Primary Job Title Professor of Mechanical Engineering Primary Organization 
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Gender Male
Oh has been Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) since 1985 and has been at the forefront of the development of humanoid robots since 2004, when he developed the first Korean Humanoid Robot: Hubo. Since then his team introduced a series of humanoid robots including Albert Hubo, Hubo
FX-1, Hubo II and DRC-HUBO.
Prof Oh is Samsung Chair Professor and member of the National Academy of Engineering of Korea. For his breakthroughs in robotics he has received several awards. In June 2015 he led team KAIST to win the prestigious DARPA Robotics Challenge with their humanoid robot DRC-HUBO.
