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KG Mobility (KGM) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Korea Institute of Machinery and Technology (hereinafter referred to as the Korea Institute of Electronics and Telecommunications (ETRI) to develop AI humanoid technology to strengthen artificial intelligence technology capabilities.
The signing ceremony was held on March 19, 2026, at the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials in Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, and was attended by officials from each institution, including KGM CEO Hwang Ki-young, mechanical research director Ryu Seok-hyun, and ETRI CEO Bang Seung-chan.After signing an LOI related to self-driving AI technology with ETRI on the 16th, KGM is speeding up AI technology development through this MOU. This cooperation is part of a national project promoted by the Self-Growing AI Humanoid Strategy Research Group, and its core purpose is to secure global-level robot technology competitiveness and enhance mission performance capabilities in actual industrial sites.
Research institutes including mechanical research and ETRI, domestic universities, and overseas research institutes in the United States and Europe are participating in the strategic research team to develop K-AI humanoids that can coexist with humans in industrial sites and daily life.Through technical cooperation between the three parties, the development of customized robots that reflect the requirements of manufacturing sites will be promoted from the planning stage. Key collaborations include developing next-generation humanoid robots, verifying work capabilities, and evaluating on-site safety and adaptability. In particular, it will verify the ability to perform tasks in the high-level process and focus on evaluating safety problems that may arise in the process of collaborating with existing workers.KGM provides the actual production process, the automobile inspection process, and the part transfer and assembly process, as an empirical environment for evaluating the robot's performance and on-site adaptability.
This projects the practical requirements of the site into the development process. Mechanical Research Institute is responsible for the overall design of standard humanoid robot platforms optimized for industrial sites, as well as the development of driving hardware such as driving modules capable of high-load work and precise control, and full-body sensory systems. ETRI is responsible for developing next-generation intelligence that recognizes complex manufacturing environments and deals with fluid situations, and applying autonomous working algorithms to robots that understand workers' language instructions and judge themselves to perform tasks.
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