The Hubo 2 is a Humanoid robot developed by KAIST (South Korea), launched 2009, priced at $400,000 USD. Key specifications: form factor full bipedal, height 125 cm, weight 45 kg, mobility bipedal.
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Overview
Hubo 2 is a full-size humanoid robot that can walk, run, dance, and grasp objects. It features a straight-leg walking gait that is an improvement over most bipedal robots, which keep their knees bent to balance. The robot has a compact, lightweight design with more than 40 motors in its body and can walk around for two hours straight without a break.
Flagship features
- World's first humanoid robot platform to be commercialized
- Sold to world-class research institutes (MIT, Google, etc.) as a research platform
Buyer decision signals
Deployments
Drexel University, Institute for Infocomm Research, Purdue University
Viability
KAIST sells eight HUBO 2 robots to U.S. and Singapore institutions
Price
Specifications
Category: Humanoid- Form factor
- full bipedal
- Height
- 125 cm
- Weight
- 45 kg
- Mobility
- bipedal
- Walking speed
- 1.5 m/s
- Total DOF
- 40
- DOF / arm
- 7
- DOF / hand
- 5
- Payload
- 2 kg
- Battery
- 1.5 h
- Hot-swap battery
- No
- Onboard compute
- Two PC/104 embedded computers with solid-state drives
- Sensors
- cameras, three-axis force-torque sensors, two-axis inertial and tilt sensors
- LiDAR
- No
- F/T sensors
- Yes
- VLM on-board
- No
- Imitation learning
- No
- Bimanual
- Yes
- Stair climbing
- No
- Terrain
- flat indoor
- Programming
- code ros,proprietary app,teleoperation
- ROS 1
- Yes
- ROS 2
- No
- API / SDK
- Yes
- Maturity
- research
- Environments
- both
- Industries
- research & development, education, service robotics
- Price tier
- 150K+
- Pricing model
- purchase
Company profile
- Founded
- 1971
Detailed specifications
Motion & kinematics1
- Dof
- 41
Other5
- Sub Category
- bipedal
- Model Variants
- KHR-1,KHR-2,KHR-3
- Company Country
- KR
- Software Platform
- Windows XP OS with RTX (Real-Time Extension)
- Additional Information
- - World's first humanoid robot platform to be commercialized - Sold to world-class research institutes (MIT, Google, etc.) as a research platform
Who runs it· deployment evidence
8 on record · none maker-verified yet. Each links to its source — open it and judge.
- Drexel University· United States2 unitssource ↗
- Institute for Infocomm Research· Singapore2 unitssource ↗
- Carnegie Mellon University· United Statessource ↗
- MIT· United Statessource ↗
- Purdue University· United Statessource ↗
- University of Pennsylvania· United Statessource ↗
- University of Southern California· United Statessource ↗
- Virginia Tech· United Statessource ↗
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Company milestones
- Dec 2010DeploymentKAIST sells eight HUBO 2 robots to U.S. and Singapore institutions
- 2024FundingKAIST government funding for Deep Tech Scale-up Valley
- 2024MilestoneURobotics startup gains attention
- 2024FundingRaion Robotics Series A
- 2024FundingDiden Robotics Pre-A
- 2017MilestoneAngel Robotics founded
- 2015AwardTeam KAIST wins DARPA Robotics Challenge finals
- 2013DeploymentHUBO prepared for DARPA Robotics Challenge trials
Frequently asked questions
- Who makes the Hubo 2?
- The Hubo 2 is developed by KAIST, based in South Korea.
- What type of robot is the Hubo 2?
- The Hubo 2 is a Humanoid robot made by KAIST.
- How much does the Hubo 2 cost?
- The Hubo 2 is priced $400,000 USD.
- When was the Hubo 2 launched?
- The Hubo 2 was launched in 2009.
- What are the key specifications of the Hubo 2?
- Key specifications of the Hubo 2: form factor full bipedal, height 125 cm, weight 45 kg, mobility bipedal, walking speed 1.5 m/s.
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