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  • 2025

    Jun 30 The 22nd International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots (UR 2025)

    Feb 12 The 20th Korea Robotics Society Annual Conference (KRoC 2025)

    Jan 01 Prof. Jung Kim (KAIST) inaugurated as President.

  • 2024

    Dec 26 The 11th Winter School on AI and Robotics

    Jul 17 The 10th Summer School on AI and Robotics

    Jun 24 The 21st International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots (UR 2024)

    Feb 21 The 19th Korea Robotics Society Annual Conference (KRoC 2024)

    Jan 01 Dr. Hyuntaek Choi (KRISO) inaugurated as President.

  • 2023

    Dec 19 The 9th Winter School on AI and Robotics

    Aug 28 IEEE RO-MAN 2023 hosted.

    Aug 01 The 8th Summer School on AI and Robotics

    Jun 25 The 20th International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots (UR 2023)

    Feb 15 The 18th Korea Robotics Society Annual Conference (KRoC 2023)

    Jan 01 Prof. Nak Young Chong (JAIST) inaugurated as President.

  • 2022

    Aug 17 The 7th Summer School on AI and Robotics

    Jul 04 The 19th International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots (UR 2022)

    May 11 The 17th Korea Robotics Society Annual Conference (KRoC 2022)

    Jan 01 Prof. Hye Kyung Cho (Hansung University) inaugurated as President.

  • 2021

    Aug 13 The 6th Summer School on AI and Robotics

    Jul 12 The 18th International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots (UR 2021)

    May 19 The 16th Korea Robotics Society Annual Conference (KRoC 2021)

    Jan 01 Prof. Jachoon Goo (Sungkyunkwan University) inaugurated as President.

  • 2020

    Aug 24 The 5th Summer School on AI and Robotics

    Jun 22 The 17th International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots (UR 2020)

    Feb 09 The 15th Korea Robotics Society Annual Conference (KRoC 2020)

    Jan 01 Dr. Bum-Jae You (KIST) inaugurated as President.

  • 2019

    Aug 19 The 4th Summer School on AI and Robotics

    Jun 24 The 16th International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots (UR 2019)

    Jan 20 The 14th Korea Robotics Society Annual Conference (KRoC 2019)

    Jan 01 Prof. Byung-Ju Yi (Hanyang University) inaugurated as President.

  • 2018

    Nov 14 Asia Haptics 2018 hosted.

    Aug 22 The 3rd Summer School on AI and Robotics

    Jun 26 The 15th International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots (UR 2018; formally URAI)

    Jan 21 The 13th Korea Robotics Society Annual Conference (KRoC 2018)

    Jan 01 Prof. Hyuk Ryeol Choi (Sungkyunkwan University) inaugurated as President.

  • 2017

    Aug 16 The 2nd Summer School on AI and Robotics

    Jun 28 The 14th International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots and Ambient Intelligence (URAI 2017)

    Feb 05 The 12th Korea Robotics Society Annual Conference (KRoC 2017)

    Jan 01 Dr. Youngjo Cho (ETRI) inaugurated as President.

  • 2016

    Oct 09 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2016) hosted.

    Aug 19 The 13th International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots and Ambient Intelligence (URAI 2016)

    Aug 08 The 1st Summer School on AI and Robotics

    Jan 24 The 11th Korea Robotics Society Annual Conference (KRoC 2016)

    Jan 01 Prof. In-So Kweon (KAIST) inaugurated as President.

  • 2015

    Nov 22 MOU signed with the Chinese Institute of Electronics.

    Nov 03 IEEE-RAS Humanoids 2015 hosted.

    Oct 28 The 12th International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots and Ambient Intelligence (URAI 2015)

    Sep 22 MOU signed with Australian Robotics and Automation Association (ARAA).

    May 06 The 10th Korea Robotics Society Annual Conference (KRoC 2015)

    Jan 01 Prof. Cheolgu Kang (Konkuk University) inaugurated as President.

  • 2014

    Nov 13 The 11th International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots and Ambient Intelligence (URAI 2014)

    Nov 02 International Symposium on Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems (DARS 2014) hosted.

