At the ‘1st Industrial AI Expo’ held on the 3rd at COEX Magok Convention Centre in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, AI start-up Clevi is showcasing a humanoid robot implementing Physical AI that learns human movements. /Photo=News1
The ‘Physical AI Global Alliance’, involving major industry, academic, research and government organisations from Korea and abroad, will officially launch on the 29th.
The alliance aims to secure global leadership in Physical AI.
The seven co-chairs include the Ministers of Science and ICT, Trade, Industry and Energy, and SMEs and Start-ups; National Assembly members Jeong Dong-yeong (Democratic Party of Korea) and Choi Hyeong-du (People Power Party); the president of the Korea Artificial Intelligence and Software Industry Association; and the president of the Korea Automobile and Mobility Association.
Hyundai Motor Company, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, LG AI Research and other leading Physical AI demand and supply companies, universities and research institutes will participate in the alliance as an industry–academia–research–government collaboration platform.
The Physical AI Global Alliance comprises 10 divisions in total: five ecosystem divisions (△technology △solutions △governance △talent △global cooperation) and five domain divisions (△ADV (AI Defined Vehicle) △fully autonomous robots △key industries △ACR (AI Computing Resource) △wellness tech). The National IT Industry Promotion Agency will serve as the alliance secretariat and support its operation.
The five ecosystem divisions, led by Lim Woo-hyeong, president of LG AI Research (head of the technology division); Kim Yu-won, CEO of NAVER Cloud (head of the solutions division); Min Ki-sik, CEO of SK Shieldus (head of the governance division); Lee Kwang-hyung, president of KAIST (head of the talent division); and Yoon Jeong-won, CEO of AWS Korea (head of the global cooperation division), will develop public–private cooperation models, strategies for responding to international standardisation and policy directions to gain an advantage in the global competition for technological supremacy in Physical AI.
The five domain divisions comprise Lee Dong-seok, CEO of Hyundai Motor Company (head of the ADV division); Kim Min-pyo, CEO of Doosan Robotics (head of the fully autonomous robots division); Lee Sang-gyun, CEO of HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (head of the key industries division); Hwang Hee, CEO of Kakao Healthcare (head of the wellness tech division); and Baek Jun-ho, CEO of FuriosaAI, and Park Seong-hyeon, CEO of Rebellions (co-heads of the ACR division). They will discuss measures to promote the use of Physical AI technology development in the field in line with Korea’s industrial characteristics, as well as difficulties encountered in the field.
In addition to the approximately 250 companies and organisations that attended the event, the Ministry of Science and ICT plans to open participation in the alliance to domestic and international companies and organisations involved in physical AI that wish to join, and expand its scale by the end of the year.
The alliance plans to collaborate with the 'Manufacturing AX Alliance', which was launched in early September, by linking the sharing of the alliance's operational outcomes and communication between physical AI demand and supply companies through the Industrial AX and Ecosystem Subcommittee of the National Artificial Intelligence Strategy Committee, chaired by the President.
Im Moon-young, Vice Chairperson of the National Artificial Intelligence Strategy Committee, said, "As the national AI strategy control tower, the National Artificial Intelligence Strategy Committee has selected physical AI as a key strategic task and will provide full policy support so that the Republic of Korea can secure a leading position in the global market."
Minister of Science and ICT Bae Kyung-hoon emphasised, "Securing global leadership in physical AI is important to achieving the goal of becoming one of the world's three leading AI powers. By combining the capabilities of the Government, including the Ministry of Science and ICT, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, and the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, we will actively support the establishment of a physical AI ecosystem with companies and universities, and its expansion into the world."
Lee Su-young, MTN reporter at MoneyToday Broadcasting
Source: MTN News (Reporter Lee Su-young) | https://news.mtn.co.kr/news-detail/2025092520392092506