'Commuting with Robots' ... Kim Jang-ho, Mayor of Gumi, Marks 1st Anniversary of the 8th Civilian Administration

Gumi City, which launched on July 1 last year under the slogan ‘New Hope Gumi Era,’ has reached the first anniversary of the 8th elected administration by tirelessly striving for change and innovation.

Kim Jang-ho, Mayor of Gumi, Commutes to Work with a Robot.

Mayor Kim Jang-ho took another step toward industrial innovation by walking along the newly created city hall promenade at the city hall entrance on his way to work, accompanied by senior officials and the quadruped robot 'Vision60.'

The quadruped robot ‘Vision60’ that accompanied the walk was manufactured by Ghost Robotics Technology, a robot-specialized startup company. Through technology transfer from the U.S.-based quadruped robot developer Ghost Robotics, it secured the rights to produce and distribute robots in Korea.

‘Vision60’ is currently the highest-spec quadruped robot developed and is closest to outdoor commercialization. It boasts superior performance compared to competitors, having been deployed in actual operations as a patrol robot at a U.S. Air Force base.

Ghost Robotics Technology has been establishing manufacturing infrastructure at its Gumi factory since September with a monthly production target of 100 units and plans to gradually increase production capacity to 6,000 units annually. As seen in collaborations with the Ministry of National Defense and defense industry robots, demand is expected to grow across various fields, raising expectations for its active role.

After completing a lap around the promenade and entering the city hall lobby, Mayor Kim moved to his office, greeted by the autonomous serving robot ‘ServiLift.’ In this setting, the serving robot was shown delivering approval documents to Mayor Kim, who then approved them.

A serving robot delivering approval documents, which have been managed in the office, to Mayor Kim for approval.

The first approval of the second year of the 8th elected administration was for the plan to conclude the first investment agreement. This reflects the determination not to rest on the achievement of attracting 3.79 trillion KRW in investments within one year but to accelerate toward an era of 30 trillion KRW in investment attraction.

'ServiLift' is a product developed by Bear Robotics, based in Silicon Valley, USA, with a production base at Gumi Intops. It mass-produces robots and has formed partnerships with leading companies such as KT, McDonald’s, and SoftBank, gaining attention as a next-generation unicorn company.

As part of administrative innovation, the city plans to establish an autonomous serving robot system within the city hall by July to create an efficient work system by utilizing Bear Robotics’ ‘ServiLift’ for interdepartmental document delivery and other tasks previously handled manually.

The robot industry is one of the six national advanced industries that the government has announced for focused development. It is a field that can collaborate and integrate with Gumi’s defense and semiconductor industries, and synergy effects are expected through the creation of an ecosystem for robot production.

The city is laying the foundation to develop into a forward base for the robot industry by implementing projects such as the Robot Job Innovation Center Construction Project, Smart Transport Logistics Autonomous Robot Platform Construction Project, and Agile Manufacturing Demonstration Base for Electronic Convergence Components for Service Robots. It plans to continuously grow the robot industry sector to secure driving force for regional industrial growth.

Mayor Kim Jang-ho said, “Walking with robots on the way to work was intended to convey a message of hope and vision that Gumi can be reborn as a manufacturing base for the robot industry,” adding, “We will strive even harder to bring about changes that citizens can truly feel.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.