PAL TALOS

TALOS is a research humanoid from PAL Robotics, a Spanish company and one of the few European humanoid makers, used by European research consortia and labs. It is a research-tools platform, not a consumer product; the editorial position is honest-absence on consumer pricing.

Readiness

PAL TALOS is announced, no delivery date, the 1 capability claim on file is all teleoperated-assisted with demonstrated once, 1 verified deployment is on file, and no incidents are on record.

Availability

announced-no-date

Announced, no delivery date.

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Price honesty

no-price

No price points on file for PAL TALOS.

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Capability honesty

teleoperated-assisted

1 reviewed claim: teleoperated-assisted, demonstrated once.

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Real-world use

research

Maturity: research. 1 verified deployment in the registry.

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Safety record

no-incidents

No incidents on record. 1 verified deployment on file.

What it claims to do

• Fetches itemsteleoperated-assisted· demonstrated onceevidence ↗

Price

No reviewed price points on file.

Real-world use

• Toulouse operated by PAL Robotics2017-06-01

Safety record

No incidents on record. 1 verified deployment on file.

Privacy

No privacy practices disclosed or on file for PAL TALOS.

Specs

control

torque_controlled

height_cm

175

weight_kg

95

drive_mode

bipedal

application

research_manipulation

runtime_hours

1.5

arm_payload_kg

6

standby_runtime_hours

3

What's under the hood

No brain on file for PAL TALOS.

Frequently asked questions

Is the PAL TALOS actually available for purchase?

Announced but not yet available.Source: PAL Robotics brings TIAGo Pro and Kangaroo to CoRL/Humanoids 2025 Asia (2025)

What does the PAL TALOS cost?

Not announced.

Does the PAL TALOS really fetch items for you?

Partially demonstrated with teleoperator assistance, not fully autonomous.Sources: PAL TALOS -- PAL Robotics official; Spanish humanoid robotics company (Barcelona); TALOS is a 1.75m, 95kg bipedal humanoid developed for research in locomotion, whole-body control, and manipulation; deployed in academic labs across Europe and tested by ESA for astronaut-assistance applications; demonstrated object fetch-and-carry in research settings; 7-DoF torque-controlled arms with 6-axis force/torque sensors at wrists, PAL Robotics TALOS humanoid in European research -- IEEE Spectrum; TALOS is PAL Robotics' full-size research humanoid, used in European research programs including EU Horizon projects; demonstrated bipedal walking, stair climbing, and object manipulation tasks in controlled lab environments; ESA tested TALOS for astronaut-support task simulation; torque-controlled joints enable force-regulated grasping and carry tasks

Where is the PAL TALOS being used?

PAL TALOS is in use at: Toulouse operated by PAL Robotics (2017-06-01).Source: PAL Robotics — TALOS product page listing research institution partners including LAAS-CNRS

Is the PAL TALOS safe?

No incidents on record across 1 verified deployment.

How does the PAL TALOS handle privacy?

No privacy practices disclosed or on file for PAL TALOS.

Who makes the PAL TALOS?

PAL TALOS is made by PAL Robotics, based in Barcelona, Spain.Source: PAL Robotics brings TIAGo Pro and Kangaroo to CoRL/Humanoids 2025 Asia (2025)

Video

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Sources

1. PAL Robotics — TALOS · https://pal-robotics.com/robots/talos/ ↗
2. Curated humanoid list — TALOS · https://github.com/jk4e/list-ai-humanoid-robots ↗
3. PAL Robotics TALOS product page (1.75m, 32-DOF, torque-controlled, EtherCAT) · https://pal-robotics.com/robot/talos/ ↗
4. TALOS humanoid now available from PAL Robotics (Pyrene first unit, ~1M euro) · https://spectrum.ieee.org/talos-humanoid-now-available-from-pal-robotics ↗
5. TALOS: a new humanoid research platform for industrial applications (Humanoids 2017 paper) · https://hal.science/hal-01485519v1/file/iros-talos.pdf ↗
6. Pyrene: a new humanoid robot (first TALOS at LAAS-CNRS) · https://news.cnrs.fr/articles/pyrene-a-new-humanoid-robot ↗
7. Position vs torque whole-body control on TALOS (research benchmarking) · https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9659380/ ↗
8. TALOS (IEEE Robots Guide profile) · https://robotsguide.com/robots/talos ↗
9. PAL Robotics brings TIAGo Pro and Kangaroo to CoRL/Humanoids 2025 Asia (2025) · https://pal-robotics.com/news/robots-on-the-move-pal-robotics-brings-tiago-pro-and-kangaroo-to-asia/ ↗
10. Kangaroo robot goes on sale; TU Wien first customer (2025) · https://pal-robotics.com/blog/kangaroo-robot-from-prototype-to-your-trusted-research-companion/ ↗
11. Kangaroo robot free-walking milestone (2025) · https://pal-robotics.com/blog/kangaroo-robot-free-walking-thanks-to-the-latest-developments-in-software-and-hardware/ ↗
12. PAL Robotics to demonstrate humanoid embodied AI at Automatica 2025 (2025) · https://www.robotics247.com/article/automatica-2025-pal-robotics-to-demonstrate-humanoid-embodied-ai ↗
13. PAL Robotics launches TIAGo OMNI++ mobile manipulation robot (2025) · https://www.automatedwarehouseonline.com/pal-robotics-launches-tiago-omni-mobile-manipulation-robot/ ↗
14. PAL Robotics TIAGo++ ready for two-armed tasks · https://www.therobotreport.com/tiago-robot-pal-robotics-ready-two-armed-tasks/ ↗
15. PAL Robotics Kangaroo humanoid squats with a heavy box (2025) · https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/pal-robotics-kangaroo-humanoid ↗
16. How PAL Robotics powers EU research projects (ADRF 2025) · https://pal-robotics.com/blog/how-pal-robotics-powers-eu-research-projects-adrf-2025/ ↗
17. PAL Robotics Kangaroo navigation case study (Orientus) (2025) · https://www.advancednavigation.com/case-studies/advancing-humanoid-robots-pal-robotics-strides-forward-with-orientus/ ↗
18. PAL Robotics TIAGo Pro mobile manipulator (2025) · https://www.automatedwarehouseonline.com/pal-robotics-tiago-pro-mobile-manipulator/ ↗
19. PAL Robotics TALOS humanoid in European research -- IEEE Spectrum; TALOS is PAL Robotics' full-size research humanoid, used in European research programs including EU Horizon projects; demonstrated bipedal walking, stair climbing, and object manipulation tasks in controlled lab environments; ESA tested TALOS for astronaut-support task simulation; torque-controlled joints enable force-regulated grasping and carry tasks · https://spectrum.ieee.org/pal-robotics-talos-humanoid/ ↗
20. IEEE RAS 2017 — 'TALOS: A new humanoid research platform targeted for industrial applications' (Stasse et al., LAAS-CNRS team) · https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8246947 ↗