Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy Announces 2020 Intelligent Robot Implementation Plan
Deployment of 1,500 robots in manufacturing and service industries
11.6 billion won invested in localization of core components and software


1,500 robots will be deployed this year alone, mainly in the manufacturing and four major service sectors.

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced the '2020 Intelligent Robot Implementation Plan' on the 4th. This implementation plan is the first annual plan established to implement the '3rd Intelligent Robot Basic Plan (2019~2023)' announced last August.

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and related ministries plan to invest 127.1 billion won this year alone to implement the tasks of the 3rd Basic Plan, including ▲ expanding the supply of manufacturing robots centered on the three major manufacturing sectors, ▲ intensively fostering the four major service robot sectors, and ▲ strengthening the fundamental strength of the robot industry ecosystem.

First, we will promote the distribution of 500 manufacturing robots by targeting vulnerable industries (basic industries, textiles, and food and beverages), where robot adoption is lower than in other industries, as new sources of demand.

To apply and demonstrate the 14 standard models of robot-utilizing processes developed in 2019, support will be provided to over 90 demand companies for the supply of 500 manufacturing robots, including collaborative robots, workplace safety certification, and training for employees, and 23 additional standard models of robot-utilizing processes will be developed.

In addition, financial support programs such as lease and rental services and preferential loan interest rates are promoted to create an environment where companies can voluntarily expand the adoption of robots.

In addition, 1,000 units will be distributed, focusing on four promising service sectors with high growth potential (care, wearables, medical, and logistics).

In addition to launching the development of new service robots such as clothing robots, spinal surgery robots, and parking robots (5.9 billion won), support will be provided for the distribution of 700 care robots, 90 wearable robots, 10 medical robots, and 200 logistics robots.

In particular, to address regulations that hinder the widespread adoption of service robots, we plan to operate a 'Robot Regulation Innovation Support Center' and establish a roadmap for promoting regulatory improvements in the robotics sector.

Finally, it supports the localization of core robot components and software, demonstration linked to demand centers, and the convergence of 5G, AI, and robots.

3 major core components (smart gripper, intelligent controller, autonomous driving sensor; 2.4 billion Development of the four major software (grasping technology SW, robot SW platform, image information processing SW, HRI technology; 1.8 billion won) will commence.

In addition, the plan is to promote a robot component demonstration project (1.2 billion won) to verify domestic robot components by applying them to robots of robot manufacturing companies, and to provide new support for the development and demonstration of collaborative intelligence modules (2.4 billion won) and the establishment of a 5G-based manufacturing robot demonstration infrastructure (3.8 billion won).