The Korea Automobile Mobility Industry Association (KAMA) and the Korea Robot Industry Association (KAR) have joined hands to strengthen global competitiveness through the convergence of the mobility and robot industries.

The Korea Automobile Mobility Industry Association (Chairman Kang Nam-hoon, hereinafter referred to as KAMA) and the Korea Robot Industry Association (Chairman Kim Jin-oh, hereinafter referred to as KAR) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the 24th at KINTEX in Goyang, where the RoboWorld exhibition is being held.

The signing ceremony was attended by KAMA Chairman Kang Nam-hoon, KAR Chairman Kim Jin-oh, Technology Guarantee Fund Executive Director Lee Sang-chang, Samkwang Group CEO Jeong Sun-baek, and Joo Won ES CEO Kim Jin-hoo.

This agreement aims to enhance technological advancement and the competitiveness of Korean companies in the global market through the convergence of the mobility and robotics industries, and the two associations plan to cooperate closely in various fields.

Looking at the main contents, they decided to actively pursue: △ promoting technological convergence between the mobility and robot industries and supporting the development of new technologies through this; △ discovering policies that can allow the two industries to develop together and making suggestions to the government and related organizations; △ mutual cooperation in related exhibitions and conferences to activate industry exchanges; △ activating international cooperation projects to enter overseas markets; △ sharing statistics and data related to the mobility and robot industries.

Kang Nam-hoon, Chairman of KAMA, said, “Both autonomous vehicles and robots recognize the environment through high-performance sensors and AI, process data in real time, and operate autonomously.The mobility industry and the robotics industry share many core technologies such as sensors, motors, control technology, batteries, and AI, and the two associations must jointly develop and respond to them,” he said. “In particular, in manufacturing sites such as automobile factories, automated robots and smart factoring can solve the labor shortage problem and simultaneously increase productivity. This cooperation between the two industries will provide an innovative solution to securing the competitiveness of our industry.”

The two associations plan to develop future cooperation plans and promote collaboration to create tangible results so that the two industries can mutually develop through expanded cooperation in mobility and robotics technology and strengthen the competitiveness of our companies in the global market.