PAL Robotics

• ARI
• KANGAROO

  PAL legged robots

• StockBot

  PAL RFID robots

• TALOS
• TIAGo
• TIAGo Pro

  TIAGo family

• Operating use

  2025-11-24 - PAL Robotics deployed two StockBot inventory robots in Decathlon stores in Portugal. - StockBot / Decathlon Portugal - Portugal stores

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• Customer site

  2025-09-01 - PAL Robotics deployed TIAGo Pro in the CO-HAND project for a textile-plant pilot focused on collaborative handling tasks. - single industrial pilot - textile plant pilot

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• Customer site

  2025-07-15 - PAL Robotics integrated a TIAGo Omni Base robot into BSABadalona healthcare workflows for tests including teleoperation, delivery, and patrolling tasks. - TIAGo Omni Base - Hospital de Badalona

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• Customer site

  2024-05-01 - PAL Robotics implemented its ARI social robot as a receptionist at Ayesa’s Barcelona offices for visitor-facing assistance. - ARI receptionist deployment - Barcelona offices

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• Customer site

  2020-04-15 - PAL Robotics deployed TIAGo Delivery and TIAGo Conveyor robots at Hospital Municipal of Badalona and Hospital Clinic Barcelona for internal transport and logistics. - TIAGo Delivery and TIAGo Conveyor - Badalona and Barcelona hospitals

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• Customer site

  2018-11-07 - PAL Robotics TALOS joined the University of Waterloo RoboHub as an experimental platform for control, planning, industrial automation and human-robot interaction research. - University of Waterloo RoboHub

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• Xsens MTi-30 AHRS

  Operational - Embedded - PAL Robotics incorporated an Xsens MTi-30 AHRS in the torso of its REEM-C humanoid for orientation feedback.

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Supply chain relationships

• RealSense

  Inbound - Vision Sensing - PAL Robotics offers a RealSense D435i RGB-D head camera option for ARI

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• Wonik Robotics

  Inbound - End Effectors - PAL Robotics offers the Wonik Allegro Hand as a 16-DoF TIAGo Pro end-effector upgrade

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• NVIDIA

  Inbound - Compute & Control - PAL Robotics offers an NVIDIA Jetson PC as an optional TIAGo Pro configuration

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• Seed Robotics

  Inbound - Manipulation - Seed Robotics RH8D dexterous hand is a configurable end-effector for PAL KANGAROO

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• RealSense

  Inbound - Sensing - RealSense D435i is specified for ARI's front RGB-D camera; PAL permits equivalent hardware if components change

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• NVIDIA

  Inbound - Compute & Control - PAL Robotics offers NVIDIA Xavier NX or Orin GPU configurations for ARI

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• ATI Industrial Automation

  Inbound - Force Torque Sensing - ATI Industrial Automation supplies ati mini45 wrist force torque sensor for tiago for PAL Robotics TIAGo

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• RealSense

  Inbound - Sensing - PAL Robotics specifies four RealSense D435i RGB-D cameras for KANGAROO

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• Intel

  Inbound - Compute & Control - PAL Robotics TIAGo Pro incorporates an Intel i5 CPU as standard, with an optional i7 upgrade

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• RealSense

  Inbound - Perception - PAL Robotics TIAGo Pro includes a RealSense D435 head camera

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• Inspire Robots

  Inbound - Manipulation - Inspire Robots RH56F1/RH56E2 hands are configurable end-effectors for PAL KANGAROO

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• Intel

  Inbound - Compute & Control - PAL Robotics ARI incorporates an Intel i5, i7 or i9 CPU depending on configuration

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• YDLIDAR

  Inbound - Perception - PAL Robotics offers YDLIDAR TG15 in the optional ARI Autonomous Navigation Pack

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• Robotiq

  Inbound - End Effectors - PAL Robotics offers optional Robotiq 2F-85, 2F-140 and EPick end effectors for TIAGo

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• TDK-InvenSense

  Inbound - Positioning & Navigation - TDK-InvenSense supplies mpu 6050 imu for tiago mobile base for PAL Robotics TIAGo

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• NVIDIA

  Inbound - Compute & Control - PAL Robotics offers an NVIDIA Jetson GPU as an optional KANGAROO configuration

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• Hokuyo Automatic Co., Ltd.

