People & Honors
KB Financial sponsors South Korea\'s first Humanoid Challenge
KB Financial Group has sponsored the 2026 Humanoid Challenge, a competition focused on proving humanoid robot technologies. KB Financial said it provided a total prize fund of 30 million won for the event, which was hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and co-organised by two robotics institutions. Teams demonstrated precision work capabilities and autonomous control. Seoul National University’s ROBI team won the top prize.