Yeo-Jin Kwon
Kookmin Review Reporter

Artificial Intelligence(AI), Virtual Reality(VR), Internet of Things(IoT), Big Data, and many more are being introduced into the society and these state-of-the-art Information and Communication Technologies are the drivers of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. What can universities do to keep up with these innovative changes? What can the schools provide to students? To answer this question, Kookmin University took an initiative to open the Fourth Industrial Revolution Festival where students actively took part in various fields including fashion, vehicles, 3D printing, home economics, robots, computers, et cetera. The festival was held on September 22th, from 9:00 to 17:30. In Bugak and Art building, there were exhibitions open to visitors. Short lectures by professors were provided at the Academic Conference Hall where they talked about various topics such as development of self-driving cars, system of 3D printers, smart mirror, sensor technology, and coding English education. The Kookmin Review visited this high-tech festival and could feel the modern vibes.

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▲ A robot dancing to the music ‘Bang Bang Bang’ by BigBang
 

▲ Experiencing Virtual Reality

▲ A soccer robot developed by KUDOS
(Kookmin university Dream of Soccer).
Participates in ROBOCUP, the world robot soccer
game league and studies about various types of robots
 

▲ Modern clothes with special functions. One dress plays music when zipper
goes up and down. One dress lights up like like a light bulb
 

▲ Kookmin Racing team creates racing cars based on the information they
have learned from schools and markets their cars to the auto industry
 

▲ 3D printer printing containers

▲ Democracy Square in front of Bugak building where many booths
demonstrated advanced technologies
 

▲ Special backpack with massaging features. Delicate massagers are stored
inside the shoulder strap to loosen and relax shoulder muscles.
 

▲ ZOLZOL, your robot friend that carries around your bag