Humanoid robots perform taekwondo during the grand opening ceremony of Galaxy Robot Park in southeastern Seoul on Friday. Photo by Yonhap
Galaxy Corp., a South Korean entertainment tech startup, officially opened a robot-themed park in Seoul on Friday, featuring robot-powered K-pop performances and interactive content.
Galaxy Robot Park held its grand opening ceremony at the approximately 16,500-square-meter facility in southeastern Seoul, after attracting more than 20,000 visitors during its pre-opening period since July.
At the park's Robot Arena, surrounded by screens on four sides, artificial intelligence (AI)-powered humanoid robots performed to hit K-pop songs, including Yena's "Catch Catch," Rose's "APT.," BIGBANG's "Bang Bang Bang" and Momoland's "Banana Chacha."
In one performance, five people paired up with five robots to perform taekwondo, a traditional Korean martial art, drawing loud applause as the robots executed jumping side kicks.
