Gyeonggi Province to Establish 'Physical AI Diffusion Center' in Siheung by Year-End to Support Nearby Industrial Complexes

The Gyeonggi Provincial Government plans to establish a Physical Artificial Intelligence (AI) Diffusion Center in Siheung as early as the end of this year.

On May 8, the Gyeonggi Provincial Government held a kick-off briefing session for the "Gyeonggi-do Physical AI Diffusion Center Establishment and Operation Project," discussing the construction of the Siheung Physical AI Diffusion Center and the operation plans for the Seongnam Center, among other topics.

The Gyeonggi-do Physical AI Diffusion Center Establishment and Operation Project is a program entrusted by the Gyeonggi Provincial Government to the private operator, the Vunect Consortium. At the kick-off briefing, the Vunect Consortium unveiled plans for the creation of the Siheung Physical AI Diffusion Center, which is set to be built in Jeongwang-dong, Siheung, and discussed future operational strategies for the Gyeonggi-do Physical AI Diffusion Center that opened last year in Seongnam.

The Vunect Consortium announced its intention to complete an 838-square-meter Physical AI Diffusion Center in Jeongwang-dong, Siheung, by the end of the year, in order to support manufacturing companies in the Siheung, Banwol, and Sihwa industrial complexes.

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The Siheung Center is set to be established as an open demonstration robot station, reflecting the policy direction of the Gyeonggi Provincial Government, the industrial characteristics of Siheung, and field feedback, so that companies can examine and test technologies based on their actual production challenges. The center will serve as a hub, providing support for technology verification, education, consulting, and demonstration linkage, all in one place.

Plans for operating the Seongnam Physical AI Diffusion Center were also presented. The Gyeonggi Provincial Government announced its intention to utilize the 451-square-meter center, which opened in Seongnam in December last year, to promote company-specific consulting and support for the adoption and demonstration of robots.

The Vunect Consortium proposed operating literacy, advanced, and hands-on education programs at the Seongnam Center, allowing companies to learn about physical AI, experience it, and assess the feasibility of its adoption. The consortium also suggested diagnosing challenges faced by visiting companies, reviewing the technical feasibility of solutions, providing robot demonstrations and customized consultations, and facilitating industry-academia-research cooperation.

The Gyeonggi Provincial Government plans to review the suggestions and improvement ideas raised at the kick-off briefing and incorporate them into the ongoing implementation of the project.

Lee Sujae, Director of the A Industry Promotion Division at the Gyeonggi Provincial Government, stated, "This kick-off briefing session is an opportunity to review the direction of the Physical AI Diffusion Center project together with related organizations and companies. We will faithfully incorporate the opinions gathered in the field to support manufacturing and logistics companies in the province so that they can introduce physical AI into their production processes and achieve tangible results."

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