Following the announcement of its expansion to South Korea earlier this year, Humanoids Summit will convene its inaugural Seoul edition Sept. 22–23 at COEX, bringing global leaders in humanoid robotics and Physical AI to South Korea as the country advances its national strategy around robotics and Physical AI.
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Humanoids Summit Seoul 2026 brings global leaders in humanoid robotics and Physical AI to COEX in Seoul, September 22–23.
South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) will participate in the two-day Summit, with Ryu Je-myung, Second Vice Minister of MSIT, delivering congratulatory remarks during the Day One opening.
“Ministry of Science and ICT welcomes the Humanoids Summit Seoul 2026, which brings together global leaders at the forefront of physical AI and robotics innovation. We hope the Summit will serve as a meaningful venue for international exchange in support of Korea’s national strategy for physical AI and robotics,” MSIT said in a statement.
MSIT will also be represented by Changjong Song, Director of the Device AX Innovation Team, who will present “Physical AI Policy in Korea,” focused on the country’s direction for Physical AI.
The Summit will open with a keynote from Nic Radford, Co-Founder and CEO of Persona AI, a leading U.S.-based humanoid robotics company developing industrial humanoid robots, followed by a two-day program spanning humanoid hardware, Physical AI, dexterity, commercialization, safety, infrastructure and real-world deployment.
RLWRLD, a Gold Sponsor of Humanoids Summit Seoul, is serving as the official technology collaborator for the Summit. Founder and CEO Junghee Ryu will deliver the Day One afternoon keynote on five-finger dexterity and industrial manipulation.
“We’re excited to collaborate with Humanoids Summit Seoul 2026 as its exclusive technology partner. Korea’s robotics and AI ecosystem is one of the most dynamic in the world, and we’re glad to help bring together the companies, researchers, and leaders who are shaping the future of physical AI,” said Junghee Ryu, Founder and CEO of RLWRLD.
Featured speakers include Ali Agha, Founder and CEO of FieldAI; Byoungsoo Kim, Founder and CEO of ROBOTIS; Steve Xie, Co-Founder and CEO of Lightwheel; and Xiaoli Chen, Director, APAC at Unitree Robotics.
A featured Day One program will bring NVIDIA and ROBOTIS together for a sponsored technical workshop focused on technologies powering the next generation of humanoid robotics and Physical AI.
The broader program includes leaders from NVIDIA, Qualcomm, LG Technology Ventures, Niantic Spatial, Bear Robotics, AWS, Renesas and Cooley, while organizations with confirmed attendees include Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, HL Group, Doosan Robotics, Scale AI, CoreWeave, Siemens Digital Industries Software and others.
“South Korea has the industrial base, technology ecosystem and national focus to play a major role in how Physical AI moves from research into the real world,” said Modar Alaoui, Founder and Chair of Humanoids Summit. “Bringing government, humanoid companies and the broader Physical AI ecosystem together in Seoul is exactly the kind of cross-industry coordination this next phase requires.”
EO Studio is serving as the Official Media Partner, conducting selected executive interviews and producing coverage around the Seoul edition.
Confirmed media organizations attending include SBS, MBC, Chosun Daily, Seoul Shinmun, Money Today & Money Today Broadcast, Seoul Economic Daily, The Korea Herald, Reuters News, and others.
Humanoids Summit Seoul follows the organization’s Tokyo edition in May, which brought together more than 2,000 attendees from over 30 countries. Seoul marks the Summit’s first edition in South Korea and its fifth global edition.
Humanoids Summit Seoul 2026 takes place Sept. 22–23 at COEX Convention Center in Seoul.
Registration and the full agenda are available at HumanoidsSummit.com.
About Humanoids Summit
Humanoids Summit is a global event series dedicated exclusively to humanoid robotics and Physical AI. Since launching in Silicon Valley in 2024, the Summit has expanded internationally with editions in Silicon Valley, London, Tokyo, and Seoul, bringing together the companies, researchers, investors, manufacturers, policymakers, and enterprise leaders advancing the future of intelligent humanoid systems.
Through technical presentations, live demonstrations, executive networking, and discussions focused on commercialization, manufacturing, safety, investment, and real-world deployment, Humanoids Summit serves as the global platform connecting the organizations building the next generation of intelligent machines and the future of the humanoid economy.
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