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  "id": 12326566,
  "title": "Humanoid robots take center stage as Seoul opens Smart Life Week",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/humanoid-robots-take-center-stage-as-seoul-opens-smart-life-week-12326566",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-06T07:32:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/society/20261006/humanoid-robots-take-center-stage-as-seoul-opens-smart-life-week"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A humanoid robot with legs swayed to a K-pop beat inside the exhibition halls of Coex in southern Seoul on Tuesday. Another white robotic torso competed against a human opponent in a badminton match, while robot fighters in red and blue headgear sparred inside a small boxing ring. These futuristic displays marked the opening of Smart Life Week (SLW) 2026, a tech-driven smart city expo organized by the Seoul Metropolitan Government. The event ran through Thursday, under the theme “Designing Life with AI.” The exhibition brought together 529 companies, public institutions, and local governments to showcase how artificial intelligence (AI) is transitioning from digital screens into physical reality. This year, Smart Life Week placed a strong emphasis on robotics and “physical AI,” technology capable of sensing, navigating, and acting in real-world environments alongside humans. At the miniature boxing ring, which attracted a large crowd of spectators, two robots engaged in a bout directed by an emcee, waving to the audience before the opening bell rang.",
  "summary": "Inside the exhibition halls of Coex in southern Seoul on Tuesday, a bipedal humanoid robot swayed its arms to a K-pop beat. Across the room, another white robotic torso traded swift returns with a human opponent across a badminton net while robot fighters wearing oversized red and blue headgear sparred inside a miniature boxing ring. The spectacle marked the opening of Smart Life Week (SLW) 2026,…",
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Humanoid robots take center stage as Seoul opens Smart Life Week",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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