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2 days ago
PolicyKR

Korea clears Robros to put 20 walking humanoids beside workers at chip, auto, shipyard and logistics sites

Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said in a press release on Oct 13 that its regulatory sandbox committee approved a trial in which Robros deploys 20 humanoid robots at sites run by Nepes, Sungwoo Hitech, HD Hyundai Samho and Delivery Lab, lifting a fencing rule written for fixed industrial robots. The same meeting allowed Maum AI to run a four-legged patrol robot on public riverside walkways for the first time.

1 sourceRobros
15 days ago
PolicyKR

Korea plans to put 200,000 AI robots into service by 2030, starting with more than 1,700 government purchases in 2027

South Korea's National Advanced Strategic Industry Committee adopted a plan on September 30 to deploy 200,000 AI robots by 2030, about 15,000 through public procurement and 185,000 through private adoption. The state will buy more than 1,700 units in 2027 for public safety, labour-short sites and education, and will widen purchases to public enterprises and local governments from 2028.

0 sourcesHyundai Motor GroupRainbow RoboticsDoosan RoboticsRobot Foundation ModelsFleet Orchestration Software
Sep 10, 2026
PolicyKR

Korea plans more than fivefold rise in humanoid core-parts budget to 62 billion won for 2027

South Korea's finance ministry said the 2027 budget proposal raises spending on sensors, actuators and humanoid batteries to 62 billion won from 11.6 billion won, after the three were named super-innovation leading projects in July. The money will fund technology development and field demonstrations, inside an industry ministry budget that rises 40.5% to 13.2573 trillion won.

5 sourcesRainbow RoboticsElectric ActuatorsHarmonic / Strain-Wave Gears
Jun 29, 2026
PolicyKR

Korea makes physical AI one of three national mega projects, aiming for global top three in AI robots by 2030

Seoul on June 29 named physical AI alongside semiconductors and AI data centres as a national mega project and set out a '3M' plan for AI robots. The plan targets ten industry-specific humanoids commercialised by 2028, 1,000 robot deployments a year, data factories for ten sectors and a robot foundry in Saemangeum tied to Hyundai Motor Group investment.

4 sourcesHyundai Motor GroupNVIDIAGoogleRobot Foundation ModelsWorld Models
Mar 23, 2026
PolicyKR

Korea opens bidding for a 9.7bn won humanoid robot safety certification centre in Daegu

South Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy on 23 March 2026 invited proposals to build a dedicated safety and security certification centre for humanoid robots, with up to 9,681 million won of government funding over 2026 to 2030. The lead institution must secure cash or in-kind backing from a Daegu-area local government, and by the final year the centre is expected to set three group standards and win KOLAS accreditation.

6 sourcesRainbow RoboticsDoosan RoboticsLG Electronics
Apr 10, 2025
PolicyKR

Korea forms K-Humanoid Alliance of about 40 groups, targeting a shared robot brain and sub-60kg, 50-joint humanoids by 2028

South Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy launched the K-Humanoid Alliance in Seoul on 10 April 2025, with about 40 companies, universities and other organisations signing a cooperation agreement aimed at making Korea the world's leading humanoid nation by 2030. The ministry expects more than 1 trillion won of public and private investment by 2030 and set 2028 targets for a shared robot AI foundation model and for humanoids under 60kg with more than 50 degrees of freedom.

3 sourcesRainbow RoboticsAeiROBOTHoliday RoboticsRobot Foundation ModelsElectric Actuators