The 2012 IT Expo Busan kicked off at Haeundae BEXCO on Thursday. The event will run until this Sunday.

State-of-the-art products, such as smart devices, robots, and ships, that use IT technology will be showcased at the largest ever Expo. Around 225 companies from home and abroad, including Samsung, LG and Microsoft, are participating in the event.

Meanwhile, two-thousand-200 participants have formed one-thousand-31 teams, which is double the number of last year, to take part in the expo’s Busan Robot Competition.