[ANCHOR] Turning to Arirang now, one of the hottest topics at Davos this year was robotics. Kwon Soa got a chance to meet the most popular humanoid robot participant at the event, Korea's very own (Hugh-bow) Hubo.
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Korea's humanoid robot Hubo winning fans at Davos Forum
Korea's presence at the World Economic Forum is being boosted by none other than a robot.
The special guest was invited to Davos this year and has become the talk of the town,... even getting a name check from the forum's founder himself,... Klaus Schwab.
[Interview]
Klaus Schwab / Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum
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Rise of robotics in 4th industrial revolution
With the fourth industrial revolution all about speedy and intelligent technologies,... expectations are higher than ever for what the second wave of robotics might entail.
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Kwon So-a
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Interview]
Park Won-soon / Seoul mayor
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KAIST's disaster robot Hubo won 2015 DARPA Robotics Challenge
Hubo,... developed at KAIST or the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology,... was the winner of last year's DARPA Robotics Challenge,... a competition to find robots that can assist humans in responding to natural and man-made disasters.
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Bang Bo-hyun
The robot's creator Professor Oh Jun-ho stresses that Hubo is still in its experimental stages.
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Oh Jun-ho / Professor, KAIST
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Kwon Soa, Arirang News, Davos.