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🇪🇸 PAL Robotics Kangaroo

PAL Robotics · Spain · unveiled 2021
prototype research electric data confidence: medium
17.7
HMX Score
Rank #150 of 156 humanoid

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Score breakdown

AutonomyManipulationMobilityHardwareCommercialEcosystem
Autonomy & Intelligence · 25%20.0
Manipulation & Dexterity · 20%0.0
Mobility & Locomotion · 15%0.0
Hardware & Engineering · 15%56.9
Commercial Readiness & Deployment · 15%28.0
Ecosystem & Viability · 10%0.0

Each pillar is scored 0–100 from published specs, then weighted into the HMX. Compare it only with other humanoid robots — each category uses its own reference scales. See the full methodology →

Notable

Kangaroo is a next-generation bipedal humanoid unveiled in 2021, standing 160 cm and weighing 35-40 kg. It uses custom ball-screw linear actuators in a serial-parallel hybrid architecture, representing a shift from TALOS's design.

Specifications

Evidence is attached to each value. Robot-wide source links do not verify every field. A source about an older value cannot support the current specification.

Height
160.0 cm
unverified · 0 evidence records

Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.

No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.

Weight
37.5 kg
unverified · 0 evidence records

Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.

No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.

Payload
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records

Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.

No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.

Travel speed
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records

Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.

No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.

Runtime
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records

Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.

No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.

Battery
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records

Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.

No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.

Total DoF
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records

Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.

No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.

Hand DoF per hand
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records

Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.

No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.

Dexterous hands
No
unverified · 0 evidence records

Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.

No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.

Actuation
electric
unverified · 0 evidence records

Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.

No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.

Form factor
bipedal
unverified · 0 evidence records

Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.

No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.

Onboard compute
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records

Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.

No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.

AI model
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records

Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.

No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.

Autonomy
research
unverified · 0 evidence records

Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.

No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.

Product status
prototype
unverified · 0 evidence records

Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.

No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.

Indicative price
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records

Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.

No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.

Funding
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records

Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.

No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.

Company valuation
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records

Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.

No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.

PAL Robotics Kangaroo in context: rank, rivals and specs

Compare with NEURA Robotics Mipa →

Kangaroo is a humanoid robot from PAL Robotics in Spain, and it is at the prototype stage. It scores 17.7 on the Humanoid Metric, ranking 150th of 156.

On the leaderboard it sits between NEURA Robotics Mipa (HMX 17.7) and QSS AI & SARA (HMX 17.7).

It does not beat the category median on any machine pillar; the widest gap is autonomy & intelligence, at 20.0 against a median of 70.0.

By the published specifications, it is lighter than 79% of the 115 other humanoid robots publishing a weight (37.5 kg).

On autonomy, it has demonstrated autonomy only in research settings. No deployment is on record.

Its specifications carry a medium-confidence grade from 2 cited sources, as of 2026-08.

Task evidence

Task capability is not inferred from hardware specifications or general autonomy labels. Find robots for a task →

No task-specific evidence recorded. Capability remains unknown.

Frequently asked questions about the PAL Robotics Kangaroo

How much does the PAL Robotics Kangaroo cost?

PAL Robotics has not published a price for the PAL Robotics Kangaroo, and none is estimated here.

What are the PAL Robotics Kangaroo's specs?

Published specifications: height 160 cm, weight 37.5 kg. Not published: payload, speed, runtime, degrees of freedom and degrees of freedom per hand.

Is the PAL Robotics Kangaroo autonomous?

The PAL Robotics Kangaroo has demonstrated autonomy only in research settings. The grade reflects demonstrations, not marketing claims.

How does the PAL Robotics Kangaroo compare to the NEURA Robotics Mipa?

On the HMX, the PAL Robotics Kangaroo scores 17.7 and the NEURA Robotics Mipa 17.7.

Who makes the PAL Robotics Kangaroo?

The PAL Robotics Kangaroo is made by PAL Robotics, in Spain.

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HMX score: 17.7

Change history · 1 applied update

  • New model New model: Kangaroo (PAL Robotics) 2026-08-28T04:58:38+00:00 · by agent-auto
Data confidence: medium. Some figures for this robot rest on single or conflicting sources, or on manufacturer/aggregator material rather than independent reporting. Treat second-order specs as approximate. Fields marked “—” were genuinely undisclosed and left blank rather than estimated.