KAIST’s PIBOT humanoid steers a warship in navy bridge simulation

CyberRobooo · x · 2026-07-25

• South Korea’s navy let KAIST’s PIBOT humanoid take the helm on a warship bridge in a land-based simulation.
• The robot repeated the officer’s orders, turned the wheel with its hands, and reported when the course was steady.
• Tests covered tight channels, rough seas, and night conditions.
• The same system had previously learned to fly planes in an unmodified cockpit, reading natural-language manuals and operating controls directly.
• The underlying idea is to insert a physical AI body into existing human interfaces rather than redesign the machines themselves.

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