South Korean Researchers Test Humanoid Robot Pilot

KAIST Pibot

KAIST’s Pibot is installed in South Korea’s KLA-100 indigenously developed light aircraft.

Credit: KAIST
Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have developed a humanoid robot capable of understanding flight manuals and flying an aircraft without requiring modifications to the cockpit. Called Pibot, the robot is capable of operating an aircraft in a flight...
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