On October 3, at the Gwangju May 18th Democracy Square, the Korean national recurve archery team competed in an event match against a shooting robot developed by Hyundai Motor Group during the 'Hyundai Motor Chung Mong-Koo Cup Korean Archery Tournament 2025.' The Korean athletes, who swept all events at last year's Paris Olympics, defeated the shooting robot 55-54. Gwangju=News1
On the afternoon of October 3, heavy rain fell at the Gwangju May 18th Democracy Square, where the 'Hyundai Motor Chung Mong-Koo Cup Korean Archery Tournament 2025' was held. However, the audience did not leave even after the official competition ended. They stayed to witness the 'match of the century' between the 'world's strongest' Korean national archery team and the high-precision shooting robot developed by Hyundai Motor Group. The winner of this event match was the national team athletes.
The shooting robot is equipped with various sensors to analyze wind direction and strength and can adjust the arrow firing angle with millimeter precision. Although it wavered briefly due to the sudden heavy rain at the start of the match, it hit consecutive 10-point shots once zeroing was completed.
However, the bows of the national team athletes, including Kim Woo-jin, Lee Woo-seok, and Kim Je-deok (men), and An San, Kang Chae-young, and Lim Si-hyeon (women), who participated in the recurve event at last month's Gwangju World Championships, were more precise. These six athletes each shot one arrow, combining for a total of 55 points. The shooting robot scored 54 points.
The robot dog 'Spot,' developed by Hyundai Motor Group's robotics subsidiary Boston Dynamics, is shown transporting arrows. Gwangju=News1
Subsequently, the compound team, with all six members hitting the 10-point target, defeated the robot, which scored 58 points. During the event, 'Spot,' a robot dog developed by Hyundai Motor Group's robotics subsidiary Boston Dynamics, also performed by transporting arrows.
In the main tournament held earlier, last year's Paris Olympic triple gold medalist Lim Si-hyeon defeated Kang Chae-young 7-3 to claim the title. In the men's final, Kim Jong-woo defeated 2023 tournament winner Lee Woo-seok 7-3. Lim Si-hyeon and Kim Jong-woo each received a prize of KRW 100 million.
In the compound category, Yang Jae-won and Park Ri-ye emerged as champions in the men's and women's divisions, respectively. Yang Jae-won tied with Kim Jong-ho at 147 points and then scored 10 points in the subsequent shoot-off, surpassing Kim Jong-ho's 8 points. Park Ri-ye defeated Moon Ye-eun 150-142. The compound victory prize is KRW 20 million.
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