Robot technology expands from disability rehabilitation to major wildfire response

The Korea Economic Daily, via hankyung.com, reported in its May 11, 2026 edition that robot technology is being applied to disability rehabilitation and the suppression of large wildfires. The headline shows that robots are being used both in rehabilitation, where they help people recover physical function, and in dangerous fire scenes that are hard for humans to access. The report did not provide specific figures or equipment names, but within the same robotics-focused newspaper page it pointed to a broader expansion of robots into military, disaster response and medical-assistance fields. The trend suggests growing demand for technology that can support or replace people in high-risk and labor-intensive environments. Source: hankyung.com.