The object
Dennis Hong led the design of ARTEMIS, a full-size humanoid robot with custom mechanisms and actuators for fast dynamic walking. The machine demonstrated that lightweight physical design could improve humanoid speed and balance, while Hong's laboratory has translated those ideas into rescue and service robots.
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What Dennis did
Led RoMeLa's design of ARTEMIS, a humanoid robot with custom actuators and mechanisms for fast, stable walking.
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Why it matters
When introduced in 2023, ARTEMIS was reported as the fastest-walking humanoid robot, and UCLA documents Hong's globally used DARwIn robot family.
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Living-status check
UCLA's dated November 2025 profile documents Hong's continuing design of COSMO, ARTEMIS and rescue-robot systems, positive evidence he was alive in 2025.