Daegu City Accelerates Creation of Innovative Robot Industry Ecosystem

【Financial News Daegu=Kim Jangwook Reporter】 Daegu City is accelerating the creation of an innovative robot industry ecosystem with 10 companies including robot parts, finished products, and demand companies.
Daegu City announced that on the 14th afternoon, it will sign a mutual cooperation memorandum of understanding (MOU) with 10 robot specialized companies at the Sangyeok Building's main conference room to foster the humanoid and artificial intelligence (AI) advanced robot industry.
This agreement is prepared to accelerate the fostering of the robot industry as a national advanced strategic industry and to expand the regional robot industry ecosystem by strengthening the cooperation system between companies.
The participating companies include LS Mecapion, SL, Samick THK, Sambo Motors, PHA, Baylis, Seongrim Advanced Industry, and other regional parts companies and demand companies, as well as robot finished product companies such as Doosan Robotics, HD Hyundai Robotics, and Neuromeka, totaling 10 places.
Hong Seongju, Deputy Mayor for Economic Affairs, said, "We will strategically foster the AI advanced robot industry, including humanoids, to support local companies in gaining competitiveness in the global market," and emphasized, "We hope this agreement will be a catalyst for cooperation among participating companies, and we will support the growth of robot specialized companies through various policies."
Through this agreement, the city and cooperating companies aim to strategically foster the AI robot industry, including humanoids, and strengthen the industrial value chain and jointly respond to ecosystem expansion.
In particular, they plan to promote substantial cooperation in △technology innovation and business promotion △building and linking cooperation models and demonstrations △expanding utilization to various industrial fields △training and securing local talent △creating a sustainable industrial base.
In the future, the city plans to expand policy support for cooperating companies and actively encourage alliances for technology collaboration and market entry between companies. They also plan to expand the testbed environment for demonstrating innovative technologies and support resources needed for product commercialization.
Meanwhile, the city has been laying the foundation for creating a national advanced strategic industry ecosystem, including the Korea Institute for Robot Industry Advancement, Global Robot Cluster, Mobile Cooperative Robot Regulation Free Zone, National Robot Test Field, and Global Innovation Zone.
Based on this, it is currently selecting the 'Humanoid and AI Advanced Robot Industry' as a future strategic industry and is advancing as the 'AI Robot Capital'.
This year, it was selected for the 'Mega City Cooperation Advanced Industry Fostering Support Project' promoted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and is developing the 'AI-based Mobile Dual-arm Robot'.

gimju@fnnews.com Kim Jangwook Reporter