InsightsJune 12, 2026· Outonomous Team

What if the best robot training ground was... a battle royale game?

At a Modernist Venture Club event, KRAFTON's CEO and Ludo Robotics' CTO discussed using PUBG's real-time simulation to train robots for the real world.

Panelists on stage at the Modernist Venture Club event discussing robotics and physical AI

What if the best robot training ground was... a battle royale game?

Attended an event with Modernist Venture Club recently where KRAFTON Inc.'s CEO Changhan Kim and Ludo Robotics CTO Kangwook Lee (who was till recently at UW Madison as a professor) talked about using PUBG's real-time simulation to train robots for the real world and honestly, the connection felt more natural than I expected.

South Korea meets San Francisco. Gaming meets physical AI.

Panel discussion at the Modernist Venture Club event on robot training and physical AI
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