PAL Robotics · research humanoid
REEM-B
PAL's second biped, which mapped rooms, avoided obstacles, recognised faces and voice commands, and picked up objects with fingered hands. Weight is approximately 60 kg including batteries (PAL Technology Robotics, 2008).
- Price
- —Not published
- Height
- 147 cmTaller than 33%
- Weight
- 64 kgHeavier than 54%
- Payload
- 12 kgCarries more than 57%
- Speed
- 1.5 km/hFaster than 11%
- Battery
- 2 hRuns longer than 15%
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Why it matters
Promoted as one of the strongest humanoids of its time for its weight, able to carry up to 12-15 kg.
Real-world use
No customers or deployments reported yet.
Timeline
- 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-B is taller than 33% of the 305 other humanoids that publish a height. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
REEM-B is heavier than 54% of the 277 other humanoids that publish a weight. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
REEM-B is faster than 11% of the 122 other humanoids that publish a speed. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
REEM-B carries more than 57% of the 132 other humanoids that publish a payload. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
REEM-B has more joints than 71% of the 236 other humanoids that publish a joints. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
REEM-B runs longer than 15% 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)
- 2 news stories from reputable press listed on this page
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What’s inside
The parts the company has talked about publicly.
- Movement
- Walks on legs · 41 joints
- Actuators & motors
- 36 brushed and brushless DC motors; PAL's founder described the leg and arm actuators as unusually strong for its size.
- Hands
- Fingered hands; grasping used infrared and touch sensors (Gulf News).
- Sensors & vision
- Stereo camera, microphone, six-axis force sensors, accelerometers, gyros, ultrasonic sensors and a laser range finder.
- Compute
- Two main computers, one real-time for control and one for multimedia (Gulf News): an Intel Core 2 Duo at 1.66 GHz plus an AMD Geode at 500 MHz.
- Battery & power
- Rechargeable, up to about 2 hours per charge (Gulf News).
- Materials & build
- Aluminium structure with plastic covers (Gulf News says built entirely of aluminium).
- AI & software
- Linux-based OS; mapping and self-localisation (SLAM) for unaided indoor navigation, voice commands, simple conversation and face learning/recognition.
- Other details
- Payload reported as 12 kg (IEEE Spectrum) to 13 kg (Gulf News); intended as a prototype helper for older people and those with limited mobility in hospitals.
Lineage
Every PAL Robotics humanoid in order.
Watch REEM-B
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
- Shown in the UAE (Abu Dhabi); built in Spain
News
The latest 2, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.
- Founder calls it perhaps the strongest humanoid
IEEE Spectrum profiled REEM-B, quoting Davide Faconti on its 12 kg payload.
IEEE Spectrum - Launched on Reem Island, Abu Dhabi
Pal Technology unveiled REEM-B before Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince as a hospital-helper prototype.
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. Few robots match closely, so these are the nearest matches. How we choose
| Measure |  REEM-BPAL Robotics |  Toyota Partner Robot (violin-playing)Toyota Motor CorporationSame job: home · Both walk · Both past robots |  MAHRUKorea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)Same job: home · Both walk · Both past robots |
|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2008-06 | 2007-12-06 | 2005 |
| Status | Retired | Retired | Retired |
| Height | 147 cm | 152 cm | 150 cm |
| Weight | 64 kg | 56 kg | 67 kg |
| Joints | 41 | — | 35 |
| Speed | 1.5 km/h | — | 1.2 km/h |
| Payload | 12 kg | — | — |
| Battery | 2 h | — | — |
| Price | — | — | — |
Sources
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