KAIST

KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) is South Korea's leading research university, known for its long-standing contributions to humanoid robotics through the development of the HUBO platform, which won the DARPA Robotics Challenge in 2015. The institution also developed Pibot, a humanoid robot capable of autonomously piloting aircraft by manipulating cockpit controls and reading aviation charts. KAIST operates dedicated robotics research labs that continue to advance bipedal locomotion, manipulation, and human-robot interaction technologies.