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’, with the participation of major industry, academia, research and government organisations from Korea and overseas, will officially launch on the 29th.
The alliance aims to secure global leadership in Physical AI.
The seven co-chairs include the ministers of the Ministry of Science and ICT, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, and the Ministry of SMEs and Startups; National Assembly members Jeong Dong-yeong (Democratic Party of Korea) and Choi Hyeong-du (People Power Party); the chairperson of the Korea Artificial Intelligence and Software Industry Association; and the chairperson 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 a collaborative platform for industry, academia, research and government.
The Physical AI Global Alliance will consist of 10 divisions in total: five ecosystem divisions (△Technology △Solutions △Governance △Talent △Global Cooperation) and five domain divisions (△ADV(AI Defined Vehicle) △Fully Autonomous Robots △Core Industries △ACR(AI Computing Resource) △Wellness Tech). The National IT Industry Promotion Agency will serve as the alliance secretariat and support its operations.
The five ecosystem divisions, led by Lim Woo-hyung, President of LG AI Research (Technology Division); Kim Yu-won, CEO of NAVER Cloud (Solutions Division); Min Ki-sik, CEO of SK Shieldus (Governance Division); Lee Kwang-hyung, President of KAIST (Talent Division); and Yoon Jeong-won, CEO of AWS Korea (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 leadership in Physical AI.
The five domain divisions will comprise Lee Dong-seok, CEO of Hyundai Motor Company (ADV Division); Kim Min-pyo, CEO of Doosan Robotics (Fully Autonomous Robots Division); Lee Sang-gyun, CEO of HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (Core Industries Division); Hwang Hee, CEO of Kakao Healthcare (Wellness Tech Division); and Baek Jun-ho, CEO of FuriosaAI, and Park Seong-hyeon, CEO of Rebellions (co-chairs of the ACR Division). They will discuss measures to promote the use of Physical AI technology development in the field, tailored to Korea’s industrial characteristics, as well as difficulties faced in the field.
In addition to the approximately 250 companies and organisations that attended the event, the Ministry of Science and ICT plans to keep the door open for participation in the alliance to interested domestic and international companies and organisations related to physical AI, and expand its scale by the end of the year.
The ministry plans to collaborate with the 'Manufacturing AX Alliance', launched in early September, by linking the sharing of the alliance's operational achievements and communication between companies demanding and supplying physical AI through the Industry AX and Ecosystem Division of the National AI Strategy Committee, chaired by the President.
Lim Moon-young, Vice Chairperson of the National AI Strategy Committee, said, "As the national AI strategy control tower, the National AI Strategy Committee has selected physical AI as a key strategic task and will provide unstinting policy support so that South 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. We will bring together 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, to build the physical AI ecosystem together with companies and universities, and actively support its expansion across the world."
Lee Soo-young, MTN reporter for Money Today Broadcasting
Source: MTN News (Reporter Lee Soo-young) | https://news.mtn.co.kr/news-detail/2025092520392092506