PAL Kangaroo vs Sanctuary Phoenix
Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100
Kangaroo is 10 cm shorter (160 vs 170 cm) than Phoenix. Openness score: Kangaroo 30, Phoenix 0 (of 100); only Kangaroo publishes SIM and SW. Availability: Kangaroo buy, Phoenix not for sale.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Identity | |||
| Maker (differs) | PAL Robotics | Sanctuary AI | |
| Class | Humanoid | Humanoid | |
| Status (differs) | Active | Research | |
| Availability (differs) | Buy | Not for sale | |
| Country (differs) | Spain | Canada | |
| Year (differs) | 2021 | 2023 | |
| Specifications | |||
| Height (differs) | 160cm | 170cm | −10 cm (-6%) |
| Mass | —unsourced | 70kg | |
| Degrees of freedom | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Payload | —unsourced | 25kg | |
| Top speed | —unsourced | 1.3m/s | |
| Runtime | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Battery capacity | 976Wh | —unsourced | |
| Price | —unsourced | Not for sale | |
| Actuators (differs) | custom linear actuators with integrated force sensors | Hydraulic hands (20 DOF total across both hands) | |
| Compute (differs) | 2x Intel i7 PCs, optional NVIDIA Jetson | Carbon AI control system | |
| Sensors (differs) | 4x RGB-D, 1 kHz IMU, optional F/T sensors | Haptic sensing in hands | |
| Openness and provenance | |||
| Openness bar | |||
| Openness score (differs) | 30/ 100 | 0/ 100 | +30 |
| CAD (25) | not public | not public | |
| Bill of materials (20) | not public | not public | |
| Sim model (URDF/MJCF) (20) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Firmware (15) | not public | not public | |
| Software (10) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Trained policies (10) | not public | not public | |
| Verification level (differs) | L1 | L0 | |
| Sources | 2 | 2 | |
| 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, Phoenix.
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