Humanoid Showdown

DRC-HUBO+ vs Kuavo

Humanoid robot spec comparison — KAIST vs Leju Robotics.

KAIST

DRC-HUBO+

34 / 100 Robo2u Score

Transformable walk/wheel humanoid that won the 2015 DARPA Robotics Challenge

Leju Robotics

Kuavo

80 / 100 Robo2u Score

Modular omnidirectional humanoid from Leju Robotics for industrial and research use

SpecDRC-HUBO+Kuavo
Released20152025
StatusPrototypeProduction
Height175 cm166 cm
Payload10 kg20 kg
Degrees of freedom3240
Runtime480 min
Top speed0.4 m/s1.28 m/s
Price$50k
Robo2u Score3480

Highlighted = better on that spec (lower is better for price and weight; newer for release). The Robo2u Score is a transparent composite — see the Humanoid Showdown for the full field.

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