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South Korea Robot Park Faces Reality Check as Humans Control Machines
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Moneycontrol•07-10-2026, 19:42
South Korea Robot Park Faces Reality Check as Humans Control Machines
- •South Korea's new Galaxy Robot Park in Seoul features humanoid robot performances, robot boxing, and interactive attractions.
- •Recent reports revealed that humans are still controlling certain robots behind the scenes, including greeters and boxing machines.
- •The attraction highlights the gap between advanced physical appearances and true autonomous artificial intelligence.
- •Galaxy Corporation aims to host at least four performances daily and over 1,000 shows annually to push robotics into everyday entertainment.
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The controversy centers on the revelation that some of the park's attractions, including greeting machines and boxing demonstrations, still require human operators behind the scenes rather than running fully autonomously.
Galaxy Robot Park is located in Seoul's Gangdong district, covering roughly 16,500 square metres. It features interactive attractions and humanoid robot performances, including K-pop choreography, robot boxing, and portrait-drawing machines.
The humanoid robots used in the park's 50-minute dance and martial arts show were made by China’s Unitree Robotics, specifically including their G1 model.
