REEM-C is PAL Robotics' third-generation bipedal humanoid — and, unlike the earlier REEM robots, a genuine research product that PAL sells to universities and research institutions worldwide. REEM-C is a full-size, fully ROS-based humanoid research platform designed for studying navigation, vision, AI, whole-body control, and human-robot interaction. It is one of the standard full-size bipedal research humanoids available to the academic community.
Price Range
REEM-C is sold as a research platform to institutions, via quote-based pricing rather than a published list price. Full-size research humanoids of this class are major capital purchases (typically well into six figures USD, configuration-dependent).
| Basis | Figure |
|---|---|
| Confirmed list price | Not publicly published; quote-based institutional sales |
| Market | Universities and research institutions |
| Availability | Available as a research platform |
Full Specifications
| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Full-size bipedal humanoid research platform |
| Degrees of freedom | ~68 |
| Payload | ~10 kg with both arms; ~1 kg with a single outstretched arm |
| Power | Fully electrical |
| Software | Fully ROS-based; comes with out-of-the-box skills (walking, grasping, whole-body control, text-to-speech) |
| Sensing | Two 6-axis force/torque sensors per ankle; vision and audio for HRI |
| Capabilities | Autonomous navigation, dynamic walking, stair climbing, balance recovery, visual and speech recognition |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi, Ethernet |
| Design | Upgradeable, customizable, modular hardware |
Model Breakdown
REEM-C is PAL Robotics' full-size bipedal research humanoid. It sits alongside PAL's other platforms: TALOS (a torque-controlled industrial-research biped) and TIAGo (a wheeled mobile manipulator). REEM-C is the position-controlled, full-body bipedal research option.
Buyer's Guide: What to Know
REEM-C is a research platform — buy it to do research. Its value is as a standardized, well-supported, fully ROS-based humanoid for studying locomotion, perception, AI, and HRI.
It works out of the box. REEM-C ships with ready-to-use skills (walking, grasping, whole-body control, TTS), so research teams can build on top rather than starting from bare hardware.
It is modular and upgradeable. The customizable hardware/software design lets a lab adapt REEM-C to evolving research needs.
Expect institutional procurement. Pricing is quote-based; this is a capital purchase for a university or research institute, not a consumer product.
REEM-C vs Similar Robots
- REEM-C vs PAL TALOS: REEM-C is position-controlled and research-focused; TALOS adds torque control and an industrial-task orientation.
- REEM-C vs HUBO 2: Both are full-size bipedal research humanoids sold to institutions.
- REEM-C vs Unitree G1: The G1 is a far cheaper, mass-produced research humanoid; REEM-C is a higher-end, European-built, fully-supported research platform.
Source: PAL Robotics
