HUBO 2

日本产业技术综合研究所

KAIST's 125 cm research biped, from the HUBO line that later won the DARPA Robotics Challenge.

ArchivedVerified Last verified 31 Oct 2026
Height125 cm
Degrees of freedom41
Arm payload—
Top speed—
Battery life2 h
Starting pricePrice on request
First shown2008
StatusArchived
Form factorFull-size
LocomotionBipedal
Updated31 Oct 2026

What it is

HUBO 2 (KHR-4) is a Korean bipedal humanoid developed at KAIST and introduced in 2008. It stands 125 cm, weighs 45 kg and has 41 degrees of freedom, with a 1.5 km/h walk and about two hours of operation. The HUBO platform later evolved into DRC-HUBO, which won the 2015 DARPA Robotics Challenge finals.

Highlights

0141 degrees of freedom at 125 cm and 45 kg.
02Walks at 1.5 km/h with about two hours of operation.
03Succeeded the 2005 HUBO (KHR-3).
04Its DRC-HUBO descendant won the 2015 DARPA Robotics Challenge.
05Developed by KAIST's HUBO Lab under Prof. Jun-Ho Oh.

The numbers

Body
Height125 cm
Weight45 kg
Form factorFull-size
Motion & power
LocomotionBipedal
Degrees of freedom41
Battery life2 h
Actuators41 electric joint actuators.
Compute, sensing & hands
ComputeOnboard PC; detailed computing hardware not publicly documented.
SensingCameras and joint sensors; the full sensor suite is not publicly documented.
HandsFive-fingered hands.

Platform & deployment

AvailabilityDiscontinued / archived

Evidence trail

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