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PAL Kangaroo / TALOS

Barcelona's research biped line: TALOS (2017) and Kangaroo (2021), sold to labs on request.

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PAL Kangaroo biped robot, front view on white · Photo: PAL Robotics · Press image · Source

PAL Robotics has built REEM (2012), REEM-C (2013), the full-size torque-controlled TALOS (2017) and the compact biped Kangaroo (2021). Kangaroo was put on sale in August 2024, with TU Wien receiving the first unit, and a Kangaroo PRO with two arms followed in 2025. They are research platforms sold on quote, which is why this entry sits in the archive-style group rather than the core.

Our verdict

Respected European legged-robot research hardware, still on sale to labs, but outside the scope of a report on working or purchasable-at-list-price humanoids.

Video

PAL Robotics | KANGAROO Free Walking Demo
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PAL Robotics | KANGAROO Walking Demo
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PAL Robotics | Kangaroo Pro
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PAL Robotics | TALOS in action
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Availability

EuropeBuy now

On request

Contact PAL Robotics sales; Kangaroo and Kangaroo PRO variants. Not listed at a public price.

Dealers: PAL Robotics (direct)

as of 2026-10 · Source

ChinaNot available

No public price

No Chinese channel found.

as of 2026-10

Deployments

CustomerLocationTypeSinceSource
TU Wien (Technical University of Vienna)
First institution to receive the Kangaroo; PAL helped with setup and trained researchers.
Vienna, AustriaResearchAug 2024humanoidroboticstechnology.com
LAAS-CNRS
Research lab (Gepetto team) with PAL's TALOS on its hardware page: it was built within the Actanthrope ERC project; date unknown.
Toulouse, FranceResearchlaas.fr

Timeline

  1. REEM unveiled.

  2. REEM-C released for research and HRI.

  3. TALOS introduced as PAL's high-performance humanoid.

  4. Kangaroo launched as a legged-locomotion research platform.

  5. Kangaroo announced as available for purchase; TU Wien receives the first unit.

  6. Kangaroo PRO with two arms released.

Specs

Height
175 cm (TALOS)
Manufacturer claim
Weight
100 kg (TALOS)
Manufacturer claim
Payload
6 kg per arm (TALOS)
Manufacturer claim
Degrees of freedom
32 DoF (TALOS)
Manufacturer claim

Sources

  1. PAL Robotics timeline PAL Robotics · Oct 31, 2026
  2. PAL Robotics Kangaroo robot goes on sale Humanoid Robotics Technology · Oct 31, 2026
  3. TALOS: High performance humanoid robot ROS Robots · Oct 31, 2026
  4. Hardware design LAAS-CNRS · Oct 31, 2026

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