 (of 100); only TALOS publishes SIM and SW. Availability for both: buy.
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Side by side
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|---|---|---|---|
| Identity | |||
| Maker (differs) | Engineered Arts | PAL Robotics | |
| Class | Humanoid | Humanoid | |
| Status | Active | Active | |
| Availability | Buy | Buy | |
| Country (differs) | United Kingdom | Spain | |
| Year (differs) | 2021 | 2017 | |
| Specifications | |||
| Height (differs) | 187cm | 175cm | +12 cm (+7%) |
| Mass (differs) | 62kg | 95kg | −33 kg (-35%) |
| Degrees of freedom (differs) | 61 | 32 | +29 (+91%) |
| Payload | —unsourced | 6kg | |
| Top speed | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Runtime | —unsourced | 90min | |
| Battery capacity | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Price | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Actuators (differs) | Electric; 27 DOF head/face, 34 DOF upper body | torque-controlled joints with torque sensors | |
| Compute (differs) | Embedded robot PC; Tritium robotOS (Linux/Yocto) | Ubuntu LTS real-time, EtherCAT 2 kHz | |
| Sensors (differs) | 2x 8MP eye cameras, binaural mics, 4-ch chest mic, LiDAR safety sensors | 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 | 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: Ameca, TALOS.
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