  Inbound - Perception - Hokuyo URG-04LX-UG01 is an optional laser scanner for PAL Robotics TIAGo Omni

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• Orbbec

  Inbound - Perception - PAL Robotics specifies an Orbbec Astra S RGB-D camera in the TIAGo head

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• Intel

  Inbound - Compute & Control - PAL Robotics KANGAROO incorporates two Intel i7 CPUs for its control and multimedia computers

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• Moog Animatics

  Inbound - actuation and motion control - Moog Animatics supplied two SM23165DT-DE-CDS SmartMotor assemblies for PAL’s TIAGo Base platform family

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• SICK AG

  Inbound - Perception - PAL Robotics specifies SICK TIM561 and TIM571 laser range-finder options for the TIAGo omnidirectional base

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• XELA Robotics

  Inbound - Perception - PAL Robotics offers four XELA fingertip tactile sensors with the TIAGo Pro Allegro Hand configuration

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• FAULHABER

  Inbound - actuation and motion control - PAL Robotics REEM used two FAULHABER DC microdrives in its neck and waist

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• RLS

  Inbound - robotic motion components - PAL Robotics uses RLS AksIM, Orbis and RoLin encoders in its humanoid robot joints

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• NVIDIA

  Inbound - Compute & Control - PAL Robotics TIAGo Base AI incorporates an NVIDIA Jetson GPU

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• Xsens Technologies

  Inbound - Navigation - PAL Robotics REEM-C incorporated an Xsens MTi-30 AHRS in its torso, as documented in March 2014

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• RealSense

  Inbound - Sensing Perception - PAL Robotics TIAGo Base AI incorporates two Intel RealSense D435 depth cameras

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• Intel

  Inbound - Communications - PAL Robotics TIAGo Base AI incorporates Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 connectivity

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• Advanced Navigation

  Inbound - Positioning & Navigation - Advanced Navigation Orientus IMU/AHRS supports PAL Robotics TALOS and Kangaroo balance, uneven-terrain walking and jumping work

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• TQ-RoboDrive

  Inbound - actuation and motion control - TQ-RoboDrive supplies ILM frameless motors to PAL Robotics for humanoid and service robot joints

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• RealSense

  Inbound - Sensing - RealSense depth cameras provide perception for PAL Robotics’ TIAGo and StockBot platforms

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• Francesco Ferro - Chief Executive Officer - Leads PAL Robotics across its service, mobile-manipulation and humanoid research-platform portfolio.

Media library

• TIAGo Pro mobile manipulator

  image · PAL Robotics

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• KANGAROO biped platform

  image · PAL Robotics

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• StockBot inventory robots

  image · PAL Robotics

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• PAL Robotics: 20 years of robotics

  video · PAL Robotics

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• TIAGo Pro mobile manipulation

  video · PAL Robotics

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Official PAL Robotics developer references, portfolio documents and first-party media. Routine news and third-party coverage are excluded.

• PAL Robotics documentation center

  WEB · Robot portfolio · PAL Robotics

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• PAL Robotics open-source repositories

  WEB · Open-source software · PAL Robotics

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• PAL OS documentation

  WEB · PAL OS · PAL Robotics

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• RFID robot inventory white paper

  PDF · Retail inventory robotics · PAL Robotics

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• Intralogistics AMR portfolio brochure

  PDF · Intralogistics AMRs · PAL Robotics

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Events

• 2025-10-16 - Partnership - PAL Robotics and NVIDIA collaborate on humanoid AI training stack

  PAL Robotics uses NVIDIA GPU computing to support robot learning, perception and decision-making workloads. The company described Isaac Sim and Isaac Lab as part of its reinforcement-learning and simulation workflow for humanoid platforms.

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• 2025-09-01 - Deployment - PAL Robotics deploys TIAGo Pro for CO-HAND textile plant pilot

  The project uses TIAGo Pro with AI perception, a custom gripper, operator collaboration tools and ROS4HRI behaviors. PAL Robotics supports validation through real-world trials at CETRIKO’s plant and usability studies. The deployment places PAL Robotics's technology into robot manipulation, haptics or human-assistive robotics workflows beyond a lab-only setting.

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• 2024-10-28 - Award - PAL Robotics CEO Francesco Ferro receives European CEO award

  PAL Robotics highlighted the recognition in its twentieth-anniversary release, after starting in Barcelona in 2004. The release described more than 50 collaborative projects and Ferro’s roles on European robotics boards and executive councils.

