PAL Kangaroo vs PAL TALOS
Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100
Kangaroo is 15 cm shorter (160 vs 175 cm) than TALOS. Both score 30/100 on openness. Availability for both: buy.
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Side by side
■ rows differ| Field | PAL RoboticsPAL Kangaroo | PAL RoboticsPAL TALOS | Δ first − second |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identity | |||
| Maker | PAL Robotics | PAL Robotics | |
| Class | Humanoid | Humanoid | |
| Status | Active | Active | |
| Availability | Buy | Buy | |
| Country | Spain | Spain | |
| Year (differs) | 2021 | 2017 | |
| Specifications | |||
| Height (differs) | 160cm | 175cm | −15 cm (-9%) |
| Mass | —unsourced | 95kg | |
| Degrees of freedom | —unsourced | 32 | |
| Payload | —unsourced | 6kg | |
| Top speed | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Runtime | —unsourced | 90min | |
| Battery capacity | 976Wh | —unsourced | |
| Price | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Actuators (differs) | custom linear actuators with integrated force sensors | torque-controlled joints with torque sensors | |
| Compute (differs) | 2x Intel i7 PCs, optional NVIDIA Jetson | Ubuntu LTS real-time, EtherCAT 2 kHz | |
| Sensors (differs) | 4x RGB-D, 1 kHz IMU, optional F/T sensors | joint torque sensors, F/T wrists and ankles, IMU | |
| 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) | L1 | 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: Kangaroo, TALOS.
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