{"id":"8122e171-fbe3-4ba7-aa5b-3d52888ef22f","name":"Seoul National University Robotics Lab","slug":"snu-robotics-lab","description":"[Seoul National University Robotics Lab](/companies/snu-robotics-lab) (DYROS Lab) is a robotics research laboratory at [Seoul National University](https://en.snu.ac.kr/) that designs and manufactures full-size bipedal humanoid robots for research. The lab developed TOCABI, a 33-DOF torque-controlled humanoid robot, and competes in the ANA Avatar XPRIZE competition. In August 2026, SNU launched the SNU Robotics National Research Laboratory for next-generation Physical AI, led by Director Cho Kyu-Jin, with approximately KRW 10 billion ($7.2M) per year in government funding for up to 10 years under the NRL 2.0 program.","status":"private","founded":1946,"hq":"Seoul, South Korea","hqLat":37.5666791,"hqLng":126.9782914,"hqGeocodedAt":"2026-08-23T21:27:21.679Z","hqAddress":null,"hqPrecision":null,"website":"https://www.snu.ac.kr","fundingTotal":null,"type":"hardware","roles":[],"reviewStatus":"reviewed","heatIndex":52,"lifecycleState":"active","supersededByCompanyId":null,"sources":[{"url":"https://humanoidindex.org/research/snu-robotics-lab","name":"Humanoid Index","title":"Seoul National University Robotics Lab — Humanoid Index"},{"url":"https://dyros.snu.ac.kr/","title":"Dynamic Robotic Systems Laboratory","sourceName":"Seoul National University"},{"url":"https://dyros.snu.ac.kr/project/introduction-to-dyros-tocabi-system-real-time-control-for-a-33-dof-humanoid-robot/","title":"Introduction to DYROS TOCABI system","sourceName":"Seoul National University"}],"keyFacts":[{"Lab":"DYROS Lab"},{"Focus":"bipedal humanoid, dynamic walking, whole-body control"},{"Location":"Seoul, South Korea"},{"label":"Dynamic humanoid robotics","value":"Seoul National University's Dynamic Robotic Systems Laboratory develops humanoid robotics research around dynamic motion and control ([DYROS Laboratory](https://dyros.snu.ac.kr/)).","sourceUrl":"https://dyros.snu.ac.kr/"},{"label":"TOCABI platform","value":"DYROS documents TOCABI as a 33-degree-of-freedom humanoid robot system for real-time control research ([DYROS TOCABI system](https://dyros.snu.ac.kr/project/introduction-to-dyros-tocabi-system-real-time-control-for-a-33-dof-humanoid-robot/)).","sourceUrl":"https://dyros.snu.ac.kr/project/introduction-to-dyros-tocabi-system-real-time-control-for-a-33-dof-humanoid-robot/"}],"aliases":[],"collisionRisk":"low","reviewNote":null,"atsProvider":null,"atsSlug":null,"factoryLocations":null,"manufacturingCapacity":null,"orgType":null,"burnSignal":null,"litigationEvents":null,"insurancePostureDisclosed":null,"unitEconomicsDisclosed":null,"tickerSymbol":null,"stockExchange":null,"secCik":null,"revenueUsd":null,"revenueBasis":null,"revenueAsOf":null,"employeeCount":null,"employeeCountBasis":null,"employeeCountAsOf":null,"marketCapUsd":null,"marketCapAsOf":null,"marketCapSource":null,"createdAt":"2026-08-09T03:03:01.249Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-29T22:05:19.366Z","jsonLd":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://registry.deploy.report/companies/snu-robotics-lab","url":"https://registry.deploy.report/companies/snu-robotics-lab","name":"Seoul National University Robotics Lab","description":"[Seoul National University Robotics Lab](/companies/snu-robotics-lab) (DYROS Lab) is a robotics research laboratory at [Seoul National University](https://en.snu.ac.kr/) that designs and manufactures full-size bipedal humanoid robots for research. The lab developed TOCABI, a 33-DOF torque-controlled humanoid robot, and competes in the ANA Avatar XPRIZE competition. In August 2026, SNU launched the SNU Robotics National Research Laboratory for next-generation Physical AI, led by Director Cho Kyu-Jin, with approximately KRW 10 billion ($7.2M) per year in government funding for up to 10 years under the NRL 2.0 program.","identifier":"8122e171-fbe3-4ba7-aa5b-3d52888ef22f","foundingDate":"1946","address":"Seoul, South Korea","publisher":{"@id":"https://deploy.report/#organization"}},"framework_metadata":{"framework_schema_version":"0.1.0","verification_status":"verified","maturity_stage":null,"lifecycle_state":null,"architectural_position":{"cohort":null,"sub_cohorts":[]},"within_cohort_verified_vs_claimed_pair":null,"cap_flags":[],"verification_depth":{"sources_count":3,"primary_source_types":[]}}}