The Korea Robotics Society (KROS) offers several membership categories: Regular Member, Student Member, Lifetime Member, Special Member, and Subscription Member. To join, applicants must complete the online registration process, pay the admission and annual membership fees, and obtain approval from the Board of Directors.
Members who fail to pay the required fees will have limited access to the society's website and will not be granted full membership rights. Annual membership fees are applied based on the fiscal year in which payment is made.
The types and qualifications of membership are shown in the table below:
| Membership Type |
Eligibility |
Annual Fee |
| Regular Member |
Individuals engaged in fields related to robotics, including research, technology development, education, culture, arts, law, management, healthcare, and services. |
Admission Fee: KRW 10,000
Annual Fee: KRW 60,000 |
| Student Member |
Students involved in fields related to robotics, including research, technology development, education, culture, arts, law, management, healthcare, and services.
Note: Student membership is available up to the doctoral level and automatically converts to Regular Member status upon graduation.
Note: To change from Student to Regular Member, please contact us at kros@kros.org. |
Admission Fee: KRW 5,000
Annual Fee: KRW 20,000 |
| Lifetime Member |
Individuals engaged in robotics-related fields.
Note: Existing Regular Members converting to Lifetime Members are exempt from the admission fee. |
Fee varies by age |
| Special Member |
Corporations or individuals who support the Society financially and are engaged in robotics-related fields or agree with the Society’s mission. |
According to separate regulations |
| Subscription Member |
Organizations such as companies, libraries, or data centers that wish to receive publications and information from the Society in robotics-related fields. |
Annual Fee: KRW 250,000 |
How to Join KROS
Individual members (Regular, Student, Lifetime) can register online directly.
Special and Subscription Members should register online and contact the secretariat at
kros@kros.org.
Payment of the admission and annual fees can be made by bank transfer or credit card.
- Bank Account: Woori Bank 1005-901-037284
- Account Holder: Korea Robotics Society
For overseas VISA or MasterCard payments, please contact the secretariat via email (kros@kros.org).
Fields of Interest in Robotics
- Actuators
- Bio-Robotics
- Control
- Control Architecture / Middleware / OS
- Cognitive Robotics
- Cybernoid and Cyborg
- Design of Robotic Mechanisms
- Haptics / Teleoperation
- Human-Robot Interaction
- Humanoid Robots
- Intelligence / Learning
- Intelligent Space / Environment
- Kinematics / Dynamics
- Manipulation / Grasping
- Medical Robots
- Micro / Nano Robots
- Mobile / Field Robotics
- Motion and Trajectory Planning
- Multi-Robot Systems
- Navigation
- Network / Ubiquitous Robots
- Robot Audition
- Robots and Art / Society
- Robot Vision
- Robotic Agents
- Robots in Education
- Sensors and Sensor Networks
- Standardization in Robotics
- Underwater / Aerial Robots
- Others
