PAL Robotics · research humanoid
REEM-A
A 1.4 m bipedal prototype from Barcelona-based PAL Robotics, backed by Pal Technology of the UAE.
- Price
- —Not published
- Height
- 140 cmTaller than 29%
- Weight
- 49 kgHeavier than 33%
- Payload
- 2 kgCarries more than 8%
- Speed
- 1.5 km/hFaster than 11%
- Battery
- 1.5 hRuns longer than 9%
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Why it matters
PAL Robotics' first walking humanoid and one of Europe's first full-size biped humanoids.
Real-world use
No customers or deployments reported yet.
Timeline
- First shown
- 2005
- Released
- Not yet
Maker
PAL RoboticsCompany · founded 2004 · Barcelona, SpainPrivately held; early humanoids were developed for Abu Dhabi-based Pal Technology (Gulf News, 2008); no venture rounds found
How it stacks up
Against other humanoids that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
REEM-A is taller than 29% of the 305 other humanoids that publish a height. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
REEM-A is heavier than 33% of the 277 other humanoids that publish a weight. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
REEM-A is faster than 11% of the 122 other humanoids that publish a speed. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
REEM-A carries more than 8% of the 132 other humanoids that publish a payload. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
REEM-A has more joints than 45% of the 236 other humanoids that publish a joints. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
REEM-A runs longer than 9% of the 119 other humanoids that publish a battery. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: price.
Public attention
A historic robot: no longer sold or in use, so it is not ranked against current humanoids.
- 139 views of its Wikipedia article in the last 90 days (REEM)
- 1 news story from reputable press listed on this page
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What’s inside
The parts the company has talked about publicly.
- Hands
- simple
- Movement
- Walks on legs · 30 joints
- Other details
- Could walk, play chess and recognise faces, objects and voice commands (PAL Robotics).
Lineage
Every PAL Robotics humanoid in order.
Made, sold and where
Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.
- Price
- Not published
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
- Built
- Prototype; unit count not published
- Where it is sold or used
- Spain (built in Barcelona for Abu Dhabi-based Pal Technology)
News
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- Successor REEM-B launched in Abu Dhabi
Gulf News reported that REEM-B evolved from REEM-A, Pal's first humanoid.
Gulf News
Side by side with its peers
Picked by the same rules for every humanoid: another maker’s robot that moves the same way, is at the same stage and does at least one of the same main jobs, first shown within two years. Closer size and price rank higher. How we choose
| Measure | REEM-APAL Robotics |  HUBO (KHR-3)KAIST Hubo Lab (Jun-Ho Oh)Same job: research · Both walk · Both past robots · Similar size | No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useKHR-2KAIST Hubo Lab (Jun-Ho Oh)Same job: research · Both walk · Both past robots · Similar size | No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useCB2 (Child-robot with Biomimetic Body)Osaka UniversitySame job: research · Both walk · Both past robots · Similar size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2005 | 2004-12 | 2004 | 2006 |
| Status | Retired | Retired | Retired | Retired |
| Height | 140 cm | 125 cm | 120 cm | 130 cm |
| Weight | 49 kg | 55 kg | 56 kg | 33 kg |
| Joints | 30 | — | — | — |
| Speed | 1.5 km/h | 1.2 km/h | 1.2 km/h | — |
| Payload | 2 kg | — | — | — |
| Battery | 1.5 h | 1 h | — | — |
| Price | — | — | — | — |
Sources
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