CES 2022: Hyundai goes all in on robots, coins phrase “metamobility”

By John Bugailiskis LAS VEGAS — Hyundai Motor Group is going all in on its vision that robots are the future of mobility at CES 2022. They even coined the phrase “metamobility” to describe how connecting robots to the metaverse will enable people to move freely between both the real world and virtual reality. The South Korean automaker wants robots to become an extension of our own physical senses, allowing us to “reshape and enrich our daily lives.” The problem is the robots, including “Spot”, that took centre stage with Hyundai executive chair Euisun Chung at media day yesterday, still...