PAL Robotics · social humanoid
ARI
A 1.65 m wheeled social robot with a head with animated LCD eyes, a chest touchscreen and two 5-DoF arms for gestures, aimed at reception, hospitals and human-robot interaction research. It runs ROS and lasts 8-12 hours on a charge (maximum given).
- Price
- —Not published
- Height
- 165 cmTaller than 49%
- Weight
- —Not published
- Payload
- —Not published
- Speed
- —Not published
- Battery
- 12 hRuns longer than 97%
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Why it matters
ARI is on the market today.
Real-world use
HRI research labs, EU project SHAPES, PRO-CARED education pilots in Catalonia, Cruilla Festival showcase
Timeline
- Released
- 2020-02
Maker
PAL RoboticsCompany · founded 2004 · Barcelona, SpainPrivately held; early humanoids were developed for Abu Dhabi-based Pal Technology (Gulf News, 2008); no venture rounds found
How it stacks up
Against other humanoids that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
ARI is taller than 49% of the 305 other humanoids that publish a height. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
ARI has more joints than 3% of the 236 other humanoids that publish a joints. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
ARI runs longer than 97% of the 119 other humanoids that publish a battery. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: weight, speed, payload, price.
What it has been shown doing
We checked public videos and press for ARI and found no clear demo of the skills we track yet.
Public attention
A hidden gem: a recent robot with full published specs that gets little attention so far.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- 1 news story from reputable press listed on this page
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What’s inside
The parts the company has talked about publicly.
- Movement
- Wheeled base · 14 joints
- Chip
- Jetson Xavier NX (NVIDIA)Optional Jetson Xavier NX (or Orin) GPU module for on-board AI, alongside the Intel CPU.
- Actuators & motors
- 12 DoF: 2-DoF head (neck), 5-DoF arms x2 (2 shoulder, 1 upper arm, 1 elbow, 1 wrist) and a 2-DoF differential-drive base.
- Hands
- Non-grasping hands for gestures on the 5-DoF arms.
- Sensors & vision
- 8 MP RGB head camera (optional RGB-D), Intel RealSense D435i RGB-D torso camera, optional YDLIDAR TG15 lidar, optional thermal camera, 4-microphone array with 3D sound-source localisation.
- Compute
- Intel i5, i7 or i9 CPU with 8-32 GB RAM; optional NVIDIA Jetson Xavier NX or Orin GPU module.
- Battery & power
- 24 V, 40 Ah battery (60 Ah optional), 8-12 hours autonomy.
- Materials & build
- 165 cm tall, 53 cm wide, 75 cm deep; 10.1-inch touchscreen, two LCD animated eyes and RGB LED rings.
- AI & software
- Ubuntu LTS with RT-Preempt kernel and ROS Noetic; ROS4HRI people perception; on-board ASR (Vosk, 20+ languages) and dialogue manager (Rasa); MoveIt and whole-body Cartesian control; web GUI for motions and presentations; open ROS simulation.
- Other details
- Marketed as GDPR-compliant with all data processed on board and cloud connection opt-in. Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax).
Named suppliers:NVIDIAROS (Open Robotics)IntelIntel RealSenseCanonicalSeeed StudioAcapela GroupMaterialise
Lineage
Every PAL Robotics humanoid in order.
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Made, sold and where
Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.
- Price
- Not published
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
- Sold or delivered
- Sold commercially; units not disclosed
- Where it is sold or used
- Barcelona, Spain
- Customers and pilots
- HRI research labs, EU project SHAPES, PRO-CARED education pilots in Catalonia, Cruilla Festival showcase
News
The latest 1, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.
- PAL releases free ARI ROS simulation
PAL Robotics published an open-source ROS simulator and tutorials after ARI's official launch earlier in 2020.
PAL Robotics
Side by side with its peers
Picked by the same rules for every humanoid: another maker’s robot that moves the same way, is at the same stage and does at least one of the same main jobs, first shown within two years. Closer size and price rank higher. How we choose
| Measure | ARIPAL Robotics |  ugo Prougo Inc.Same job: social · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots · Similar size | No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useRoBeeOversonic RoboticsSame job: healthcare · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots · Similar size |  Cloud Ginger (XR-1)CloudMinds (DataA Robotics)Same job: social · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots · Similar size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2020-02 | 2021-11-15 | 2021-09 | 2019 |
| Status | Commercial | Commercial | Commercial | Commercial |
| Height | 165 cm | 180 cm | 170 cm | 158 cm |
| Weight | — | 54 kg | 75 kg | 62 kg |
| Joints | 14 | — | — | — |
| Speed | — | 3.6 km/h | — | — |
| Payload | — | — | — | — |
| Battery | 12 h | 4 h | 8 h | — |
| Price | — | — | — | — |
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