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ARI

Name: PAL Robotics ARI
Brand: PAL Robotics
Availability: InStock

Social humanoid for hospitality & research — indoor reception and companionship

2.7

Niche / Research-Grade Social Humanoid

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Pricing

$34K – $36K

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Why it matters

Hospital geriatric wards — multi-modal companion for elderly patients offering emotional support and activity engagement
Large hotel (200+ rooms) front desk during peak hours — customer information and promotional campaigns on torso touchscreen
Research projects in human-robot interaction (HRI) with ROS 2 / Python development teams

Strong HRI research pedigree

PAL Robotics has years of academic and EU-funded research deployments with ARI, giving it a mature ROS 2/Python development ecosystem for HRI teams.

Payload

0.5 kg arm payload

Battery life

8 hours with 40 Ah Li-ion battery; 12 hours with 60 Ah battery pack

Speed

1.5 m/s max

Height

1200 mm

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Width

600 mm

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Depth

600 mm

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Weight

50 kg

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Navigation

Vision-led navigation (estimated)

Connectivity

Wi-Fi / cloud fleet management (estimated)

Charging

Autonomous dock

Environment

Indoor

Navigation & autonomy

Obstacle avoidance
Multi-floor
Elevator support

Interaction

Voice interaction
Screen interaction

Operations & fleet

Autonomous charging
Fleet management

Environment

Indoor
Outdoor

Best for

When to deploy this.

Hospital geriatric wards — multi-modal companion for elderly patients offering emotional support and activity engagement
Large hotel (200+ rooms) front desk during peak hours — customer information and promotional campaigns on torso touchscreen
Research projects in human-robot interaction (HRI) with ROS 2 / Python development teams

Limitations

When to skip it.

Cannot detect downward stairs; limited to flat floors with <5% slope
0.5 kg arm payload — no practical material handling or patient lifting
Requires supervised operation in controlled environments; not autonomous in unstructured spaces

Decision snapshot

Pilot Ready

Deployment readiness

72Review

ROI confidence

45Verify

Site fit

68Review

Maintenance load

40Medium

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Payback lens

30+ mo

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Buying model

Purchase led

$34K - $36K

Supplier readiness

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Decision scores

Deployment

How operationally ready this robot is for production deployment today.

ROI clarity

Confidence in the published ROI numbers — how likely the savings actually materialize.

Labor replacement

Share of the human task this category can credibly offload.

Environment fit

Fit with your target environment — lighting, floor type, congestion.

Maintenance risklower is better

Expected maintenance load and downtime risk. Lower is better.

Future potential

Long-horizon strategic upside — where the platform points 3+ years out.

Performance2.0

Reliability3.0

Ease of deployment2.0

Market maturity3.0

Value for money2.0

Innovation4.0

Safety4.0

Support & ecosystem3.0

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Trust41

Core capabilities (HRI, speech, gaze, touchscreen, expressive eyes) from official PAL product page and academic research papers. Hardware specs (battery, speed, payload, connectivity, computer options) from official datasheet (Feb 2025) and ROS wiki. Pricing estimated from 2024–2026 EU distributor listings (no official USD MSRP published). Deployment maturity inferred from ROS 2 SDK documentation and gerontology studies reporting real-world hospital/care facility pilots. Third-party throughput and labor-replacement metrics not available in published sources.

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