KPR launches CHICHI & KIKI, a three-robot music act, and plans to release its motion data

KPR, a Korean communications group, launched CHICHI & KIKI on October 29, 2026, an act made up of three robots: CHICHI, a humanoid; KIKI, a quadruped performer; and a dual-arm robot on drums. The debut album, “VERSION 1.0: HELLO, WORLD!”, and a music video were released the same day, Kukmin Ilbo reported. The act was built by KPR’s subsidiary Brightbell Creative Group, which calls it Korea’s first robot artist group.

Why it matters: robot shows usually come from robot companies or venue operators. A content agency treating multi-robot choreography as reusable content is a different business model.

How do three different robots perform together?

Brightbell developed four in-house software tools, which e-Science reported cover drum-motion design, quadruped choreography, integrated simulation and live show control. The company says the three robots, which have different body structures, performed together for more than three minutes without error. The robot hardware makers were not named.

What will KPR share?

Under a plan it calls LEARN & SHARE, KPR will release 50 sets of performance data and source code free through its website and GitHub. e-Science described the release as about nine minutes of motion data, with joint-retargeting and reinforcement-learning materials. No release date was given. The project started with an internal hackathon in January 2026, and a dedicated team was formed in April.

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