Qinglong vs HUBO-2 Plus
Compare Qinglong (Shanghai Humanoid Robotics Innovation Center) and HUBO-2 Plus (Rainbow Robotics) side by side: degrees of freedom, weight, payload, battery life, actuators, and status.
| Spec | Qinglong | HUBO-2 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Shanghai Humanoid Robotics Innovation Center | Rainbow Robotics |
| Category | Humanoid | Humanoid |
| Country | China | South Korea |
| Degrees of freedom | 43 | 41 |
| Weight (kg) | 80 | 60 |
| Battery life (h) | 3 | 2 |
| Payload | 15 kg | 10 kg |
| Max speed | 1.5 m/s | 1.2 m/s |
| Actuators | High-Torque Modular Actuators | Cable-Driven Joint Actuators |
| Primary sensor | Multi-Camera + LiDAR + IMU | Stereo Camera + IMU + Force Sensors |
| Function | Research & development | Research & development |
| Released | 2024 | 2011 |
| Status | Testing | Active |
Verdict
Qinglong leads on 4 of the 4 weighted dimensions both makers disclose.
Qinglong leads on degrees of freedom (43 vs 41), payload (15 kg vs 10 kg), max speed (1.5 m/s vs 1.2 m/s) and battery life (3 h vs 2 h).
Left out because at least one manufacturer does not publish a figure: price.
Qinglong
China's first open-source full-size general-purpose humanoid platform, unveiled at WAIC 2024. Designed as a national reference platform for embodied AI research.
HUBO-2 Plus
Commercialized KAIST HUBO platform with Samsung's 35% stake. DARPA Robotics Challenge winner lineage. Used by research labs worldwide including MIT and Google.