🇰🇷 KAIST Humanoid v0.7
KAIST Dynamic Robot Control & Design Lab · South Korea · unveiled 2026
research
task-autonomous
electric
data confidence: medium
Score breakdown
Autonomy & Intelligence · 25%92.0
Manipulation & Dexterity · 20%53.3
Mobility & Locomotion · 15%77.5
Hardware & Engineering · 15%71.3
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
Independently developed (in-house motors, gearboxes, drivers) high-speed research humanoid that runs at 13 km/h carrying 20kg, performing moonwalks and soccer moves via RL control.
Specifications
Height
165.0 cm
Weight
75.0 kg
Payload
20.0 kg
Walking speed
3.61 m/s
Runtime
—
Battery
—
Total DoF
—
Hand DoF (per hand)
—
Dexterous hands
No
Actuation
electric
Form factor
bipedal
Onboard compute
—
AI model
Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) with human motion demonstration priors and Sim2Real transfer
Indicative price
undisclosed
Company valuation
—
Sources · cross-checked, as of 2026-07
- https://interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/south-korea-humanoid-robot-moonwalk-soccer
- https://humanoid.press/database/humanoid-press-database-kaist-v0-7/
- https://www.thomasnet.com/insights/kaist-reveals-humanoid-v0-7/
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Change history · 1 applied update
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Spec update Update KAIST Humanoid v0.7
autonomy_level: research → task-autonomous; ai_model: RL locomotion policies trained in simulation, transferred to hardware → Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) with human motion demonstration priors and Sim2Real transfer; speed_ms: 3.6 → 3.61; dexterous_hands: — → False2026-08-23T01:04:55+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.