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Humanoid · Research and development

KANGAROO

Useful for: Research and development

by PAL Robotics · 6 versions: 4 DoF Arms, 5 DoF Arms, 7 DoF Arms, Brazos de 4 DoF, Brazos de 5 DoF and Brazos de 7 DoF

Key facts

Humanoid, with a camera.

Height
1.58 m
Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. PAL Robotics (pages produit officielles), accessed 2 October 2026. Original text: “Altura 1,58 m”
Payload
7 kg (5 DoF Arms: 5 kg · 7 DoF Arms: 3 kg · Brazos de 4 DoF: 7 kg · Brazos de 5 DoF: 5 kg · Brazos de 7 DoF: 3 kg)
Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. PAL Robotics (pages produit officielles), accessed 2 October 2026. 4 DoF Arms, Arm fully extended. Original text: “4 DoF Arms 7 kg Payload*”

Version 4 DoF Arms. Arm fully extended.

Locomotion
Biped
Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. PAL Robotics (pages produit officielles), accessed 2 October 2026. Original text: “Kangaroo is a bipedal research platform for exploring advanced control methods in legged locomotion”
Camera
Yes 4x RGB-D Cameras
Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. PAL Robotics (pages produit officielles), accessed 2 October 2026. Original text: “Vision System 4x RGB-D Cameras”

Not disclosed price, weight, battery life, availability in France

Specifications

6 verified specifications · updated on

KANGAROO, specifications and levels of evidence
Specification4 DoF Arms5 DoF Arms7 DoF ArmsBrazos de 4 DoFBrazos de 5 DoFBrazos de 7 DoFLevel of evidence
Height1.58 mOriginal text: “1,58 m”Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. PAL Robotics (pages produit officielles), accessed 2 October 2026. Original text: “Altura 1,58 m”
Battery capacity976 WhOriginal text: “976Wh”Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. PAL Robotics (pages produit officielles), accessed 2 October 2026. Original text: “15Ah, 63V. 976Wh”
Locomotion typeBipedOriginal text: “bipedal research platform”Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. PAL Robotics (pages produit officielles), accessed 2 October 2026. Original text: “Kangaroo is a bipedal research platform for exploring advanced control methods in legged locomotion”
Payload4 DoF Arms7 kgOriginal text: “7 kg Payload*”5 DoF Arms5 kgOriginal text: “5 kg Payload*”7 DoF Arms3 kgOriginal text: “3 kg Payload*”Brazos de 4 DoF7 kgOriginal text: “7 kg de carga útil*”Brazos de 5 DoF5 kgOriginal text: “5 kg de carga útil*”Brazos de 7 DoF3 kgOriginal text: “3 kg de carga útil*”Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. PAL Robotics (pages produit officielles), accessed 2 October 2026. 4 DoF Arms, Arm fully extended. Original text: “4 DoF Arms 7 kg Payload*”
CameraYes, 4x RGB-D CamerasOriginal text: “4x RGB-D Cameras”Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. PAL Robotics (pages produit officielles), accessed 2 October 2026. Original text: “Vision System 4x RGB-D Cameras”
Onboard computeControl PC: Intel i7, 32GB RAM, 1 TB SSD; Multimedia PC: Intel i7, 32GB RAM, 1 TB SSDClaimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. PAL Robotics (pages produit officielles), accessed 2 October 2026. Original text: “Control PC Intel i7, 32GB RAM, 1 TB SSD Multimedia PC Intel i7, 32GB RAM, 1 TB SSD”

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Program this robot

Verified on

Programmable: yes (Python, C++, ROS 2).

Accessible from the intermediate level. To start: Python SDK. To go further: C++ SDK; ROS.

SDK and languages

Python API
Yes Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. PAL Robotics (pages produit officielles), accessed 2 October 2026. Original text: “ROS 2 API C++/Python”Yes Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. PAL Robotics (pages produit officielles), accessed 2 October 2026. Original text: “ROS 2 API C++/Python”
C++ API
Yes Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. PAL Robotics (pages produit officielles), accessed 2 October 2026. Original text: “ROS 2 API C++/Python”Yes Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. PAL Robotics (pages produit officielles), accessed 2 October 2026. Original text: “ROS 2 API C++/Python”

ROS 2

ROS compatibility
ROS 2 Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. PAL Robotics (pages produit officielles), accessed 2 October 2026. Original text: “Ubuntu LTS + ROS 2 LTS + PAL OS”ROS 2 Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. PAL Robotics (pages produit officielles), accessed 2 October 2026. Original text: “Ubuntu LTS + ROS 2 LTS + PAL OS”

Simulation

Official simulation model
Yes Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. PAL Robotics (pages produit officielles), accessed 2 October 2026. Original text: “URDF and MJCF Model”
MuJoCo simulation
Yes Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. PAL Robotics (pages produit officielles), accessed 2 October 2026. Original text: “MuJoCo and mjlab”

System and firmware

Operating system
Ubuntu LTS + ROS 2 LTS + PAL OS Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. PAL Robotics (pages produit officielles), accessed 2 October 2026. Original text: “Ubuntu LTS + ROS 2 LTS + PAL OS”Ubuntu LTS + ROS 2 LTS + PAL OS Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. PAL Robotics (pages produit officielles), accessed 2 October 2026. Original text: “Ubuntu LTS + ROS 2 LTS + PAL OS”

Community projects

  • apache/pouchdb · Project independent of the manufacturer

    Apache-2.0 · 17,619 stars · JavaScript · Active, last updated 02/10/2026

    :kangaroo: - PouchDB is a pocket-sized database.

  • dbkangaroo/kangaroo · Project independent of the manufacturer

    Licence not recognised automatically · 518 stars · TSQL · Active, last updated 05/09/2026

    Kangaroo is an AI-powered SQL client and admin tool for popular databases (MariaDB / MySQL / Oracle / PostgreSQL / Redis / SQLite / SQL Server / ...) on Windows / MacOS / Linux, support table design, query, model, sync, export/import etc, focus on comfortable, fun and developer friendly.

  • Dan-Piker/Kangaroo-examples · Project independent of the manufacturer

    Licence not recognised automatically · 250 stars · Dormant, last updated 09/04/2025

    Example grasshopper definitions for the Kangaroo plugin

  • RetiredC/RCKangaroo · Project independent of the manufacturer

    GPL-3.0 · 195 stars · Assembly · Active, last updated 28/07/2026

    Fast ECDLP Solver for Nvidia GPUs based on SOTA method (Kangaroo with symmetry)

  • Dookoo2/Mark1 · Project independent of the manufacturer

    MIT · 44 stars · C++ · Dormant, last updated 10/07/2025

    Pollard-Kangaroo implementation for ECDLP (Satoshi's quest solver)

See the other repository
  • openjump-gis/openjump · Project independent of the manufacturer

    GPL-2.0 · 42 stars · Java · Active, last updated 28/09/2026

    OpenJUMP, the Open Source GIS with more than one trick in its kangaroo pocket, takes the leap from svn to git. join the effort!

Figures read on GitHub on 02/10/2026.

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