Opening of the 'Daedong-KIRO Robotics Center'

Goal to Develop Three Types of Robots by 2025

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Cheol-hyun] Daedong announced on the 1st that it will jointly operate the 'Daedong-KIRO Robotics Center' with the Korea Institute of Robot Convergence (KIRO) to conduct core technology research and product development for entering the robot business.

Daedong and KIRO plan to develop by 2025 ▲a follower robot for autonomous crop transportation ▲an electric robot manager usable throughout the entire crop cycle including tillage, sowing, and harvesting ▲an indoor delivery robot. The follower robot will perform crop transportation using environmental recognition technology. The electric robot manager will apply outdoor autonomous driving technology, and the indoor delivery robot will utilize indoor autonomous driving technology.

Daedong-Kiro Robotics Center

Based on its experience in mass production of commercial products such as agricultural machinery and mobility, Daedong will be responsible for hardware and driving control research of the jointly developed robots. KIRO will take charge of software such as autonomous driving in the robotics field. The goal is to secure core technologies necessary for robot development and successfully mass-produce the products.

Won Yoo-hyun, CEO of Daedong, said, "Robots will accelerate the construction of the future agriculture world based on Agtech and platforms that Daedong aims to create," adding, "The Robotics Center is the starting point for Daedong's entry into the robot business and a turning point to leap into a specialized robotics company."