PAL Robotics does not publish a current public KANGAROO price; the official buying route is Request a Quote. The official KANGAROO product page positions it as a configurable biped platform for dynamic locomotion, reinforcement learning and embodied-AI research, with 14 to 40 total degrees of freedom, ROS 2, real-time control access and optional arms, sensors and compute.
The accurate answer to ‘how much does KANGAROO cost?’ therefore begins with a configuration. A lower-body locomotion platform, an instrumented force-control platform and a two-arm manipulation robot can carry the same product name while having very different bills of materials, integration effort, transport requirements and support contracts.
Turn the research program into a configuration before requesting price
Request a Quote is a project-sales path, not a hidden retail price that can be guessed from another robot. A lab should first decide whether the primary work is gait and balance, reinforcement learning, contact estimation, whole-body manipulation or teleoperation. That decision determines torso, arms, end effectors, force sensing, perception and compute.
Ask for separate lines covering robot, arms, hand or gripper, wrist and foot sensors, onboard GPU, batteries and charger, transport case, training, software subscription, warranty, spares, installation and support. Cross-border orders also need freight insurance, customs responsibility, battery transport, return repair and service turnaround.
| Pre-quote decision | Examples to specify |
|---|---|
| Research scope | Locomotion, balance, RL, contact or two-arm manipulation |
| Mechanism | 14-40 total DoF and 4-, 5- or 7-DoF arms |
| Sensing | RGB-D, wrist or foot force-torque and actuator force |
| Operations | GPU, battery, case, training, warranty and support |
KANGAROO is a configuration range rather than one fixed hardware SKU
The current product page lists a height of about 1.58 meters, a configuration-dependent mass of 50 to 65 kilograms, 14 to 40 total degrees of freedom, six degrees of freedom per leg and two torso axes for yaw and roll. Arm choices have four, five or seven degrees of freedom, with listed fully extended per-arm payloads of 7, 5 and 3 kilograms respectively.
The page also lists four RGB-D cameras, a 2 kHz EtherCAT control loop and 1 kHz IMU and AHRS updates. Do not assume that every quote includes every sensor and option. The visible battery-capacity unit on the current page appears unusual, so this article does not repeat it as a trusted capacity; use the stated three-hour autonomy only as a vendor claim and obtain the final electrical datasheet.
| Hardware axis | Officially published range |
|---|---|
| Height and mass | About 1.58 m and 50-65 kg |
| Degrees of freedom | 14-40 total; six per leg |
| Arm configuration | Four, five or seven DoF per arm |
| Real-time interfaces | 2 kHz EtherCAT and 1 kHz IMU/AHRS update |
ROS 2 access can reduce setup time only when versions are controlled
PAL lists Ubuntu LTS, ROS 2 LTS, PAL OS, ros2_control, C++ and Python ROS 2 APIs and access to the real-time loop. Control modes include current, speed, position, impedance and optional force or torque, while URDF and MJCF models provide kinematic and dynamic starting points.
The official KANGAROO documentation routes developers into the current PAL OS 25.01 ROS 2 documentation and setup material. A contract should freeze the ROS distribution, PAL OS release, Docker image, source and binary package scope, supported branch and update term. Otherwise a later lab cannot reproduce the software stack that produced a paper result.
MuJoCo and learning tools are useful assets, not a zero-work sim-to-real promise
The published tool list names MuJoCo and mjlab, reinforcement learning, motion retargeting and imitation learning pipelines, plus policies for walking, push recovery, running, jumping, stair climbing, dance and box picking. Confirm which repositories, models, licenses and examples are included in the exact purchase and whether they match the delivered mechanism.
The official 2026 KANGAROO datasheet is useful for configuration review, but simulator compatibility does not mean a policy transfers unchanged. Measure actuator response, joint limits, contact and friction, sensor noise, latency and control timing, then move from simulation to reduced-energy hardware tests with explicit stop conditions.
Real-time performance and safety evidence answer different questions
A 2 kHz loop is valuable for control research, but frequency alone is not a human-safety certificate. PAL lists onboard and wireless emergency stops and language based on IEC 61508 SIL 2 and EN ISO 13849-1 PL d. A buyer should request the exact declaration, certified function, options and operating limits to which those statements apply.
The lab still needs a fall area, rig or harness where appropriate, speed and torque limits, independent emergency stop, communication-loss response and controlled restart authority. Adding arms, end effectors or payloads changes center of mass, stopping motion and impact energy, so validation must use the complete delivered configuration.
| Acceptance test | Evidence to collect |
|---|---|
| Timing | Control-period distribution and jitter under full load |
| Model agreement | Joint response, contact, friction, delay and sensor noise |
| Stopping | Onboard, wireless and communication-loss behavior |
| Recovery | Bounded restart after falls, faults and software failure |
A reproducible acceptance task is more valuable than a long feature list
Use the ROS 2 real-time control guide to define timing evidence, the Sim-to-Real transfer guide to structure model calibration and hardware progression, and the humanoid robot price guide to align total-cost categories. This page remains a KANGAROO product-selection guide rather than repeating those broader methods.
Before the final quote, send PAL two or three representative tasks with sensors, command rates, success denominators, stop rules and log requirements. Acceptance should mean that the lab can rerun those tasks from a documented image and recover from defined faults. A polished supplier demonstration is useful orientation, but it cannot replace reproducibility on the ordered configuration.
Frequently asked questions
What is the official PAL KANGAROO price?
No public list price was shown when checked on August 7, 2026. KANGAROO is sold by quote, and the requested arms, sensors, compute, tools, service and shipping materially affect the price.
Does KANGAROO support ROS 2?
Yes. PAL lists ROS 2 LTS, ros2_control, C++ and Python APIs and real-time-loop access. Freeze the exact ROS and PAL OS releases and delivered packages in the contract.
Can a MuJoCo policy run on KANGAROO without adaptation?
Simulator support does not guarantee direct transfer. Validate actuator dynamics, contacts, friction, timing, sensors and safety limits, then progress through bounded hardware tests.
Official sources checked
- PAL Robotics KANGAROO official product page
- PAL Robotics KANGAROO 2026 official datasheet
- PAL OS KANGAROO official documentation
2026-08-07