Anyone interested in robots would have had a blast at Robotworld 2010. The 5 year old expo was where thousands of participants were able to experience firsthand the present and future of robots. Hosted by the Ministry of Knowledge and Economy, Robotworld was held at Kintex, Ilsan from October 28th to 31st. Robotworld was a collaboration of the international Robot Industry Show 2010, international Robot Contest 2010 and Korea Robot Conference 2010.
A variety of robot centered fun was available during the expo. The Robot Industry Show was host to over 100 companies each displaying a number of their products. Some of the more noticeable displays were the mobile robot security, window cleaning robot and hybrid ticketing robots.
Robot Contest 2010 had over 1,000 teams compete in 9 competitions such as college, high school competitions consisting of 22 events, such as the grand challenge and robot shooting. Over 200 awards including the presidential award and cash prizes in their millions were awarded.
With over 1,000 researchers and robot experts from 30 countries participating, the Korea Robot Conference was the place to find out about the present and future of the robot industry. Over 800 studies were presented at the conference.