Autonomous Driving and AI Robots Expand into Art, Performance, and Film Fields

QAI Deployed at National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art and National Theater of Korea

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Culture Information Service Agency announced on the 28th that they will expand the installation and operation of QI robots in the fields of art, performance, and film. QI is a robot equipped with autonomous driving and artificial intelligence (AI) chat functions. Since 2018, it has been deployed in museums and libraries under the Ministry of Culture to provide cultural interpretation services. It is highly regarded as suitable for non-face-to-face viewing culture as well as improving cultural enjoyment for socially vulnerable groups.

Currently, QI robots are operated at eight institutions, including the National Museum of Korea, the Naju National Museum, the National Library of Korea, and the Asia Culture Center. Starting next year, they will also be available at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, the National Theater of Korea, and the Korean Film Museum. The Ministry of Culture stated, "We plan to provide services such as art exhibition interpretation, performance guidance, and multilingual information on Korean films." They added, "We have significantly enhanced services for socially vulnerable groups, including voice guidance, sign language interpretation, companion assistance, and multilingual information," and "We will deploy QI robots in various cultural spaces by 2024 to support cultural enjoyment."

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