The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) has unveiled a number of future ICT innovation technologies, including real-time 200Gbps ultra-low latency 6G communication and the AI guidance robot Eddy.

ETRI held the 'ETRI Conference 2025' at COEX in Samseong-dong, Seoul on the 5th.

This event is a place where you can see cutting-edge technologies in the future ICT field at a glance, and it is designed as a place for innovation where industry and citizens can come together.

About 2,000 people attended and showed great interest by experiencing various research results and experiential exhibitions covering national strategic technologies such as 6G communications, artificial intelligence, quantum and metaverse, and digital convergence.

The world's first 200Gbps ultra-low latency 6G communication technology demonstrated by CEO Seungchan Bang took center stage at the event.

ETRI implemented real-time communication delay of less than 5 milliseconds over a section of over 800 km connecting Seoul, Daejeon, and Busan based on multiple transmission/reception technology utilizing the sub-terahertz (Sub-THz) band and 10GHz wide bandwidth, and demonstrated this through a rock-paper-scissors game between COEX and each city studio.The stability and perfection of the alcohol have been proven.

This demo vividly highlights the potential for 6G commercialization and raises expectations for the expansion of next-generation communications infrastructure.

Additionally, the artificial intelligence guide robot 'Eddie' unveiled at the event presented a new paradigm in technology to support the visually impaired.


Eddie is equipped with multimodal AI technology, including real-time voice guidance and conversation functions on a quadruped walking platform, to emotionally convey the situation around the user, such as “There is a traffic light” and “There is a person standing in front.”

On this day, ETRI President Seung-chan Bang presented the direction of development of assistive technology for the visually impaired, and emphasized that Eddy is an innovative technology that will replace the role of guide dogs, saying, “Our goal is to pass the guide dog test for the visually impaired by 2027 with newly developed technology.”

In addition, hyper-realistic spatial reality technology provided visitors to the exhibition with the opportunity to experience the future of immersive media environments.

The immersive stereoscopic video streaming technology demonstrated by the research team implements videos that change depending on the user's location and viewpoint, providing a vivid experience as if they were directly inside the virtual space, and heralding a new digital content paradigm that goes beyond the limitations of existing video viewing.

this time 'The 'ETRI Conference', now in its fourth year, consists of diverse technical sessions, performance exhibitions, and corporate IR to promote innovation investment.

In the seven major technology sessions, research achievements and development visions were shared in each field, including national strategic projects, future computing combining AI and quantum technology, digital convergence, regional future new industries, coexistence of humans and robots, 6G communications, and hyper-realistic spatial reality.

In addition, a total of about 30 performance exhibitions were prepared with various themes such as △Infinite Space Reality △Safe and Fast Artificial Intelligence World △Borderless 3D Communication, vividly conveying the diverse aspects of innovative technologies to visitors.

In particular, the popular technology booths that stopped visitors in their tracks showcased a number of innovative technologies, including a three-dimensional space reproduction technology based on a glasses-free multi-view display, a non-invasive wearable blood sugar sensor, the first HPC cluster system equipped with a self-developed accelerator in Korea, and a terrestrial/satellite integrated 6G hyperspace communication technology.

In addition, 5G small cell software, real-time mixed stereoscopic image metaverse, ATSC 3.0-based ultra-high-quality broadcasting technology, and future air mobility platform (AdAM-P) technology drew enthusiastic responses from visitors, presenting various perspectives on the future direction of the ICT industry.

Meanwhile, at the 'Innovation Investment Forum' hosted by Etri Holdings Co., Ltd. and Samsung Securities, promising companies in the ICT, small and medium-sized enterprises, and biotech companies participated and actively discussed follow-up commercialization through IR presentations.

This forum, where private investment organizations and industry representatives gather to discuss the possibility of commercializing technology and future markets, is expected to serve as a foundation for further strengthening cooperation between the government and industry, academia, and research.

This event, in line with the theme of ‘ETRI’s Present, Korea’s Future’, will showcase the latest achievements in core ICT technologies. It was a meaningful time to share a vision for the future, and the researchers' will to enrich and make people's lives safer through technological pioneering research and development was fully demonstrated.

President Bang Seung-chan said, “The day when we will leap forward as an ICT powerhouse through innovative technologies that the people can experience firsthand is not far off,” and expressed his will to continue to spur the development of future technologies.