PAL Kangaroo vs Pollen Reachy 2
Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100
Kangaroo is 6 cm shorter (160 vs 166 cm) than Reachy 2. Openness score: Kangaroo 30, Reachy 2 45 (of 100); only Reachy 2 publishes FW. Availability for both: buy.
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Side by side
■ rows differ| Field | PAL RoboticsPAL Kangaroo | Pollen Robotics (Hugging Face)Pollen Reachy 2 | Δ first − second |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identity | |||
| Maker (differs) | PAL Robotics | Pollen Robotics (Hugging Face) | |
| Class (differs) | Humanoid | Wheeled humanoid | |
| Status | Active | Active | |
| Availability | Buy | Buy | |
| Country (differs) | Spain | France | |
| Year (differs) | 2021 | 2024 | |
| Specifications | |||
| Height (differs) | 160cm | 166cm | −6 cm (-4%) |
| Mass | —unsourced | 50kg | |
| Degrees of freedom | —unsourced | 18 | |
| Payload | —unsourced | 3kg | |
| Top speed | —unsourced | 0.83m/s | |
| Runtime | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Battery capacity (differs) | 976Wh | 840Wh | +136 Wh (+16%) |
| Price | —unsourced | 70,000USD | |
| Actuators (differs) | custom linear actuators with integrated force sensors | Orbita parallel joints (neck, wrists) | |
| Compute (differs) | 2x Intel i7 PCs, optional NVIDIA Jetson | SolidRun BedRock V3000 industrial PC | |
| Sensors (differs) | 4x RGB-D, 1 kHz IMU, optional F/T sensors | 2x IMX296 RGB, Orbbec Gemini 336 RGB-D, ToF, RPLIDAR S2, IMU, microphones | |
| Openness and provenance | |||
| Openness bar | |||
| Openness score (differs) | 30/ 100 | 45/ 100 | −15 |
| CAD (25) | not public | not public | |
| Bill of materials (20) | not public | not public | |
| Sim model (URDF/MJCF) (20) | public | public | |
| Firmware (15) (differs) | not public | public | |
| Software (10) | public | public | |
| Trained policies (10) | not public | not public | |
| Verification level | L1 | L1 | |
| Sources (differs) | 2 | 3 | |
| Last checked | 2026-09-24 | 2026-09-24 | |
A dash is an unsourced figure, not zero. Sources for each robot are listed on its spec sheet: Kangaroo, Reachy 2.
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