Nowrobotics (CEO Jong-Joo Lee) announced that it has signed an industry-academia cooperation agreement with Professor Se-Hoon Oh of the Department of Robotics at DGIST (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology) and its technology director (registered director) to develop a high-speed, high-precision industrial humanoid robot that can be actually applied in industrial sites, and has begun full-scale joint development.
The signing ceremony took place at Now Robotics' headquarters on the 11th, and the two parties formalized a joint research project aimed at developing core technologies and completing prototypes by 2026. This project aims to develop a high-speed, high-precision humanoid robot capable of precision work. Its core features include a modular structural design that optimizes output and stiffness for each joint, as well as a position-force hybrid control strategy that supports various task scenarios. Furthermore, a dynamic adaptive control algorithm that reflects changes in system characteristics in real time due to stiffness adjustments will be applied, creating a next-generation robot platform that overcomes the limitations of existing fixed-stiffness methods.
Global humanoid robot technology has focused on achieving "human-like movements," such as securing degrees of freedom, maintaining balance, and implementing walking abilities. While these technologies have excelled in demonstrations and research, practical applications in industrial settings requiring fast, accurate, and repeatable execution of predefined processes have been rare. This project is unique in that it aims to develop an industrial humanoid that simultaneously satisfies speed, precision, repeatability, and robustness.
Now Robotics is also preparing an expansion roadmap for autonomous industrial humanoids capable of performing complex tasks while moving by combining the technology acquired through this project with its autonomous mobile platform (NUGO series).
CEO Lee Jong-joo said, “While existing humanoids have mainly focused on research and development focused on walking and balance, we are aiming for a high-speed, precision industrial humanoid that can perform precise and fast tasks in actual industrial sites.” He added, “This project, which combines DGIST’s precision control technology and Now Robotics’ industrial platform technology, is a new attempt that simultaneously considers technological feasibility and commercialization.”
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