{
  "id": 17267813,
  "title": "The company behind ‘PUBG’ wants to bring video game AI into the real world",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/the-company-behind-pubg-wants-to-bring-video-game-ai-into-the-real",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-30T17:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fast Company",
    "slug": "fast-company",
    "url": "https://www.fastcompany.com/91632429/the-company-behind-pubg-wants-to-bring-video-game-ai-into-the-real-world"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The company behind the popular video game PUBG aims to bring artificial intelligence (AI) from virtual worlds into the real world. South Korean developer Krafton, known for PUBG: Battlegrounds, is developing Ludo Robotics, which focuses on creating AI that can understand and respond to human instructions in real-life situations. Formerly a subsidiary of Krafton, Ludo Robotics has been working on an AI system called Ludi, which aims to improve conversational memory and gesture recognition, allowing robots to act more like human teammates. Ludi 0.2, the latest version of the system, is expected to be presented at the Bay Area Robotics Symposium at the University of California, Berkeley. Krafton believes that its experience with developing AI teammates for video games will help solve the challenges of working with humanoid robots in everyday life. The company's AI chief mentioned that players in PUBG Ally, a voice-enabled character in the game, were often treated as tools rather than teammates. However, the foundational technology used in PUBG Ally is similar to the technology being applied to Ludi. Krafton's AI expertise, combined with Nvidia's chip technology, is being used to create Ludi, which is currently being tested on the Unitree G1 humanoid robot. The company plans to focus on research for now, aiming to deploy the technology in homes, offices, and factories in the future.",
  "summary": "The robotics industry wants humanoids to become part of everyday life, taking on work in homes and offices. Billions of dollars are flowing toward machines capable of increasingly complex physical tasks. The humanoid robot maker Figure raised more than $1 billion last year at a $39 billion valuation, while the robotics software startup Skild AI secured $1.4 billion in January to develop…",
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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."
}