PAL TALOS vs Rainbow Robotics RB-Y1
Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100
TALOS is 35 cm taller (175 vs 140 cm) and 36 kg lighter (95 vs 131 kg) than Rainbow Robotics RB-Y1. TALOS has 12 more degrees of freedom (32 vs 20) and 3 kg more rated payload (6 vs 3 kg) than Rainbow Robotics RB-Y1. Both score 30/100 on openness. Availability for both: buy.
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Side by side
■ rows differ| Field | PAL RoboticsPAL TALOS | Rainbow RoboticsRainbow Robotics RB-Y1 | Δ first − second |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identity | |||
| Maker (differs) | PAL Robotics | Rainbow Robotics | |
| Class (differs) | Humanoid | Wheeled humanoid | |
| Status | Active | Active | |
| Availability | Buy | Buy | |
| Country (differs) | Spain | South Korea | |
| Year (differs) | 2017 | 2024 | |
| Specifications | |||
| Height (differs) | 175cm | 140cm | +35 cm (+25%) |
| Mass (differs) | 95kg | 131kg | −36 kg (-27%) |
| Degrees of freedom (differs) | 32 | 20 | +12 (+60%) |
| Payload (differs) | 6kg | 3kg | +3 kg (+100%) |
| Top speed | —unsourced | 1.5m/s | |
| Runtime | 90min | —unsourced | |
| Battery capacity | —unsourced | 1,250Wh | |
| Price | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Actuators (differs) | torque-controlled joints with torque sensors | Rainbow in-house joint modules | |
| Compute (differs) | Ubuntu LTS real-time, EtherCAT 2 kHz | Dual-PC (real-time robot PC + user PC with ROS 2) | |
| Sensors (differs) | joint torque sensors, F/T wrists and ankles, IMU | Built-in wrist force/torque sensors (v1.2); optional camera | |
| 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 | L2 | 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: TALOS, Rainbow Robotics RB-Y1.
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