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Seoul AI Foundation, robot agency team up on physical AI services

The Seoul AI Foundation has signed an agreement with the state-run Korea Institute for Robot Industry Advancement (KIRIA) to develop joint projects that combine artificial intelligence and robotics to address the city’s needs, the foundation said Friday. The memorandum of understanding was signed Oct. 7 at Smart Life Week 2026, an artificial intelligence (AI) and smart city exhibition hosted by…

Seoul AI Foundation, robot agency team up on physical AI services

The Seoul AI Foundation and the Korea Institute for Robot Industry Advancement (KIRIA) have entered into a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on projects integrating artificial intelligence and robotics to meet the needs of the city, announced the foundation on Friday. The agreement was signed on October 7 during Smart Life Week 2026, an AI and smart city exhibition organized by the Seoul Metropolitan Government at Coex in southern Seoul.

Kim Man-gi, chairman of the Seoul AI Foundation, and Cho Young-hoon, president of KIRIA, participated in the signing ceremony. The Seoul AI Foundation, a city-funded entity, specializes in developing AI policies and services for Seoul. KIRIA, operating under the industry ministry, aims to promote the country's robot industry. With AI increasingly being applied to the realm of physical AI, where AI systems control robots and other machines in the real world, the two organizations will share information and expertise in AI and robot policy, technology, and industry. They will also jointly identify and execute projects and cooperate on exhibitions.

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