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• 2024-08-09 - Product Launch - PAL Robotics makes KANGAROO available after first university delivery

  KANGAROO became a ready-to-use product available for purchase. The first unit was delivered to TU Wien for robotics research and researcher training. The commercial version added four RealSense D435i cameras and fall-protection changes around the waist.

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• 2024-05-30 - Demonstration - PAL Robotics demonstrates StockBot RFID inventory workflow at IOTSWC

  StockBot performs continuous RFID-based inventory with ~99% read accuracy, reducing manual counting errors. PAL Robotics demonstrated StockBot at IOTSWC as part of its humanoid and service robot portfolio. Develops service and humanoid robots for research, industrial, and public-facing environments, with a focus on modular platforms and long-term deployment in real-world settings.

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• 2024-03-26 - Capability - PAL Robotics integrates Orientus sensors in TALOS and Kangaroo

  Orientus supplied inertial and attitude measurements at 1 kHz with low latency. PAL combined base-pose measurements with joint kinematics and ground-contact information for whole-body torque control. The compact sensor was integrated in both TALOS and Kangaroo; the platforms were used for different locomotion research.

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• 2024-02-29 - Demonstration - PAL Robotics tests teleoperated TIAGo in SAFE-LY healthcare study

  Remote operators tested deliveries, video calls and patrolling across morning, afternoon and night shifts at El Carme. A closing staff workshop collected feedback to refine the robot’s functions and interaction methods.

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• 2023-12-30 - Demonstration - PAL Robotics demonstrates TALOS climbing uncharted stairs

  A lidar-derived elevation map fed a contact planner and model predictive controller, with inverse dynamics computing joint torques. TALOS climbed 15 cm stairs without prior terrain information and adapted after the stairs were moved. The completed ROS architecture ran onboard TALOS; applying the walking work to Kangaroo remained future work.

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• 2023-08-31 - Capability - PAL Robotics releases Advanced Grasping software for TIAGo

  The software combined Behavior Trees, MoveIt and computer vision, with perception, grasping and placing servers exposed through ROS Actions. Included demonstrations cleared objects into a basket and stacked two cubes using table and object templates. Supported end effectors included the PAL gripper and Robotiq 2F-85, 2F-140 and EPick.

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• 2021-11-16 - Product Launch - PAL Robotics launches TIAGo OMNI++

  The mecanum-wheel base enabled sideways as well as forward and rotational movement; two lidar sensors covered a 360-degree field of view. Two seven-axis arms accepted interchangeable end effectors, including PAL and Robotiq grippers, while a torso screen supported interaction research.

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• 2020-09-18 - Deployment - PAL Robotics tests TIAGo delivery robots in Barcelona hospitals

  The trials took place at Hospital Municipal of Badalona and Hospital Clínic Barcelona. A conveyor moved food trays to isolated patients, while a coded safe restricted access to medicines and other sensitive goods. Accerion’s Triton floor-sensing camera supported navigation through narrow, populated hospital corridors.

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• 2019-12-18 - Product Launch - PAL Robotics introduces ARI social robot

  The launch configuration combined Intel processing with an NVIDIA Jetson TX2 GPU, RGB and depth cameras, a microphone array and speakers. ROS and REST interfaces let developers compose gestures, touchscreen content and dialogue, then test applications in simulation.

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• 2018-11-07 - Deployment - PAL Robotics TALOS joins University of Waterloo RoboHub

  The University of Waterloo described TALOS as the first platform of its kind in Canada. RoboHub planned to use TALOS for control and gait synthesis, manipulation planning, HRI, machine learning and high-DoF robot research.

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Relationships

• Decathlon

  Deployment Partner - PAL Robotics deployed two StockBot inventory robots in Decathlon stores in Portugal.

• CETRIKO

  Textile Plant Pilot - PAL Robotics leads the CO-HAND pilot using TIAGo Pro for material handling trials at CETRIKO’s textile plant.

• BSABadalona

  Healthcare Trial Site - PAL Robotics integrated a TIAGo Omni Base robot into BSABadalona healthcare workflows for teleoperation, delivery, and patrolling tests.

• Ayesa

  Ari Receptionist Site - PAL Robotics implemented ARI as a receptionist at Ayesa’s Barcelona offices.

• Hospital Municipal of Badalona / Hospital Clinic Barcelona

  Hospital Customers