Newswise — The Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM, President Seog-Hyeon Ryu), beneath the National Research Council of Science & Technology (NST), hosted the 2025 Global Forum on Mechanical Engineering on September 26 (Friday) at the National Assembly Library Auditorium in Seoul. The discussion board was co-organized with National Assembly members Seung-Rae Cho and Jung-A Hwang of the Democratic Party of Korea, and Hyung-Doo Choi and Chung-Kwon Park of the People Power Party. This 12 months marked the twelfth annual discussion board, beneath the theme “The Future of Humanoid AI and Robotics.”
With the convergence of synthetic intelligence and robotics accelerating worldwide, humanoid applied sciences are quickly evolving to combine sensing, cognition, dexterous movement, and autonomous studying. These applied sciences are transferring past automation to turn into collaborative companions that create actual worth in manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, and service sectors.
The discussion board highlighted world tendencies in humanoid AI and robotics in addition to Korea’s methods for response, and was livestreamed by means of the official web site (https://www.kimm.re.kr/discussion board).
The keynote speech was delivered by Professor Dennis Hong of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, beneath the title “AI for Robotics and Robotics for AI.”
In subsequent periods, Professor Glen Berseth, Director of AI at the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) and college member at the Université de Montréal, introduced on “Developing Agents That Learn and Plan in the Real World,” discussing analysis on robotic management options and strategies for autonomous studying. Next, Jin-Oh Kim, President of the Korea Association of Robot Industry, delivered a presentation entitled “Understanding the Role of Robots, Future Directions, and the Importance of the Robotics Industry.” Finally, KIMM President Seog-Hyeon Ryu introduced KIMM’s improvement technique for AI humanoid robots.
The program concluded with a panel dialogue moderated by Professor Jung Kim, President of the Korea Robotics Society and professor at KAIST. Panelists included Professors Hong and Berseth, President Kim, and President Ryu, who mentioned the outlook and future technological pathways for humanoid AI and robotics.
President Ryu of KIMM said, “The convergence of AI, robotics, and mechanical technologies will serve as a transformative driver of industrial innovation. We expect the 2025 Global Forum on Mechanical Engineering to play a pivotal role in advancing the era of humanoid AI and strengthening Korea’s global leadership in mechanical technologies.”
Since its inauguration in 2014, the Global Forum on Mechanical Engineering has been held yearly, bringing collectively world consultants from academia, trade, and analysis institutes to deal with frontier points in mechanical applied sciences and discover future instructions.
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The Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM) is a non-profit government-funded analysis institute beneath the Ministry of Science and ICT. Since its basis in 1976, KIMM is contributing to financial development of the nation by performing R&D on key applied sciences in equipment and supplies, conducting reliability take a look at analysis, and commercializing the developed merchandise and applied sciences.