    Jun 19 The 9th Korea Robotics Society Annual Conference (KRoC 2014)

    May 22 Intelligent Service Robotics indexed by SCIE.

    Feb 12 MOU signed with Robotics Society of India.

    Jan 01 Prof. Jaebok Song (Korea University) inaugurated as President.

  • 2013

    Oct 30 The 10th International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots and Ambient Intelligence (URAI 2013)

    May 31 The 10th Anniversary Ceremony

    May 30 The 8th Korea Robotics Society Annual Conference (KRoC 2013)

    Feb 19 MOU signed with Korea Association of Robot Industry (KAR).

    Jan 01 Prof. Wankyun Chung (POSTECH) inaugurated as President.

  • 2012

    Dec 12 MOU signed with Chinese Institute of Measurement Technology in Mechanical Engineering.

    Nov 26 The 9th International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots and Ambient Intelligence (URAI 2012)

    Jun 21 The 7th Korea Robotics Society Annual Conference (KRoC 2012)

    Jan 01 Prof. Dong Soo Kwon (KAIST) inaugurated as President.

  • 2011

    Nov 23 The 8th International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots and Ambient Intelligence (URAI 2011)

    Jun 30 The 6th Korea Robotics Society Annual Conference (KRoC 2011)

    Jan 01 Dr. Sang-Rok Oh (KIST) inaugurated as President.

  • 2010

    Nov 24 The 7th International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots and Ambient Intelligence (URAI 2010)

    Jul 01 The 5th Korea Robotics Society Annual Conference (KRoC 2010)

    Jan 01 Prof. Jang-Myung Lee (Pusan National University) inaugurated as President.

  • 2009

    Oct 28 The 6th International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots and Ambient Intelligence (URAI 2009)

    Jul 01 The 4th Korea Robotics Society Annual Conference (KRoC 2009)

    Jan 01 Prof. Bum-Hee Lee (Seoul National University) inaugurated as President.

  • 2008

    Nov 21 MOU signed with Robotics Society of Taiwan (RST).

    Nov 20 The 5th International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots and Ambient Intelligence (URAI 2008)

    Sep 09 Renamed as Korea Robotics Society (KROS; formally meaning Korea Robotics Engineering Society in Korean)

    Jun 25 The 3rd Korea Robotics Society Annual Conference (KRoC 2008)

    Jun 18 KROS Office relocated to Deoksan Building, Seocho-gu, Seoul.

    Jan 01 Prof. Ilhong Seo (Hanyang University) inaugurated as President.

  • 2007

    Dec 11 The first issue of Intelligent Service Robotics published.

    Nov 22 The 4th International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots and Ambient Intelligence (URAI 2007; formerly International Robot Week)

    Aug 26 The 16th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN 2007) hosted.

    Aug 21 The 13th International Conference on Advanced Robotics (ICAR 2007) hosted.

    Jun 27 The 2nd Korea Robotics Society Annual Conference (KRoC 2007)

    Jan 01 Prof. Myung Jin Chung (KAIST) inaugurated as President.

  • 2006

    Oct 15 The 3rd International Robot Week

    Sep 30 The first issue of the Journal of Korea Robotics Society published.

    Jun 14 MOU signed with Robotics Society of Japan (RSJ).

    Jun 14 The 1st Korea Robotics Society Annual Conference (KRoC 2006)

  • 2005

    Nov 02 The 2nd International Robot Week

    Jan 01 Prof. Zeungnam Bien (KAIST) re-elected as President.

  • 2004

    Dec 01 MOU signed with Daejeon's Advanced Industry Foundation Robot Project Team.

    Nov 30 The 1st International Robot Week

    Oct 30 The first issue of KROS magazine, Robot and Human, published.

    Sep 21 The 21st International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction hosted.

    May 15 The 1st KROS Spring Workshop held.

    Apr 30 KROS Office relocated to Winner Building, Seocho-gu, Seoul.

  • 2003

    Sep 09 Incorporated as Korea Robotics Society (KROS).

    Sep 09 Registered as incorporated association by Seoul Postal Authority.

    Sep 05 Prof. Zeungnam Bien (KAIST) inaugurated as the first President.

    Sep 05 The Founding General Assembly held.