Coex opens AW 2026, accelerating AI-driven industrial transformation

Coex opened Smart Factory + Automation World 2026 at Coex in Seoul on March 4, 2026. According to reports, the exhibition is the largest to date, with 500 companies from 24 countries exhibiting across 2,300 booths and 80,000 visitors expected. Boston Dynamics' humanoid robot Atlas, a noncommercial model, will make its Korean debut. The AI Factory Pavilion and China Humanoid Robot Conference will also be held for the first time.

For companies and factory operators considering automation, the exhibition offers a chance to compare displays of AI-enabled factory operations and logistics automation in one place. Demonstrations combining visual AI, digital twins and data-driven process control, along with the public display of Atlas, making its Korean debut, show concretely what attendees can see.