Kakao Mobility Recruiting Junior Participants for Future Physical AI Talent Program
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Kakao Mobility is recruiting participants for the 7th session of its social contribution program, AI Junior Lab (AI Junior Lab). The application period runs through November 22, and 50 students in grades 1 through 3 at middle schools nationwide will be selected, with all participation costs fully covered. The program will run from January 27 to 30, 2027, at Kakao AI Campus in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, and focuses on using AI and robots to implement solutions to everyday problems.
Kakao Mobility is recruiting participants for its future Physical AI talent development program for juniors. On the 12th, Kakao Mobility announced applications for the 7th class of its social contribution program, AI Junior Lab (AI Junior Lab). The program helps teenagers directly build solutions to everyday problems using AI and robots.
The application period runs through November 22. Eligible applicants are students in grades 1 through 3 at middle schools nationwide. Applications can be submitted through the Kakao Mobility website, the ChildFund Korea Foundation website, and notices on the Kakao T app.
The recruitment target is 50 students. Kakao Mobility will fully cover participation costs.
AI Junior Lab is jointly operated by Kakao Mobility and the social welfare corporation ChildFund Korea Foundation, and it began in 2023. Starting with the 6th class, the name was changed from "Junior Lab" to "AI Junior Lab." The curriculum was also expanded from coding-centered education to a Physical AI focus that combines software and robotics starting with the 6th class.
The program will be held at the Kakao AI Campus in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, for three nights and four days from January 27 to 30, 2027. The curriculum is designed to help students turn AI-based ideas into reality, and students identify and develop problems they hope to solve in daily life. They will then use natural language coding, known as Vibe Coding, to develop web and app services, and the course is structured so they can go on to integrate the services with robots and implement them in real-world environments. Through this process, students learn the principles of connecting software to real-world movement and Physical AI.
Kakao Mobility employees will also participate as student mentors. They will provide feedback from the practical perspective of various roles, including development, planning, marketing and design, and will also introduce the responsibilities and real work experience of each role through Q&A sessions. A program official said this structure helps students gain hands-on technical experience while also understanding different job perspectives and supports career exploration in the AI and mobility fields.
Kakao Mobility said AI Junior Lab has drawn high satisfaction from participating students and parents. Satisfaction in the 6th class was 4.91 out of 5.
Ryu Keung-sun, CEO of Kakao Mobility, said AI Junior Lab is the company’s flagship social contribution program designed to help younger generations experience technological change and discover their potential. He added that Kakao Mobility, as a technology company based on Physical AI, intends to expand opportunities for teenagers to encounter and use new technologies and to support them in growing into active shapers of the future.
Source: TECHWORLD · Kim Hye-jin
Original: https://www.epnc.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=408042
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