# Dans la boue, l'humanoïde coréen DRC-HUBO de KAIST se sert de ses bras comme de jambes

> Designed in 2004 by Professor Jun-Ho Oh at KAIST in South Korea (Corée du Sud), the HUBO humanoid joins the Vuntum database, along with DRC-HUBO, its version for disaster-site work.

Published on 2026-10-03

On muddy or uneven ground, DRC-HUBO uses its two arms as extra legs. According to KAIST, the robot moves in this way with stability and agility.

HUBO is a humanoid robot created in 2004 by Jun-Ho Oh, a professor in the department of mechanical engineering at KAIST.

According to the KAIST page, 12 units of HUBO had already been exported for research to universities, institutes and private companies in the United States, China and Singapore.

DRC-HUBO is designed for work at disaster sites. For its competition, the DRC required, among other things, driving a utility vehicle, walking over rough terrain, climbing a ladder and using hand tools.

According to Professor Oh, DRC-HUBO has 34 degrees of freedom and weighs 120 pounds.

## Sources

- [KAIST (pages produit officielles)](https://www.kaist.ac.kr/newsen/html/news/?mode=V&mng_no=4010)

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