Seoul National University College of Engineering has partnered with the industry to foster talent in the field of 'Physical AI,' which has emerged as a core technology in the robotics industry.

Seoul National University’s Robotics Research Institute and the Department of Mechanical Engineering have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with MDS Tech, a company specializing in AI embedded solutions, and decided to establish an industry-academia cooperation system that links education and research with industrial sites.

This agreement was established to foster practical talent by combining the research capabilities of universities with the practical skills of companies, amidst the growing importance of physical AI technology, which enables robots to perform perception, judgment, and action in real-world environments.

The Seoul National University Robotics Institute has recently been focusing its efforts on expanding the related ecosystem by holding various events for robot research exchange and technology dissemination.

Under the agreement, MDS Tech supports the 'Creative Engineering Design' course, a representative subject of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Seoul National University, based on its technical capabilities as the official distributor of the NVIDIA Jetson platform in Korea.

This class is a hands-on course where students design and build robots themselves, and it is an iconic educational program at Seoul National University that has long produced talent in mechanical design.
<bMDS Tech plans to provide customized training by deploying industry experts to enable students participating in the class to effectively utilize the 'Jetson Orin Nano Super Development Kit,' a core robot processor.

In addition, NVIDIA Korea's deep learning education program is integrated to support students in experiencing everything from AI model development to robot system implementation.

Through this, the course is planned to be operated as a full-stack robot engineer training program encompassing both hardware and software.

This collaboration is expected to serve as a catalyst for accelerating the 'AI Transformation (AIX),' which integrates AI technology into existing machine design-centered education.

In the future, the scope of education is expected to expand to include intelligent robot design and application research utilizing the latest AI computing technology.

Seoul National University assessed that the experience of students intelligentizing systems based on AI boards used in actual industries will serve as a meaningful example of physical AI education in Korea.

MDS Tech also announced plans to contribute to strengthening the competitiveness of the domestic physical AI industry by continuously expanding AI robot education and technical support for universities and research institutions, starting with this collaboration.