This year marked a special milestone for our company: our CEO and AI team travelled to Seoul to attend the Conference on Robot Learning (CoRL 2025), held 27–30 September 2025.
Below is a recap of the purpose, highlights, and key take-aways from the trip, along with reflections on how this experience will influence our roadmap in robotics and AI.
Why Seoul & CoRL?
A few of the key reasons we made this trip:
Cutting-edge robotics research: CoRL is a premier venue for the intersection of robotics, machine learning, and embodied intelligence.
Global networking: With academics, industry players and startups converging around Seoul’s dynamic tech ecosystem, it was a prime opportunity to build relationships and spot emerging trends.
Our strategic fit: As a robotics product company with strong AI ambition, this conference aligns perfectly with our mission: to integrate advanced AI and real-world robotic systems.
Inspiration & team building: A shared major trip like this does more than just attend talks, it builds culture, motivates the team, and helps align our vision for the coming year.
Highlights from the Visit
1. Opening & keynote sessions
Our team attended the opening workshops and main conference sessions at the COEX Convention & Exhibition Center in Gangnam. coexcenter.com+1 We heard from major voices in robot learning and AI foundations (for example, talks about humanoid robots and generalist embodied AI).
2. Exhibition & sponsor booths
Walking the exhibition floor, we visited booths from leading robotics/AI players. These side interactions proved as valuable as the talk sessions:
Discovering how simulation + real-world pipelines are being better integrated
Seeing prototypes of robots and platforms we might collaborate with or benchmark against
Spotting potential partnerships or acquisition targets
3. Internal team sessions & brainstorming
Beyond passive attendance, our CEO led internal breakout sessions with the AI team in the evening:
A “what-we-learned” debrief of the day’s sessions
Discussion of how the ideas map to our roadmap: hardware, autonomy, data architecture, AI model reuse
Capturing “quick wins” (e.g., algorithmic techniques we could pilot) and “moonshots” (long-term strategic directions)
4. Local culture & networking
To round out the trip:
Informal dinners and networking with local academics and industry folks (building connections in the Korean robotics ecosystem)
A short guided tour as part of the conference tour program, letting the team experience the city and recharge. corl.org
Observing the blend of tradition + high-tech in Seoul was a strong reminder of how our robotics vision has both global and local relevance.
