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K-Humanoid Alliance
The K-Humanoid Alliance () is a humanoid robot research and development alliance of government, academic, and robot manufacturing companies, and was launched in April 2025. Major South Korean robot manufacturing companies, small and medium-sized companies related to parts, software companies, and universities are part of the alliance. Overview As global investment in humanoid robots rapidly grew, South Korean government saw the need to consolidate the capabilities of the humanoid ecosystem and planned the alliance organization. On April 10, 2025, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy held the K-Humanoid Alliance launch ceremony at The Plaza Hotel in Seoul. Minister Ahn Duk-geun and Seoul National University President Yoo Hong-rim attended the event, and AI robot experts, the country's robot manufacturing companies such as Rainbow Robotics, and affiliates of large corporations such as LG Electronics and Doosan Robotics participated in the alliance. Plan Researcher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humanoid Robot
A humanoid robot is a robot resembling the human body in shape. The design may be for functional purposes, such as interacting with human tools and environments and working alongside humans, for experimental purposes, such as the study of bipedal locomotion, or for other purposes. In general, humanoid robots have a torso, a head, two arms, and two legs, though some humanoid robots may replicate only part of the body. Androids are humanoid robots built to aesthetically resemble humans. History The concept of a humanoid robot originated in many different cultures around the world. Some of the earliest accounts of the idea of humanoid automata date to the 4th century BCE in Greek mythologies and various religious and philosophical texts from China. Physical prototypes of humanoid automata were later created in the Middle East, Italy, Japan, France and South Korea. Greece The Greek god of blacksmiths, Hephaestus, created several different humanoid automata in various myths. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HD Hyundai Robotics
HD Hyundai Robotics () is a South Korean robotics company founded in 2020. Its headquarters is located in Dalseong County, Daegu. History In October 1984, Hyundai Group established a robot business team at Hyundai Heavy Industries to directly manufacture robots needed for the production of Hyundai Motor Company. It developed robots for automobile manufacturing and Liquid-crystal display transport. In 2016, the It was upgraded from Hyundai Heavy Industries Engine Machinery Division to Hyundai Heavy Industries Robot Division, and became an independent corporation in 2020. In 2023, the company name was changed to the current name, HD Hyundai Robotics. Product Over the 30 years since its establishment, the company has sold approximately 52,000 industrial robots to automakers and vendors. The company mainly develop and produce multi-joint robots that can perform welding and assembly work in industrial sites. It sell approximately 4,000 industrial robots annually. In addition, 40 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 In South Korea
The following lists events in the year 2025 in South Korea. Incumbents Events January * 1 January – A day after Acting President Choi Sang-mok appointed two justices to the Constitutional Court of Korea, Constitutional Court, the chiefs of Office of the President of the Republic of Korea, Office of the President, the policy office, the Office of National Security, the special adviser for foreign affairs and security, and the senior secretary express their intentions to resign to Choi. * 3 January – Arrest of Yoon Suk Yeol, Yoon Suk Yeol residence standoff: Investigators face a standoff with the Presidential Security Service (South Korea), Presidential Security Service outside the presidential residence after failing to execute a warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol for his failed 2024 South Korean martial law crisis, martial law attempt. * 4 January – A fishing boat sinks after hitting rocks off the coast of Gageodo, killing three people on board. * 8 Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HUBO
HUBO (; designated KHR-3) is a walking humanoid robot, head mounted on a life-size walking bipedal frame, developed by the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and released on January 6, 2005. According to Hubo's creator Prof Jun-Ho Oh and his Plenary Session at ICRA 2012 entitled ''Development Outline of the Humanoid Robot: HUBO II'' the name Hubo is simply a name, not an abbreviation. Hubo has voice recognition and synthesis faculties, as well as sophisticated vision in which its two eyes move independently of one another. Prototypes Korea's history in robotics engineering is relatively short. KAIST only began research in 2000, led by professor Oh Jun-ho. The first prototype, KHR-0, consisting of two legs without an upper body was built in 2001. KHR-1 was developed without a head or hands released in 2003, followed by a complete humanoid KHR-2 in 2004. KHR-3 HUBO The KHR-3's physical specifications, such as height, weight, and the number of DOFs (de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Korean Robotics
South Korea is one of the leading countries in the use of industrial robots worldwide, with the International Federation of Robotics listing it as having the world's second most automated manufacturing industry in 2019. The country's robot industry has grown from ₩6.29 trillion in 2016 to ₩9.18 trillion in 2020. The South Korean government plans to nearly quadruple the country's robot market to 20 trillion won from 2021 to help ease labor shortages in South Korea, which has one of the lowest birth rates in the world. List of robots HUBO HUBO () was developed by HUBO Laboratory, a humanoid robot laboratory at KAIST. CRX10 CRX10 () is an autonomous mobile robot platform for education, training, and research. It was developed by CNRobot and released in May 2011. EveR EveR () is a female android series developed by a team of Korean scientists from the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology at the Korea University of Science and Technology. It was unveiled to the public i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Science And Technology In South Korea
