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PAL TALOS

humanoidresearchby PAL Robotics
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PAL Robotics' full-size torque-controlled bipedal humanoid, used in research institutions for manipulation and bipedal-locomotion work.

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Manufacturer
PAL Robotics
Form factor
humanoid
Maturity
research
Lifecycle
active
Deployments
1
Website
pal-robotics.com ↗

The verified answer

As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies PAL TALOS, a humanoid by PAL Robotics (research): 1 verified deployment on record. 8 sources back the record.

Overview

PAL Robotics' full-size torque-controlled bipedal humanoid, used in research institutions for manipulation and bipedal-locomotion work. A long-established research-grade humanoid platform (sold commercially to labs).

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
research(Lab-stage only; no commercial or public deployment reported.)
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Key facts

Form factor

humanoid

Drive type

bipedal

Control

torque_controlled

Application

research_manipulation

Specs

Control

torque_controlled

Height cm

175

Weight kg

95

Drive mode

bipedal

Payload kg

6

Application

research_manipulation

Runtime hours

1.5

Arm payload kg

6

Payload lift kg

6

Standby runtime hours

3

To scale

Human175 cmPAL TALOS175 cm (5'9") · 95 kg

Data & sources

Press releases

1

News coverage

1

Web sources

6

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Availability and pricing

Availability
Announced, no date
Price
Not publicly disclosed
Units in field
Not disclosed
Sales model
Not disclosed
Lead time
Not disclosed

Pricing

No verified price is on record for PAL TALOS. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.

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Deployments (1)

  • PAL TALOS at Toulouseoperational

    LAAS-CNRS (Laboratoire d'Analyse et d'Architecture des Systemes, CNRS Toulouse) operates a PAL Robotics TALOS humanoid as a primary research platform for whole-body loco-manipulation, dynamic walking, and dexterous…

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Deployment-verified media (1)

PRIMARY SOURCE
Courtesy of PAL Robotics

PAL Robotics footage of its TALOS research humanoid walking, grasping, and collaborating. A research-platform capability reel of engineered demonstrations.

From deployment: Toulouse

Safety record

No incidents on record for PAL TALOS.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (8)

  1. PAL Robotics: TALOS · https://pal-robotics.com/robots/talos/ · 2026-01-01
  2. Curated humanoid list: TALOS · https://github.com/jk4e/list-ai-humanoid-robots · 2026-01-01
  3. https://pal-robotics.com/robot/talos/
  4. https://spectrum.ieee.org/talos-humanoid-now-available-from-pal-robotics
  5. https://hal.science/hal-01485519v1/file/iros-talos.pdf
  6. https://news.cnrs.fr/articles/pyrene-a-new-humanoid-robot
  7. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9659380/
  8. https://robotsguide.com/robots/talos

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Common questions

What is PAL TALOS?
PAL Robotics' full-size torque-controlled bipedal humanoid, used in research institutions for manipulation and bipedal-locomotion work. A long-established research-grade humanoid platform (sold commercially to labs).
How much does PAL TALOS cost?
PAL TALOS's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for PAL TALOS from PAL Robotics. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
Is PAL TALOS actually deployed in the real world?
Yes. PAL TALOS is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
Is PAL TALOS autonomous or teleoperated?
Not verified as fully autonomous. PAL TALOS's capabilities on the DEPLOY registry are recorded as teleoperated-assisted, demonstrated-only, or vendor claims (Fetches items), not independently confirmed to run without a human in the loop.
What are the specs of PAL TALOS?
PAL TALOS's recorded specifications on the DEPLOY registry: Height: 175 cm; Weight: 95 kg; Payload: 6. See the Specs section for the full sourced set.
Who makes PAL TALOS?
PAL TALOS is made by PAL Robotics, based in Barcelona, Spain, founded in 2004.
Where is PAL TALOS deployed?
1 verified deployment of PAL TALOS is on the DEPLOY registry, including at Toulouse.
Can you buy PAL TALOS?
PAL TALOS is at research stage and is not yet available for sale.
What are alternatives to PAL TALOS?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable humanoid robots to PAL TALOS include Walker S2, Digit, Unitree G1, Apollo.
How does PAL TALOS compare to Walker S2?
PAL TALOS and Walker S2 (UBTech Robotics · 17 deployments) are both humanoid robots on the DEPLOY registry. PAL TALOS has 1 verified deployment on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is PAL TALOS a top humanoid?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, PAL TALOS ranks in roughly the top 62% of humanoid models tracked by the registry.
What is PAL TALOS's maturity stage?
PAL TALOS is at the research stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Research stage means active development without commercial deployments on file.
Is PAL TALOS safe?
PAL TALOS has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 8 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-16

Verification posture

Verified

High confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-16

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: research

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: humanoid

Sources by quality tier

5
unclassified
Unclassified source
1
code-repository
Code repository
1
primary-company-ir
Company IR disclosure
1
secondary-industry-publication
Industry publication

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for PAL TALOS.

Recent coverage

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