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PAL Robotics TALOS

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Our Verdict: The premier research humanoid for European institutions. Torque control and ROS 2 make it ideal for academic work.

PAL Robotics TALOS is a research-grade humanoid robot designed for academic and industrial R&D. Its torque-controlled joints enable compliant, force-aware interactions that are essential for safe human-robot collaboration research and advanced manipulation studies.

Built on ROS 2, TALOS provides researchers with a standardized software platform and extensive API access to every sensor and actuator. It has become a popular platform for European robotics research, with deployments in over 20 universities and research centers.

Academic research Human-robot collaboration studies Manipulation research Locomotion experiments

Specifications

Height 175cm
Weight 95kg
Degrees of Freedom 32
Joint Control Torque-controlled
Software ROS 2 (full API access)
Battery Life 1.5 hours
Payload 6kg per arm

Pros & Cons

A quick summary of where this model performs well and where it falls short.

Pros

  • Full torque control on every joint
  • ROS 2 with comprehensive API
  • Proven in 20+ research institutions
  • Excellent academic support

Cons

  • Extremely expensive
  • Research-only — not consumer-ready
  • Heavy at 95kg
  • Short 1.5-hour battery

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