PAL TALOS vs PNDbotics Adam Lite
Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100
TALOS is 15 cm taller (175 vs 160 cm) and 35 kg heavier (95 vs 60 kg) than Adam Lite. TALOS has 7 more degrees of freedom (32 vs 25) than Adam Lite. Openness score: TALOS 30, Adam Lite 20 (of 100); only TALOS publishes SW. Availability for both: buy.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Identity | |||
| Maker (differs) | PAL Robotics | PNDbotics | |
| Class | Humanoid | Humanoid | |
| Status | Active | Active | |
| Availability | Buy | Buy | |
| Country (differs) | Spain | China | |
| Year (differs) | 2017 | 2024 | |
| Specifications | |||
| Height (differs) | 175cm | 160cm | +15 cm (+9%) |
| Mass (differs) | 95kg | 60kg | +35 kg (+58%) |
| Degrees of freedom (differs) | 32 | 25 | +7 (+28%) |
| Payload | 6kg | —unsourced | |
| Top speed | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Runtime | 90min | —unsourced | |
| Battery capacity | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Price | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Actuators (differs) | torque-controlled joints with torque sensors | quasi-direct-drive actuators | |
| Compute | Ubuntu LTS real-time, EtherCAT 2 kHz | —unsourced | |
| Sensors | joint torque sensors, F/T wrists and ankles, IMU | —unsourced | |
| Openness and provenance | |||
| Openness bar | |||
| Openness score (differs) | 30/ 100 | 20/ 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) | public | not public | |
| Trained policies (10) | not public | not public | |
| Verification level | L2 | L2 | |
| Sources (differs) | 2 | 4 | |
| 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: TALOS, Adam Lite.
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