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KAIST Dynamic Robot Control and Design Laboratory

HOUND

A quadruped robot from South Korea, first released 2023.

Sources retrieved: 4 September 2026 (A)

Status
Demonstrator
Applications
Research and development
Indicative price
Not stated
Intended use, per the manufacturer
Developed for agile locomotion research and high-speed robotic sprint benchmarking using reinforcement learning.

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KAIST HOUND sprinting dynamic quadruped robot

Manufacturer's own photo.

Specifications

5/33 specifications disclosed 28 not stated

Not statedThe manufacturer states nothing about this field.NoStated: the robot does not have this.A marker with an asterisk (*) also carries a caveat.

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Physical5/14 disclosed

Weight45kg99.2lbOur conversion from 45 kg. The manufacturer does not state an imperial figure itself, so the conversion has no source of its own.
LengthNot stated
WidthNot stated
HeightNot stated
Degrees of freedom12DoF
Payload, walkingNot stated
Payload, standingNot stated
Max speed23.4km/h14.5mphOur conversion from 6.5 m/s. The manufacturer does not state an imperial figure itself, so the conversion has no source of its own.
Max slope22°
Max obstacle height35cm13.8inOur conversion from 350 mm. The manufacturer does not state an imperial figure itself, so the conversion has no source of its own.
Max stair height, continuousNot stated
IP ratingNot stated
Operating temperature, lowNot stated
Operating temperature, highNot stated

Power0/5 disclosed

BatteryNot stated
RuntimeNot stated
Hot-swap batteryNot stated
Charge timeNot stated
Docking stationNot stated

Sensing and autonomy0/6 disclosed

LiDARNot stated
CamerasNot stated
Onboard computeNot stated
ROS 2Not stated
SDK languagesNot stated
Autonomy featuresNot stated

Payload and expansion0/3 disclosed

Mounting interfaceNot stated
Power outNot stated
Data portsNot stated

Commercial0/1 disclosed

Indicative priceNot stated

Compliance & certifications0/4 disclosed

CENot stated
FCCNot stated
ULNot stated
CCCNot stated

Against the field

Each strip holds every robot of this type in the guide that states the figure, one bar per group of values. Further right means a larger figure, not a better robot.

Weight

45kg99.2lbOur conversion from 45 kg. The manufacturer does not state an imperial figure itself, so the conversion has no source of its own.

124 quadrupeds state a weight

HOUND

42 state a higher figure, 77 a lower one. 1 more states exactly the same figure. Log scale: each step along the axis multiplies the value.

Degrees of freedom

12DoF

76 quadrupeds state degrees of freedom

HOUND

15 state a higher figure, 4 a lower one. 56 more state exactly the same figure.

Max speed

23.4km/h14.5mphOur conversion from 6.5 m/s. The manufacturer does not state an imperial figure itself, so the conversion has no source of its own.

113 quadrupeds state a top speed

HOUND

8 state a higher figure, 96 a lower one.

Notes

A high-speed quadrupedal research robot from KAIST's Dynamic Robot Control and Design Laboratory.

Set the Guinness World Record for fastest 100-meter sprint by a quadruped robot on 26 October 2023, at 19.87 seconds.

Sources

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  1. Anews.kaist.ac.kr/news/html/news/?mode=V&mng_no=29290Main source. Retrieved 4 September 2026

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