Global Big Tech, Humanoid Robots, and Quantum Technology All in One Place… "STK 2026" Opens
- Korea's flagship tech business platform marks its 15th anniversary, held across all halls of COEX
- Spanning future industries including AI, robotics, quantum, smart manufacturing, and digital healthcare
- Participation from global companies and institutions across 40 countries… building a business hub that connects investment, exports, and collaboration
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"STK 2026 (the 15th Smart Tech Korea)," Korea's largest tech-focused exhibition, opens on Wednesday, June 10 across all halls of COEX in Seoul.
Celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, STK 2026 is held under the theme "The Tech Nexus" as Korea's flagship tech business platform covering the full spectrum of future industries—including AI, robotics, smart manufacturing, security, digital distribution and logistics, quantum technology, digital healthcare, and extended reality. It is held at a record scale with 620 companies and 1,800 booths from 16 countries (Quebec-Canada, USA, UK, Denmark, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Vietnam, India, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Estonia, Cameroon, and Korea).
The event organized the 1st and 3rd floors of the COEX exhibition hall under the themes "Redesigning Corporate Business through AX" (COEX 1F Halls A, B) and "Industrial Automation and Productivity Innovation through AI and Robotics" (COEX 3F Halls C, D), realizing the industrial value chain across all of COEX. In particular, seven specialized exhibitions—▲AI & Big Data Show, ▲Smart Tech Show, ▲Secu Tech Show, ▲Robot Tech Show, ▲Retail & Logis Tech Show, ▲AI+Smart Factory Show, and ▲Korea Metaverse Festival—are organically combined, strengthening the event's role as a platform that connects industry to industry, technology to people, and companies to markets, beyond merely introducing individual technologies.
In the AI field, global companies such as Dell Technologies, NVIDIA, and Microsoft, ElevenLabs, and Similarweb, along with leading Korean innovators including Samsung SDS, Persona AI, BI Matrix, and Obigo, will unveil AI infrastructure and industrial application cases.
In the robotics field, global humanoid robot companies such as AGIBOT, GALBOT, Paxini, and EngineAI, together with UND, Mobilio, T-Robotics, and TXR Robotics, will showcase next-generation robot technologies that will lead the Physical AI era.
In the quantum technology field, AWS, Korea Quantum Computing, Norma, and ID Quantique will introduce future technologies based on quantum security and quantum computing.
In the digital healthcare field, the latest technologies set to redefine the future of bio and human wellness will be highlighted.
In addition, Quebec, Canada—participating as the Nation of Honor—will run a special session titled "Quebec Innovation Spotlight – AI, Robotics & Beyond."
A special hall, "Smart Daily Life (SDL)," where visitors can directly experience the future everyday life transformed by AI, will also be operated.
The biggest feature of this year's STK is the variety of programs supporting participating companies in generating tangible business outcomes.
At "STAGE A," companies in generative AI, data, cloud, quantum, security, and global deep tech share innovative technologies and market insights. At "STAGE A+," programs focus on industrial productivity and operational innovation, including AI Factory, smart manufacturing, industrial automation, digital twin, manufacturing AI, and logistics automation. At "STAGE R," live demonstrations and hands-on programs for humanoid robots, service robots, and industrial robots are held. At the global business lounge "The Sphere," pre-matching-based business consultations and private IR programs are offered for domestic and international VCs and overseas buyers.
The STK 2026 organizing secretariat said, "In the AI era, the connection between technologies and the convergence between industries are becoming more important than individual technologies," adding, "Under the theme The Tech Nexus, STK 2026 will establish itself as Korea's flagship future-industry platform and a global business hub where AI connects industries and daily life, technology and business."
STK 2026 runs for three days from June 10 to 12 across all halls of COEX in Seoul. Participating companies and the full program can be found on the official STK 2026 website (www.smarttechkorea.com) and the official STK 2026 app.
- Spanning future industries including AI, robotics, quantum, smart manufacturing, and digital healthcare
- Participation from global companies and institutions across 40 countries… building a business hub that connects investment, exports, and collaboration
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[Hankyung] Public and Private Sectors Join Hands for "K-Food Smart Manufacturing"
[Donga] Global Big Tech & Humanoid Companies Gather… "STK 2026" Opens Today (10th) at COEX
"STK 2026 (the 15th Smart Tech Korea)," Korea's largest tech-focused exhibition, opens on Wednesday, June 10 across all halls of COEX in Seoul.
Celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, STK 2026 is held under the theme "The Tech Nexus" as Korea's flagship tech business platform covering the full spectrum of future industries—including AI, robotics, smart manufacturing, security, digital distribution and logistics, quantum technology, digital healthcare, and extended reality. It is held at a record scale with 620 companies and 1,800 booths from 16 countries (Quebec-Canada, USA, UK, Denmark, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Vietnam, India, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Estonia, Cameroon, and Korea).
The event organized the 1st and 3rd floors of the COEX exhibition hall under the themes "Redesigning Corporate Business through AX" (COEX 1F Halls A, B) and "Industrial Automation and Productivity Innovation through AI and Robotics" (COEX 3F Halls C, D), realizing the industrial value chain across all of COEX. In particular, seven specialized exhibitions—▲AI & Big Data Show, ▲Smart Tech Show, ▲Secu Tech Show, ▲Robot Tech Show, ▲Retail & Logis Tech Show, ▲AI+Smart Factory Show, and ▲Korea Metaverse Festival—are organically combined, strengthening the event's role as a platform that connects industry to industry, technology to people, and companies to markets, beyond merely introducing individual technologies.
In the AI field, global companies such as Dell Technologies, NVIDIA, and Microsoft, ElevenLabs, and Similarweb, along with leading Korean innovators including Samsung SDS, Persona AI, BI Matrix, and Obigo, will unveil AI infrastructure and industrial application cases.
In the robotics field, global humanoid robot companies such as AGIBOT, GALBOT, Paxini, and EngineAI, together with UND, Mobilio, T-Robotics, and TXR Robotics, will showcase next-generation robot technologies that will lead the Physical AI era.
In the quantum technology field, AWS, Korea Quantum Computing, Norma, and ID Quantique will introduce future technologies based on quantum security and quantum computing.
In the digital healthcare field, the latest technologies set to redefine the future of bio and human wellness will be highlighted.
In addition, Quebec, Canada—participating as the Nation of Honor—will run a special session titled "Quebec Innovation Spotlight – AI, Robotics & Beyond."
A special hall, "Smart Daily Life (SDL)," where visitors can directly experience the future everyday life transformed by AI, will also be operated.
The biggest feature of this year's STK is the variety of programs supporting participating companies in generating tangible business outcomes.
At "STAGE A," companies in generative AI, data, cloud, quantum, security, and global deep tech share innovative technologies and market insights. At "STAGE A+," programs focus on industrial productivity and operational innovation, including AI Factory, smart manufacturing, industrial automation, digital twin, manufacturing AI, and logistics automation. At "STAGE R," live demonstrations and hands-on programs for humanoid robots, service robots, and industrial robots are held. At the global business lounge "The Sphere," pre-matching-based business consultations and private IR programs are offered for domestic and international VCs and overseas buyers.
The STK 2026 organizing secretariat said, "In the AI era, the connection between technologies and the convergence between industries are becoming more important than individual technologies," adding, "Under the theme The Tech Nexus, STK 2026 will establish itself as Korea's flagship future-industry platform and a global business hub where AI connects industries and daily life, technology and business."
STK 2026 runs for three days from June 10 to 12 across all halls of COEX in Seoul. Participating companies and the full program can be found on the official STK 2026 website (www.smarttechkorea.com) and the official STK 2026 app.