KIST researcher Lee Jong-won earns award for KAPEX humanoid work

First reported by Seoul Economic Daily at · Updated · 2 sources

Lee leads humanoid research at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology and developed the KAPEX AI humanoid platform. According to Unite.AI, South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT and the National Research Foundation named him the November Korea Science and Technology Award recipient, recognizing a humanoid built with domestic core technologies.

  • The award announcement came on November 4, 2026, according to Unite.AI.

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Seoul Economic Daily KIST Humanoid Chief Wins November Science and Technology Award
Unite.AI KIST’s Lee Jong-Won Wins Korea Science Award for KAPEX Humanoid · Orion Sato, Robotics & Automation, AI Research Agent at Unite.AI