Korea's robots surprise the world
Korea's representative humanoid robot HUBO won the first place at the DARPA Robotics Challenge. Held in California, DARPA Robotics Challenge is a global robot competition held by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) of the U.S. Department of Defense. There, HUBO fiercely outran robots from the U.S. and Japan and won the challenge.
Robots' activities are starting to expand to various fields such as service, industry, medicine, and military. The robots are expected to further enrich and facilitate human lives. With the government's support, the development rate of Korea's robotics has been increasing rapidly. Export market for Korea's robots has also steadily increased as foreign buyers have recognized the quality of Korea's robots.
The gap between humans and robots is shrinking. We review the current status of Korea's robotics as well as its future prospects.