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Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)
KIST is a government-funded research institute founded in 1966 and based in Seoul's Seongbuk District. It describes itself as Korea's first government-funded research institute. Its intelligent robot research centre developed the MAHRU and AHRA network-based humanoids in the mid-2000s.
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- 🇰🇷 South Korea
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- Seoul, South Korea
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- 1966
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Robots by Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)
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KIKIST MAHRU🇰🇷 Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) | Discontinued | Biped | 150 cm | 67 kg | 35 | — | 0.33 m/s | — | — | Jan 1, 2005 |
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- KIST MAHRU
Jan 1, 2005 · Discontinued
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Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) FAQ
What humanoid robots does Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) make?
Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) has 1 robot record in this dataset: KIST MAHRU.
Where is Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) based?
The company record lists Seoul, South Korea.