LG Electronics Recruits Robot Scientist Professor Dennis Hong

LG Electronics' Active Talent Acquisition to Strengthen Robot Business

[Asia Economy Reporter Sunmi Park] Dennis Hong, a world-renowned robotic scientist and professor at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), will join LG Electronics' robotics business.

On the 14th, LG Electronics announced that it has recruited Professor Hong as an advisor to further advance the capabilities of cutting-edge robots. Through collaboration with Professor Hong, LG Electronics plans to develop an advanced integrated robot solution that can oversee the entire logistics distribution process, from warehouses to customers' doorsteps.

Professor Hong is a global authority in the field of robotics and was selected as one of the "Top 10 Young Genius Scientists" by the global science magazine Popular Science. He serves as the director of the UCLA Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory (RoMeLa).

This is not the first time LG Electronics, which has designated the robotics business as a core future growth area, has collaborated with experts in the robotics field. In 2020, LG established the "LG Boston Robotics Lab" in Boston, USA, and is working with Professor Sangbae Kim of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to develop next-generation robot technologies. Last year, LG also recruited Hyun Chul Lee, an artificial intelligence (AI) expert from Amazon, as the new director of its AI research center.

An LG Electronics official stated, "We expect Professor Hong's insights and leadership in the robotics field to have a continuous and positive impact on LG's robotics business."

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