A total of 11 types of robots will feature in the international sporting event, which is expected to draw hundreds of thousands of visitors from across the global. The most notable of these is HUBO – a walking humanoid robot designed by engineer and professor, Oh Jun-Ho.
Initially developed in 2004 to assist in rescue operations, HUBO was given the honourable task of carrying the Olympic torch to demonstrate its abilities. The machine walked 500 ft from its birthplace at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, to pass the torch on to its creator.