CategoryHumanoids
Overview
KAIST's DRC-HUBO humanoid won the 2015 DARPA Robotics Challenge finals, where 24 international teams competed, completing all eight tasks in 44 minutes 28 seconds and taking the USD 2 million grand prize. Team KAIST had 29 members led by Professors Jun-Ho Oh and In-So Kweon; Oh developed the DRC-winning HUBO.
Reality check
Key robot (company-claimed)
HUBO series humanoids.
DRC team (company-claimed)
29 members led by Professors Jun-Ho Oh and In-So Kweon.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
DRC 2015 win (reported, Jun 2015)
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
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Current leadership (1)
- Jun Ho Oh Professor, KAIST; Co-founder, Rainbow Roboticssecondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Jun Ho Ohcofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for KAIST Humanoid Lab.
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Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
KAIST Humanoid Lab in third-party press
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Dobot6 models
- AheadForm5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 9, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for KAIST Humanoid Lab.Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Dobot6 models
- AheadForm5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning KAIST Humanoid Lab from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/kaist-humanoid-lab.md
- RSS feed: /companies/kaist-humanoid-lab/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/8c9ed220-7e67-4e12-b979-00963d18160e
- Revision history: /companies/kaist-humanoid-lab/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Dobot6 models
- AheadForm5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Video
During the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea deployed 85 robots of 11 different kinds at various locations. At the torch relay in December, Hub
Developed at the DRCD Lab, KAIST, with a control policy trained via reinforcement learning.
This video showcases the field tests and interaction capabilities of KAIST Humanoid v0.7, developed at the DRCD Lab featuring in-house actuators. The control po
Kaist humanoid robot from South Korea https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytWO7lldN4c For copyright matters, please get in touch with us at: unstoppablegadgets.yt@
South Korea just changed the humanoid robotics race forever! In today's video, we’re diving deep into the KAIST Humanoid v0.7, a robot that doesn't just walk—it
The WalkON Suit F1, a powered exoskeleton developed by KAIST Exoskeleton Laboratory and Angel Robotics, enables paraplegic users to walk and balance independent
From KAIST Exoskeleton Laboratory and Angel Robotics, the WalkON Suit F1 is a “powered exoskeleton” designed to walk on its own, and allows for users to easily
In March 2026, McDonald's in Shanghai started testing KEENON Robotics' humanoid robots—like the XMAN-F1—to greet customers, guide them, share info, and create a
#humanoidrobot #robot #usa Deep within the halls of the Dynamic Robot Control and Design Lab at KAIST, a new evolution in robotics is taking shape, moving beyo
Heat Index
Serious50/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
KAIST Humanoid Lab draws attention at the 32nd percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among humanoids.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Nov 7, 2026