Mapo-gu Begins Leap to Become a Leading City in Robot and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technology

Exploring JMR Robotics, a Robot Company at DMC Advanced Industry Center in Mapo-gu on April 1-2
Park Gang-su, Mayor of Mapo-gu, "Creating a Robot AI-Friendly Foundation to Lead Future Industries and Elevate Mapo-gu"

A robot greeting Park Gang-su, Mayor of Mapo District, and his party.

Mapo-gu (Mayor Park Gang-su) made a vigorous leap forward to foster the core future technology of the ‘robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) industry’ by visiting the robotics company ‘JM Robotics (JMR)’ located at the Sangam-dong DMC Advanced Industry Center on the 1st and 2nd of this month.

“Hello. Welcome, Mapo-gu staff,” greeted a smiling ‘humanoid robot’ at the entrance to the Mapo-gu delegation led by Mayor Park Gang-su.

This company visit was conducted to support the innovative growth of robotics and AI companies and to select the robotics and AI industry, which represents the 4th industrial revolution, as a core future project of Mapo-gu, in order to establish and promote the district’s strategic policies going forward.

The Mapo-gu delegation, composed of departments related to education, child and elderly welfare, and digital computing, visited the company over two days to gain a comprehensive understanding of the robotics business, experience robots firsthand, and explore ways to foster coexistence in the robotics industry through public-private cooperation. They also had time to hear the company’s opinions on the current status and challenges of the robotics industry.

Based on this, Mapo-gu plans to form a consortium with local robotics companies and participate in Seoul City’s ‘Smart Robot Zone’ contest, which runs until the 26th.

The district aims to integrate robotics and AI technology into representative welfare, care, and education projects of Mapo-gu to develop a public service robot operation model that residents can directly experience.

Furthermore, leveraging the industrial characteristics of Mapo-gu?where Sangam-dong DMC (Digital Media City) is located, with a high proportion of information and communication industries and a concentration of IT-related service industries such as digital content, software development, and computer programming?the district plans to take the lead as a pioneer of the 4th industrial revolution.

In February, the district secured momentum for future strategic projects by establishing a Future Strategy Project Team through a large-scale organizational restructuring. Since last year, it has widely utilized AI technologies such as a crowd density analysis system and an automatic blocking system to prevent flooding in underground passages.

Mayor Park Gang-su of Mapo-gu stated, “As the application areas of robotics and AI expand into daily life, we anticipate limitless growth for Mapo-gu. We will do our best to foster and promote future growth projects that lead the 4th industrial revolution by building consensus among all Mapo-gu residents, including children and youth, and creating a robotics and AI-friendly environment in this era of coexistence with robotics and AI.”

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