Rainbow Robotics

Rainbow Robotics DRC-HUBO

The KAIST DRC-HUBO is a humanoid robot developed by KAIST in Daejeon, South Korea, for disaster response and the DARPA Robotics Challenge. Price: not sold commercially. Key specs: 147 cm height, 60 kg weight, 41 degrees of freedom, 20 kg standing payload, wheeled knee locomotion for speed. It won the 2015 DARPA Robotics Challenge with its unique bipedal-to-wheeled transformation. Availability: research prototype only — no commercial or second-hand market.

Rainbow Robotics HUBO

The Rainbow Robotics HUBO is a full-size humanoid robot developed by KAIST and commercialized by Rainbow Robotics in Daejeon, South Korea. New pricing is undisclosed, with units historically sold to institutional buyers for hundreds of thousands of dollars. Key specs: 125 cm tall, 45 kg, 41 DOF, 2-hour battery, 1.25 km/h walking. It is available for purchase directly from Rainbow Robotics for research and higher-education applications.

Rainbow Robotics HUBO2

Rainbow Robotics HUBO2 is a full-size bipedal humanoid research robot made by Rainbow Robotics in Daejeon, South Korea. Priced at an estimated $300,000–$400,000 when sold to universities, it is now discontinued. Key specs: 1250 mm height, 45 kg weight, 40 degrees of freedom, 1 hour battery life, and a walking speed of 1.2 km/h.

Rainbow Robotics RB-Y1

The Rainbow Robotics RB-Y1 is a wheeled humanoid robot made by Rainbow Robotics in South Korea. It costs $120,000 and is available for pre-order. Key specs: 24 degrees of freedom, 161 cm height, 131 kg weight, 3 kg arm payload, 3-hour battery life, and a top speed of 5.4 km/h. The RB-Y1 targets AI-driven mobile manipulation tasks in manufacturing, logistics, and research.