KETI, KIRIA, Doosan Robotics Join Hands to Support K-Robot Push Into Europe

The Korea Electronics Technology Institute (KETI) said Wednesday it has signed a multilateral memorandum of understanding with the Korea Institute for Robot Industry Advancement (KIRIA) and Doosan Robotics for research and development (R&D) cooperation in the advanced robotics field. The agreement was signed Monday at Doosan Robotics' European office in Frankfurt, Germany.

The agreement was pursued to expand support for domestic robot and related manufacturing companies entering the European market, using the Korea-Czech Advanced Robot Industry Cooperation Center being established at the Czech Technical University in Prague as a foundation for cooperation. Achieving international joint research and technical cooperation in the advanced robotics field is the shared goal of the three organizations.

Under the agreement, the three organizations plan to cooperate in: expanding domestic robot companies' entry into the European market; building and jointly utilizing a local cooperation network based on the Korea-Czech Advanced Robot Industry Cooperation Center; cultivating robotics specialists and operating education programs; holding joint seminars, exhibitions, and technology exchanges; and pursuing international joint projects to invigorate global robot industry cooperation.

KETI will play a leading role in identifying joint R&D projects and supporting technology demonstration and commercialization. KIRIA will be responsible for establishing the policy foundation for domestic companies' entry into the European market. Doosan Robotics will use its European office as a local cooperation hub to support technology demonstration and the expansion of its local European network. Through this agreement, the three organizations aim to establish a foundation for domestic robot companies to enter the European market more effectively.

"This agreement will serve as an opportunity to closely connect research sites with global production bases, expanding the growth foundation for domestic companies," KETI President Noh Geon-gi said. "Based on KETI's physical AI technology capabilities and overseas networks, we will expand corporate support so that domestic companies can further strengthen their global competitiveness."