Engadget - They aren't quite up to Johnny Number Five's level of fame and stature, but SK Telecom's new "Smart Learning" robots have something it (he?) never could have dreamed of: the power of a smartphone. The mechanical critters are designed to be next-gen educational tools for our posterity, and only function thanks to a Bluetooth-connected Android handset which serves as both the brains of the operation and the interactive display.
360 VR Live will initially be aimed at the enterprise market.
SK Telecom and Verizon, the largest wireless telcos of South Korea and the US, respectively, will co-develop technical specifications for 5G standards and conduct joint studies.
The South Korean telecommunications operator cited losses resulting from its stake in affiliate SK Hynix, and looks to expand as a media platform business to generate profit.
