SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The production cost of Atlas, the humanoid robot developed by Boston Dynamics, a robotics affiliate of Hyundai Motor Group, is expected to fall sharply as manufacturing scales up, analysts said, underscoring the automaker’s ambitions to turn robotics into a long-term growth engine. According to a report released Sunday by [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Battery stocks, long sidelined by a global slowdown in electric vehicle demand, are staging a sharp comeback in South Korea’s exchange-traded fund market, buoyed by growing investor optimism around the emerging humanoid robot industry. Data released Friday by Koscom show that battery-related ETFs dominated the top of last week’s [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – The market capitalization of Hyundai Motor Co. was seen approaching the 100 trillion-won (US$67.7 billion) level for the first time Tuesday, as growing investor optimism over its robotics and autonomous driving initiatives drove the company’s share price toward record highs. The share price of Hyundai Motor rose as high [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Group’s ambitions beyond automobiles drew widespread international attention at CES 2026, as global media outlets praised the company’s emerging identity as a physical artificial intelligence and robotics powerhouse. Coverage focused on Atlas, the humanoid robot developed by Boston Dynamics, Hyundai’s robotics subsidiary, which made its first public demonstration [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor Group said Friday it has started mass production of an on-device artificial intelligence (AI) chip that enables robots to operate autonomously without external network connectivity. The announcement of the chip, named Edge Brain, was made at CES 2026 in Las Vegas on Thursday (local time), where the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Group said Monday it will unveil its artificial intelligence (AI) robotics strategy at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2026 and debut its next-generation humanoid robot, Atlas, developed by its U.S. subsidiary Boston Dynamics. The group will hold a keynote presentation on Jan. 5 (local time) at the Mandalay [...]
JEJU, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Jeju Island will begin deploying artificial intelligence–powered police drones in local law enforcement operations next year, marking South Korea’s first application of AI drone technology in autonomous policing, officials said on Thursday. The Jeju Autonomous Police Committee held a public demonstration of the new “AI public safety drones” at the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group said Wednesday it has unveiled its first mass-produced mobility robot platform, designed for various industrial and everyday applications, at a major robotics exhibition in Japan. The group, whose major affiliates include Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., showcased the Mobile Eccentric Droid (MobED) at [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s drone exports have grown nearly tenfold over the past two years, yet the country remains a marginal player in the global market — a gap that analysts say requires urgent policy and industry action to close. According to a report released Friday by the Korea International Trade Association [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s rapid adoption of industrial robots has boosted employment among younger workers under 45, while reducing job opportunities for older employees, a new study shows—highlighting how automation is reshaping the nation’s labor market and education trends. According to a report released Sunday by the Korea Labor Institute titled [...]