KRAFTON introduces Ludi 0.2 for robots that collaborate with people

KRAFTON’s robotics research subsidiary Ludo Robotics has introduced Ludi 0.2, a system intended to help robots better interpret human intentions, feedback and gestures. The research focuses on natural communication and collaboration between robots and people.

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Understanding social cues

Ludi 0.2 was presented at the 2026 Bay Area Robotics Symposium at UC Berkeley. According to the company, it aims to maintain context as tasks change and adapt to new directions from people.

The research combines memory and reasoning with movement, object manipulation and tool use. Rather than simply following commands, the goal is for robots to ask for clarification when instructions are ambiguous and make use of non-verbal communication.

Research towards Ludi 1.0

Ludi 0.1, announced in August, was an initial step combining vision-language model capabilities for dialogue and reasoning with navigation and object manipulation. Ludi 0.2 develops this line of research, while the company plans further work towards Ludi 1.0, bringing environmental perception, dialogue and physical actions together.

Ludo Robotics is developing its research presence in Palo Alto alongside its team in Seoul. The work led by KRAFTON CEO Changhan Kim and AI executive Kangwook Lee remains a research and development effort. The announcement does not describe a consumer home robot already available for sale.

Source and further details: Official information. Prepared from the organisation’s press release.