DRC-HUBO+

KAIST's humanoid robot that won first place at the 2015 DARPA Robotics Challenge, beating 22 other robots for the $2M grand prize. Features bipedal walking and wheeled locomotion modes.

DRC-HUBO+ is at the research stage: it exists, but DEPLOY has no verified real-world deployment on record. Manufacturer capability claims should be read as claims pending independent verification.

DRC-HUBO+ is made by KAIST Humanoid Lab, based in Daejeon, South Korea.

DRC-HUBO+ is at research stage and is not yet available for sale.

On the DEPLOY registry, comparable humanoid robots to DRC-HUBO+ include Walker S2, Digit, Unitree G1, Atlas.

DRC-HUBO+ and Walker S2 (UBTech Robotics · 18 deployments) are both humanoid robots on the DEPLOY registry. DRC-HUBO+ has 0 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, DRC-HUBO+ ranks in roughly the top 92% of humanoid models tracked by the registry.

DRC-HUBO+ is at the research stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Research stage means active development without commercial deployments on file.

No verified deployments of DRC-HUBO+ are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.

DRC-HUBO+ has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.