The Korea Institute of Robotics and Convergence (KIRC) and Daitech Research Institute signed a business agreement for cooperation in the robotics and materials industries.

The Korea Institute of Robotics and Convergence (KIRO) announced on the 3rd that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Daitech Research Institute at the Pohang KIRO Safety Robot Demonstration Center to foster the robot and material industry and promote mutual exchange.

This agreement aims to strengthen the competitiveness of materials and components technologies, which are increasingly important in the advancement of the robotics industry, and to expand cooperation based on demonstrations for practical application. The two organizations plan to leverage their respective research capabilities and infrastructure to produce joint achievements in the field of robotics-materials convergence technology and establish a collaborative model applicable to industrial settings.

Under the agreement, the two organizations will exchange technology and market information related to the robotics and materials industries, as well as pursue joint research on robotics-applied materials and components and physical AI-based research. They will also engage in a variety of technological exchange activities, including joint research on robotics-materials convergence technologies, shared use of research and analysis equipment and facilities, and joint seminars and workshops.

Choi Jae-hong, Director of Daitech Research Institute, said, “This agreement will serve as a starting point for jointly developing material technologies required in the robotics industry,” and added, “We will strengthen cooperation so that it can lead to joint technology development, verification, and commercialization based on corporate needs.”

Kang Ki-won, president of the Korea Institute of Robotics and Convergence, explained, “As robot technology advances and the importance of materials and components technology grows, this agreement is a strategic collaboration that will lead to strengthening the competitiveness of core robot materials and components technology and establishing a verification base.” He added, “Based on the strengths of both organizations, we will focus on creating results that can lead to expansion into industrial sites.”

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