Science and technology in South Korea has advanced throughout the decades. The advancement of science and technology has become an integral part of economic planning in South Korea. Fast-growing industries have created a massive demand for new and more advanced technologies. Additionally, Korean engineers and scientists propose that the advancement of science and technology in partnership with North Korea could help facilitate the peaceful reunification of North and South Korea. In the pursuit of advancement, South Korea has taken a centralized approach. South Korea was ranked 5th in the Global Innovation Index in 2024. As of 2022, South Korea has the sixth largest private investment in artificial intelligence. History Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies (KOFST) The was established in 1966 and consists of 780 organizations as of 2012. The goals of the KOFST are to make the sharing of technology and research data between these societies easier and to en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
POSCO
POSCO (formerly Pohang Iron and Steel Company) is a South Korean steel manufacturer headquartered in Pohang, South Korea. It had an output of of crude steel in 2015, making it the List of steel producers, world's sixth-largest steelmaker by this measure. In 2010, it was the world's largest steel manufacturing company by market value. Also, in 2024, it was named as the world's 233rd-largest corporation by the Fortune Global 500. POSCO currently operates two integrated steel mills in South Korea, in Pohang and Gwangyang. POSCO previously operated a joint venture with U.S. Steel, USS-POSCO Industries, in Pittsburg, California, United States, but U.S. Steel acquired full ownership of the facility in February 2020. History 1968–1971 In the 1960s, South Korean administration concluded that self-sufficiency in steel and the construction of an integrated steelworks were essential to economic development. Since South Korea had not possessed a modern steel mill, steel plant prior to 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CJ Logistics
CJ Logistics Corporation () is a logistics company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. It is the oldest and largest parcel delivery firm in South Korea. History Korea Express Korea Express was established as Chosun Rice Warehousing in 1930. It became a subsidiary of Dong-ah Group in 1968, but the creditors sold Korea Express when Dong-ah entered a government-sponsored debt workout program in 2003. In 2008, a consortium led by Kumho Asiana Group was selected as the preferred bidder to buy Korea Express. Kumho Asiana, a South Korean conglomerate that operated Asiana Airlines, acquired Korea Express for 4.1 trillion won (US$ 4.34 billion) to expand its cargo business into the inland transportation business. CJ Logistics However, Kumho Asiana had to sell Korea Express as it faced a severe cash shortage during the 2008 financial crisis. After competing with the Samsung SDS-POSCO consortium, CJ Group CJ Corporation (), doing business as CJ Group () or simply CJ, is a South Korea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samsung Heavy Industries
Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. () is one of the largest shipbuilders in the world and one of the "Big Three" shipbuilders of South Korea (including Hyundai and Hanwha). Geoje (in South Gyeongsang Province) is one of the largest shipyards in the world, having 3 dry docks and 5 floating docks. A core subsidiary of the Samsung Group, South Korea's largest conglomerate, SHI's main focus is on the engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and the delivery of: transportation ships for the commercial industry, topsides modules, drilling and floating production units for the oil and gas sector, gantry cranes for fabrication yards, digital instrumentation and control devices for ships, and other construction and engineering services. SHI operates manufacturing facilities at home and abroad, including ship block fabrication factories in Ningbo and Rongcheng, China. The Geoje Shipyard in particular, SHI's largest shipyard in South Korea, boasts the highest dock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HD Hyundai Mipo
HD Hyundai Mipo (abbreviated: HMD; ) is one of the largest shipbuilding companies with the world's largest share (50%) in PC (Product Carrier) segment. Since the 1980s, more than 10,000 ships were repaired and converted until 2005 and 400 newly ordered ships were delivered until 2009. It delivers about 70 new ships in a year. The delivered amount is over 1 million compensated gross tonnage (CGT) in a year (2007), making it 4th in the world. Its product mix is shipbuilding (96.4%) and conversion and repair (3.6%). It is a member of HD Hyundai and was listed on KOSPI (Korea Composite Stock Price Index) in 1983. Founding *1975 04 Founded on the HHI premises *1982 12 Constructed New Shipyard at Present Location *1983 12 listed on KOSPI (Korea Composite Stock Price Index) *1999 04 completed Hyundai-Vinashin Shipyard in Vietnam *2003 12 MR PC, Selected as 'World-Class Product' *2005 04 completed Daebul Factory in Junnam, South Korea *2005 12 completed Jangsaengpo Factory in Ulsan, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samsung Display
Samsung Display Co., Ltd. () is a manufacturer of OLED and QD-OLED panels, and former manufacturer of liquid crystal displays (LCDs). Display markets include smartphones, TVs, laptops, computer monitors, smartwatches, virtual reality, handheld game consoles, and automotive applications. Headquartered in South Korea, Samsung Display has production plants in China, Vietnam, and India, and operates sales offices in six countries. Samsung Display enabled the first mass-production of OLED and quantum dot displays and aims to develop next-generation technology such as slidable, rollable and stretchable panels. The company was established as S-LCD Corporation in April 2004 in Chungcheongnam-do as a joint venture between Samsung Electronics (51% share) and Sony Corporation (49% share) to manufacture amorphous TFT LCD panels. As of April 2008 the company reported a monthly production capacity of 150,000 LCD panels, including 50,000 based on PVA technology, which were integrated int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LG Energy Solution
LG Energy Solution Ltd. (LGES; ) is a battery company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. LGES is one of the largest battery makers in the world alongside CATL, Panasonic, SK Innovation, and Samsung SDI. History LG Chem Energy Solution Business Division (1992–2020) LG Chem started a battery business after LG Group chairman Koo Bon-moo visited the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority office in 1992. After the visit, Koo brought rechargeable battery samples and began research into the emerging technology. LG Chem produced Korea's first lithium-ion battery in 1999 and began supplying automotive batteries for the Chevrolet Volt produced by General Motors in the late 2000s. Later, the company became a battery supplier to global car makers, including Ford, Chrysler, Audi, Renault, Volvo and SAIC Motor. LG Energy Solution (2020–present) In September 2020, LG Chem announced that it would spin off its battery business to cope with growing demand from global automotive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
