ARI

ARI is a social humanoid robot developed by PAL Robotics (Barcelona, Spain), standing 165 cm tall and weighing approximately 50–60 kg, with a differential-drive wheeled base, 20 DOF, and dual arms for gesturing and light manipulation. It is designed for human-robot interaction in hospitals, retail, research labs, and information kiosk roles, featuring face recognition, 3D skeleton tracking, voice activity detection, RFID-capable navigation, and support for 30+ languages. The robot has been commercially available since approximately 2018–2019 and was showcased with upgrades at CES 2026. Several research groups have deployed ARI or built frameworks on top of it (PERCY, ARIS, agricultural monitoring), demonstrating its role as a research and service platform. Independent sources characterize its autonomy as 'semi-autonomous,' consistent with a robot that performs its social/navigation tasks on its own but within a supervised or configured operational context.