Robotics Authorship · Technology Strategy Consulting

Engineering the age of Physical AI.

Insight that shapes the future: robotics authorship and technology-strategy consulting that connects world-class engineering knowledge with strategic business insight.

A career spanning the history of Korean robotics.

RobotCraft is an independent practice engaged in robotics authorship and technology-strategy consulting. Beyond producing content that introduces robot technology and services to the public, we present blueprints for how complex robot technology should be integrated into human life and the business ecosystem.

Dr. Young-Jo Cho
Founder & CEO

Dr. Young-Jo Cho

RobotCraft · Founder
Education & Career
  • Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering / Control Engineering, KAIST
  • Senior / Principal Researcher, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)
  • Visiting Researcher, Mechanical Engineering Laboratory (MITI, Japan) and University of Massachusetts Amherst (USA)
  • Director of R&D Institute / Research Fellow, iControls (now HDC Labs)
  • Director, Intelligent Robot Research Division / Principal Researcher, ETRI
Leadership
  • 12th President, Korea Robotics Society (KROS); 2nd President, Robot History & Culture Research Society
  • Current Chairman, Korea Robot Standard Forum (KOROS)
Strategic Insight
  • A global authority in intelligent robotics and Physical AI, shaping the landscape of future industry.

Expertise & Experience

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Physical AI Architecture

Design and advisory for high-performance intelligent systems that organically combine hardware and AI.

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Robot Foundation Models

Optimization of large-scale behavior-learning models for multi-purpose tasks, and the business strategy around them.

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4th-Generation Smart Robots

Trend analysis of next-generation robot platforms that maximize autonomous cognition and collaborative work.

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Human-Robot Interaction

HRI-based intuitive user interfaces and emotional-control technology strategy.

Robot Universe book cover

Robot Universe

From Automata to Physical AI Robots

An introductory guide to robots, spanning the vast robotic universe from automata to physical AI robots, in an accessible way by categorizing its history into six stages (The 0th to 5th generation).

From the origins of robots to a future where artificial intelligence takes on a body. A work that runs through both the philosophy of technology and its engineering reality. The dream of scientists who turned imagination into reality: a journey through time in search of the robot.

Authors: Young-Jo Cho · Hyun-Joo Jeon · Bo-Young Kim Published March 15, 2026 2쇄 발간 2026년 7월 20일

Let's shape a future together with robots.

We close the gap between high-level engineering and human-centered strategy. Start the journey with RobotCraft.