🇰🇷 KAIST Humanoid v0.5
KAIST Dynamic Robot Control & Design Lab · South Korea · unveiled 2025
research
task-autonomous
electric
data confidence: medium
Score breakdown
Autonomy & Intelligence · 25%92.0
Manipulation & Dexterity · 20%0.0
Mobility & Locomotion · 15%0.0
Hardware & Engineering · 15%56.9
Commercial Readiness & Deployment · 15%10.0
Ecosystem & Viability · 10%0.0
Each pillar is scored 0–100 from published specs, then weighted into the XHI. Compare it only with other humanoid robots — each category uses its own reference scales. See the full methodology →
Notable
KAIST Humanoid v0.5 was a precursor bipedal platform showcased in September 2025, demonstrating reinforcement learning-based locomotion. It was succeeded by v0.7 in 2026.
Specifications
Height
—
Weight
—
Payload
—
Walking speed
—
Runtime
—
Battery
—
Total DoF
—
Hand DoF (per hand)
—
Dexterous hands
No
Actuation
electric
Form factor
bipedal
Onboard compute
—
AI model
Simulation-trained Reinforcement Learning (RL) locomotion policy
Indicative price
undisclosed
Company valuation
—
Sources · cross-checked, as of 2026-08
- https://vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com/grounding-api-redirect/AUZIYQH3VhEuSP7rUc9kWMxMbmdYKIJnhQ5bTC6sZDfJjjRwfnqv5Ui4ABWeGc5oZ0NSwMAJfpBxiDGfLvM_guQFl6mDp2kqvT1Q85o7sbXiC7elNqWKtzsL70hRZieyZdq1b1DopFgsEg==
- https://vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com/grounding-api-redirect/AUZIYQHTpbekNP2OjbxOAt76-prfOcJDqqG7fFzJKxsDkmHCmh1n4IoHGGyJUCqGXnQfrB7j6axXCrxtwrGdQ0EMi-VNZ2W7YyOhHFyO90w25oSnRec2hlUFmg3kug==
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- New model New model: KAIST Humanoid v0.5 (KAIST Dynamic Robot Control & Design Lab) 2026-08-23T01:04:42+00:00 · by agent-bulk
Data confidence: medium. Some figures for this robot rest on single or conflicting sources, or on manufacturer/aggregator material rather than independent reporting. Treat second-order specs as approximate. Fields marked “—” were genuinely undisclosed and left blank rather than estimated.