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Scientific Innovation

2025 CHEY Scientific Innovation Series

Science+α Talk 〈SF, Robot, Human〉

#Scientific Innovation #Robotics #Physical AI

Date & Time
2025.09.29 15:00 - 17:00
Speakers
KIM Yoosuk, KIM Joohyung, KIM Youngjae, KWAK Jae-Sik

Science+α Talk 〈SF, Robot, Human〉

#Scientific Innovation #Robotics #Physical AI

Science+α Talk 〈SF, Robot, Human〉

#Scientific Innovation

Science+α Talk 〈SF, Robot, Human〉

#Scientific Innovation

Science+α Talk 〈SF, Robot, Human〉

#Scientific Innovation

On September 29, 2025, the Chey Institute and the Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies co-hosted Science+α Talk 〈SF, Robot, Human〉. Intelligent robots are swiftly transitioning from fiction into reality. This talk explored two questions: How can science fiction inspire scientists to pioneer new robotic forms? How will human-like robots affect our self-perception? Kim Joohyung (Professor, UIUC), formerly a Disney Research fellow, presented research unveiling unexpected functional merits found in SF-inspired robotic platforms. Kim Youngjae (Sr. Research Fellow, LG Electronics), a robot engineer driven by philosophical questions, argued that with AI-powered machines destined to surpass human capabilities, free will remains a mysterious yet vital frontier that distinguishes humanity from the machine. The Q&A session was moderated by Kwak Jae-Sik (Professor, Soongsil Cyber University), a prolific science fiction author bridging the technical and narrative worlds.

Panel

  • Speaker

    KIM Yoosuk

    Chey Institute for Advanced Studies

    Welcoming Remark

  • Speaker

    KIM Joohyung

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Speaker

  • Speaker

    KIM Youngjae

    LG Electronics

    Speaker

  • Speaker

    KWAK Jae-Sik

    Korea Soongsil Cyber University

    Moderator