YH Delivers Opening Declaration on Humanoid Robot at the 40th Dasan Jeong Yak-yong Culture Festival
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The Dasan Jeong Yak-yong Culture Festival honors the spirit of the Silhak scholar Dasan Jeong Yak-yong and was held this year over two days, from the 17th to the 18th, around the Jeong Yak-yong Historic Site and Dasan Ecological Park.
At the opening ceremony for the 40th Dasan Jeong Yak-yong Culture Festival on the 17th, a chita band procession and a ritual tea offering were held, and Namyangju Mayor Choi Hyun-deok declared the festival open together with a robot.
YH unveiled a humanoid robot that delivered the scroll bearing the opening declaration, and the festival featured robot and future-tech programs, the Jeong Yak-yong Robot Creation Competition, and the Jeong Yak-yong Future Workshop.
The Dasan Jeong Yak-yong Culture Festival, Namyangju's signature event, honors the spirit of the Silhak scholar Dasan Jeong Yak-yong. This year's theme was "Jeong Yak-yong, Who Designed the Times, Innovates Today," and the festival was held over two days, from the 17th to the 18th, around the Jeong Yak-yong Historic Site and Dasan Ecological Park. According to Namyangju City, about 20,000 visitors attended.
On the 17th, the opening ceremony for the 40th Dasan Jeong Yak-yong Culture Festival was held around the Jeong Yak-yong Historic Site in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province. The ceremony began with a procession by the chita band, and Namyangju Mayor Choi Hyun-deok conducted the ritual tea offering as the chief officiant. Choi then declared the festival open together with a robot.
YH unveiled a humanoid robot at the opening ceremony. YH's CEO is Son Jeong-ik. The humanoid robot appeared on stage wearing an azure Confucian scholar's robe, then delivered the scroll bearing the opening declaration, taking on the role of presenting it to Namyangju Mayor Choi Hyun-deok. The event was staged as a fusion of traditional culture and cutting-edge technology.
A robot took part in the opening of an event honoring Jeong Yak-yong. Jeong Yak-yong, who devised the geungjungi and hyungge, was cited as a symbol of Joseon's scientific and technological innovation, and the production brought practical technology from more than 200 years ago into dialogue with modern robotics on one stage. Son Jeong-ik, CEO of YH, emphasized the significance of having the company's robot take part in the opening of a festival honoring Jeong Yak-yong's Silhak spirit, and said the company intended to expand robots' role as a medium for delivering traditional culture.
Robot and future-tech programs were linked throughout the festival. An awards ceremony was held for the "Jeong Yak-yong Robot Creation Competition," which drew elementary school students and families from across the country. The winning children presented a commemorative performance.
The "Jeong Yak-yong Future Workshop" was also operated. Visitors experienced AI and XR holograms, remote robot control, and a game of omok against an AI robot. Silhak experience programs were also offered, including making a ngrok, a hyungge, and a mini geungjungi.
A special fashion show by designer Lee Sang-bong was held to mark the 40th anniversary, and a creative musical gala show and celebration performances were also staged. Alongside them, exile experiences, hanbok experiences, and tea ceremony experiences were offered, continuing a festival format that placed the technological heritage of the past and future technology side by side.
Before this culture festival, YH also unveiled a humanoid robot at the "2026 Jeongjo the Great Royal Procession," continuing its efforts to combine traditional cultural events with robot technology beyond this festival alone.
Source: TECHWORLD · Kim Kyeong-joo
Original: https://www.epnc.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=408472
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