South Korea’s Robotis launched the Open Humanoid Gym Project, a program aimed at graduate students interested in the development of physical artificial intelligence. The initiative is based on the AIPN K1 humanoid and actuators developed by the company itself, but the goal is not simply to provide a ready-made robot.

Robotis is offering an open platform that enables work on various aspects of humanoid development, including mechanical design, software, motion generation, simulation environments, and AI-based training.

One of the project's core components is called Gem; through it, participants gain access to robots, development tools, and technical guidance from industry engineers. The process begins in a virtual environment: before setting the physical humanoid in motion, students can develop behaviors via simulation by fine-tuning movements, reward functions, and control policies.

Robote plans to include challenges such as robot combat, marathons, obstacle courses, and soccer. The initiative aims to make humanoid development more accessible to students and researchers by utilizing open hardware, simulation, artificial intelligence training, and testing on physical machines.