TALOS vs Kaleido 9: Specs, Price & ROS Support Compared (2017)
PAL Robotics vs Kawasaki Heavy Industries — independent, side-by-side analysis.
Schnellurteil
Kaleido 9 leads in higher payload. Overall, Kaleido 9 has an edge in 1 out of 1 compared categories.
TALOS
PAL Robotics
Kaleido 9
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
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TALOS Kaleido 9
Spezifikationen
$400,000PreisResearch only, not for sale
175 cmHöhe190 cm
95 kgGewicht99 kg
32FHG—
6 kgNutzlast30 kg
2hLaufzeit—
0.83 m/sGeschwindigkeit—
JaTreppenJa
NeinLiDARJa
2x Intel Core i7RecheneinheitProprietary
Ökosystem-Offenheit
85
TALOS
/100
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Kaleido 9
Full ROS + Gazebo + MoveIt. URDF public. Gold standard for research.
Pros and cons at a glance
TALOS
Pros
- Shipping to customers (verified commercial availability)
- 32 degrees of freedom — full-body articulation
Cons
- Premium pricing at $400,000 — enterprise budgets only
- Low rated payload (6 kg) — research or light-handling tasks only
- Short runtime (90 min) — frequent recharging or battery swaps
Kaleido 9
Pros
- High rated payload (30 kg) for industrial pick-and-place
- Ships with LiDAR for robust depth sensing in low-light environments
Cons
- Still in development, no commercial availability
- Unit price not publicly disclosed (quote-on-request or enterprise-only)
- Closed software stack — no public SDK or ROS support
Frequently asked questions
How do TALOS and Kaleido 9 compare on price?
TALOS: $400,000. Kaleido 9: Research only, not for sale. Only one of the two has a public unit price; the other publishes a range or enterprise-only terms.
Which has higher payload: TALOS or Kaleido 9?
Kaleido 9 rates a higher payload at 30 kg vs 6 kg. Payload ratings are vendor claims and do not always include a duty cycle — peak vs sustained payload can differ significantly.
Is TALOS or Kaleido 9 actually available to buy?
TALOS is shipping to customers. Kaleido 9 is in active development without commercial availability. Status reflects the vendor's published commercial position as of the last review and can change between announcement and actual delivery.
Which is better for ROS-based development: TALOS or Kaleido 9?
TALOS has ROS 1 only; Kaleido 9 has no ROS support. For research and multi-vendor robotics stacks, native ROS 2 is the strongest signal of ecosystem maturity.
Does TALOS or Kaleido 9 use LiDAR?
Kaleido 9 ships with LiDAR for depth sensing; TALOS does not. LiDAR adds cost and complexity but improves obstacle detection in low-light or low-contrast environments.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 2017
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