A brief history of Korean robots

The one-year-old robot was initially developed as an “English-teaching robot” to be implemented in Korean schools, and potentially run foreign English teachers out of business.

As one of the 12 robots on display in a mini-exhibition at the Seoul Museum of History, Mero is 65 centimeters tall, weighs 4 kilos and counts “care-giving for the elderly” and “telling jokes” among its many estimable qualifications.

The Seoul Museum of History exhibit runs until January 15 and is being held in conjunction with the Korea Institute of Science and Technology. The exhibit places special focus on care-giving humanoids, ranging from Silbot, “Friend of Grandparents,” to the apron-clad Small Wonder-esque (remember that TV show about the robot daughter?) Mahru-M.

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