Kyung Hee University to Create Buildings Where Humans and Robots Coexist

[Financial News] Kyung Hee University is challenging the world's first technology to create buildings where humans and robots coexist. To this end, the goal is to develop and demonstrate core technologies for robot-friendly building design, construction, and operation management, and to prepare institutional improvement measures such as technology standards and certification systems based on the results.
Kyung Hee University recently announced on the 29th that it has been selected for the 'Smart+ Building Core Technology Development' project conducted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. This project, with a total project cost of 20.3 billion won, is scheduled to run until 2028, and aims to develop core technologies to implement architectural spaces where humans and robots coexist so that all citizens can use buildings smartly and conveniently.
Professor Hwang Kyung-eun of the Department of Architecture at Kyung Hee University, who is in charge of the research, plans to form a human-centered robot architecture research team to carry out full-scale research. Professor Hwang Kyung-eun said, "The core of robot-friendly buildings is to focus on people, not robots themselves," adding, "If we build a smart architectural environment that everyone can use easily and conveniently, the quality and reliability of robot services will increase, which will eventually lead to the growth of related industries and the improvement of people's quality of life."
Globally, the service robot market is rapidly expanding due to factors such as labor shortages and diversification of service demands. However, service robots are being introduced mainly in limited spaces such as lobbies, and new perspectives on architectural technology are needed to expand the area of robot services. In particular, as the era of 'one person, one robot' is expected to arrive in the near future, spaces where humans and robots coexist are needed.
With this project, Kyung Hee University is challenging the world's first development of universal architectural design and remodeling technology for a human-robot coexistence architectural environment from the perspective of users and people. Specifically, △Development of design and construction technology for human-robot coexistence building spaces and facilities △Development of multi-type robot support systems and building operation and management technology △Development and enhancement of human-robot friendly building design, construction, and operation management demonstration.
Various achievements such as the establishment of robot-friendly building design and material standards, autonomous driving, and multi-type robot support systems, and the Smart+ Building certification system are also expected. This is expected to contribute to the standardization and dissemination of robot-friendly buildings as a practical strategy for the Ministry of Land's 'Smart+ Building Roadmap.' 

monarch@fnnews.com Kim Man-gi Reporter