Galaxy Corporation, the agency representing K-pop artist G-Dragon, will launch an operating system for robot learning and control next year.
CEO Choi Yong-ho announced the new business plan at a press conference on the 21st at Galaxy Robot Park in Seoul's Gangdong District. The company has developed its own OS, called Soulware, which feeds data into robots and applies reinforcement learning, and plans to release it as a commercial product sometime next year.
Soulware is an OS specialized in learning K-pop choreography. When a choreography video is fed into the system, it replicates the routine in a three-dimensional (3D) virtual simulation environment, then uses repeated reinforcement learning so that a robot can perform the moves. The OS controls foot grip, corrects joint tremors and bending, and enables multiple robots of different models to perform group dances simultaneously. "It is much like Google's Android OS embedded in Samsung Electronics' smartphones," Choi said. "Through Soulware, we want to make it possible for anyone to buy a robot and use this OS."
At the event, Choi also unveiled plans to open Galaxy Robot Parks overseas. Galaxy Robot Park is a robot theme park built by Galaxy Corporation, and the Gangdong District site features attractions such as robot group-dance performances, a robot ice cream cafe and robots that draw portraits of visitors.
Galaxy Corporation plans to open its second Galaxy Robot Park in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), this year. It is also reviewing plans to build a third and fourth park in the United States. "We spent three years preparing the Dubai Galaxy Robot Park," Choi said. "Through our local subsidiaries in Dubai and the United States, we will prepare to open the overseas robot parks without a hitch."
