Manufacturing Productivity Direction Found in 'Collaborative Robots'
Published2018.02.07 17:53Regulatory Improvement through 'Collaborative Robot Safety Guidelines' for Expansion
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy held an 'Intelligent Robot Industry Development Strategy Consultation Meeting' to advance the robot industry and secure competitiveness of small and medium-sized manufacturers.
This consultation meeting was held as part of resolving structural problems in the domestic industry and implementing follow-up measures to the 'New Government's Industrial Policy Direction' announced in December 2017. It was convened to find development strategies for the robot industry that can increase manufacturing productivity and contribute to creating new jobs.
The Ministry plans to support productivity improvement by distributing collaborative robots to small and medium-sized manufacturing sectors. Accordingly, the policy is to provide new solutions to companies facing labor shortages by distributing and expanding robots centered on smart factory construction companies and root industries.
Additionally, the Ministry will promote commercialization of service robots in five promising fields with large growth potential: △smart home, △medical/rehabilitation, △disaster/safety, △unmanned transport, and △agricultural robots.
Service robots with high development demand and growth potential will be selected for each of the five fields, and joint development between robot companies and major users will be promoted along with test bed provision.
To secure competitiveness in the three major robot components—actuators, sensing, and control—a mid-to-long-term component development strategy will be established, and research and development will be concentrated in accordance with priorities. A joint 'Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Robot Application/Industrialization Promotion Team' will be organized by telecommunications companies, robot companies, and research institutions, and development of artificial intelligence (AI) platforms for robot integration will also be pursued.
To improve regulations that hinder robot proliferation, 'Collaborative Robot Safety Guidelines' will be established, and new robot service jobs providing specialized consulting for item verification and prototype production will be expanded.
In connection with the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, the world's first ski robot competition will be held, and robots for torch relay and guide robots will be showcased. Through competitions such as the International Robot Contest (October, Ilsan) and Robot Convergence Festival (August, Daejeon), the Ministry plans to discover talented individuals and enhance interest in robots.
Moon Seung-wook, Director of the Industrial Base Division at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, urged that "industry, academia, and research institutions work together so that our robot industry can acquire global competitiveness and further contribute to job creation for youth." He also emphasized that the government will make efforts to produce visible results through prompt implementation of the 'Intelligent Robot Industry Development Strategy' including leading projects for collaborative robots and service robots, strengthening innovation capabilities, and creating new markets.
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