diff --git a/hyq_description/srdf/hyq.srdf b/hyq_description/srdf/hyq.srdf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1eba16a81c1146f420c038e5494a243155d7d8b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hyq_description/srdf/hyq.srdf
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" ?>
+<robot name="hyq">
+
+    <group name="lf">
+        <joint name="lf_haa_joint" />
+        <joint name="lf_hfe_joint" />
+        <joint name="lf_kfe_joint" />
+        <chain base_link="trunk" tip_link="lf_foot_joint" />
+    </group>
+    <group name="rf">
+        <joint name="rf_haa_joint" />
+        <joint name="rf_hfe_joint" />
+        <joint name="rf_kfe_joint" />
+        <chain base_link="trunk" tip_link="rf_foot_joint" />
+    </group>
+    <group name="lh">
+        <joint name="lh_haa_joint" />
+        <joint name="lh_hfe_joint" />
+        <joint name="lh_kfe_joint" />
+        <chain base_link="trunk" tip_link="lh_foot_joint" />
+    </group>
+    <group name="rh">
+        <joint name="rh_haa_joint" />
+        <joint name="rh_hfe_joint" />
+        <joint name="rh_kfe_joint" />
+        <chain base_link="trunk" tip_link="lh_foot_joint" />
+    </group>
+    <group name="all_legs">
+        <group name="lf" />
+        <group name="rf" />
+        <group name="lh" />
+        <group name="rh" />
+    </group>
+    <group name="right_legs">
+        <group name="rf" />
+        <group name="rh" />
+    </group>
+    <group name="left_legs">
+        <group name="lf" />
+        <group name="lh" />
+    </group>
+    <group name="front_legs">
+        <group name="lf" />
+        <group name="rf" />
+    </group>
+    <group name="hind_legs">
+        <group name="lh" />
+        <group name="rh" />
+    </group>
+    <group name="ldiag_legs">
+        <group name="lf" />
+        <group name="rh" />
+    </group>
+    <group name="rdiag_legs">
+        <group name="rf" />
+        <group name="lh" />
+    </group>
+
+    <!--END EFFECTOR: Purpose: Represent information about an end effector.-->
+    <end_effector name="right_eef" parent_link="wrist_right_ft_tool_link" group="gripper_right" parent_group="right_arm" />
+    <end_effector name="left_eef" parent_link="wrist_left_ft_tool_link" group="gripper_left" parent_group="left_arm" />
+
+    <group_state name="half_sitting" group="all">
+        <joint name="root_joint" value="0. 0. 0.5775 0. 0. 0. 1." />
+        <joint name="lf_haa_joint" value="-0.2" />
+        <joint name="lf_hfe_joint" value="0.75" />
+        <joint name="lf_kfe_joint" value="-1.5" />
+        <joint name="rf_haa_joint" value="-0.2" />
+        <joint name="rf_hfe_joint" value="-0.75" />
+        <joint name="rf_kfe_joint" value="1.5" />
+        <joint name="lh_haa_joint" value="-0.2" />
+        <joint name="lh_hfe_joint" value="0.75" />
+        <joint name="lh_kfe_joint" value="-1.5" />
+        <joint name="rh_haa_joint" value="-0.2" />
+        <joint name="rh_hfe_joint" value="-0.75" />
+        <joint name="rh_kfe_joint" value="1.5" />
+    </group_state>
+
+    <group_state name="half_sitting_2" group="all">
+        <joint name="root_joint" value="0. 0. 0.5775 0. 0. 0. 1." />
+        <joint name="lf_haa_joint" value="0." />
+        <joint name="lf_hfe_joint" value="0.75" />
+        <joint name="lf_kfe_joint" value="-1.5" />
+        <joint name="rf_haa_joint" value="0." />
+        <joint name="rf_hfe_joint" value="-0.75" />
+        <joint name="rf_kfe_joint" value="1.5" />
+        <joint name="lh_haa_joint" value="0." />
+        <joint name="lh_hfe_joint" value="0.75" />
+        <joint name="lh_kfe_joint" value="-1.5" />
+        <joint name="rh_haa_joint" value="0." />
+        <joint name="rh_hfe_joint" value="-0.75" />
+        <joint name="rh_kfe_joint" value="1.5" />
+    </group_state>
+
+    <disable_collisions link1="lf_hipassembly" link2="lf_upperleg" reason="Adjacent" />
+    <disable_collisions link1="lf_hipassembly" link2="lf_lowerleg" reason="Never" />
+    <disable_collisions link1="lf_hipassembly" link2="rf_hipassembly" reason="Never" />
+    <disable_collisions link1="lf_hipassembly" link2="rf_upperleg" reason="Never" />
+    <disable_collisions link1="lf_hipassembly" link2="rf_lowerleg" reason="Never" />
+    <disable_collisions link1="lf_hipassembly" link2="lh_hipassembly" reason="Never" />
+    <disable_collisions link1="lf_hipassembly" link2="lh_upperleg" reason="Never" />
+    <disable_collisions link1="lf_hipassembly" link2="lh_lowerleg" reason="Never" />
+    <disable_collisions link1="lf_hipassembly" link2="rh_hipassembly" reason="Never" />
+    <disable_collisions link1="lf_hipassembly" link2="rh_upperleg" reason="Never" />
+    <disable_collisions link1="lf_hipassembly" link2="rh_lowerleg" reason="Never" />
+
+</robot>
diff --git a/unittest/unittest_utils.py b/unittest/unittest_utils.py
index fc3002c3270f16f43c0a1131843f0d8608fca096..81896aa53152aa1c07a6ec668979681254803a8c 100644
--- a/unittest/unittest_utils.py
+++ b/unittest/unittest_utils.py
@@ -67,13 +67,13 @@ def loadTalos():
 
 def loadHyQ():
     URDF_FILENAME = "hyq_no_sensors.urdf"
+    SRDF_FILENAME = "hyq.srdf"
+    SRDF_SUBPATH = "/hyq_description/srdf/" + SRDF_FILENAME
     URDF_SUBPATH = "/hyq_description/robots/" + URDF_FILENAME
     modelPath = getModelPath(URDF_SUBPATH)
+    # Load URDF file
     robot = RobotWrapper.BuildFromURDF(modelPath+URDF_SUBPATH, [modelPath],
                                        pinocchio.JointModelFreeFlyer())
-    # TODO define default position inside srdf
-    robot.q0.flat[7:] = [-0.2, 0.75, -1.5, -0.2, -
-                         0.75, 1.5, -0.2, 0.75, -1.5, -0.2, -0.75, 1.5]
-    robot.q0[2] = 0.57750958
-    robot.model.referenceConfigurations["half_sitting"] = robot.q0
+    # Load SRDF file
+    readParamsFromSrdf(robot, modelPath+SRDF_SUBPATH, False)
     return robot