Expanding 'Physical AI On-Site Education' Connecting Universities and Businesses
Gyeonggi Province held the ‘Physical AI Corporate Visits and Industry Exchange Program’ on the 24th at the Gyeonggi Physical AI Lab in Seongnam to allow university students to directly experience the technology and industrial sites of physical artificial intelligence (Physical AI) companies.
Physical AI is technology in which artificial intelligence combines with physical devices such as robots, machines, and equipment to recognize, judge, and control actual environments. The province is promoting the construction of a related industrial ecosystem to demonstrate Physical AI technology at manufacturing sites and support its adoption and application by small and medium-sized enterprises. The Gyeonggi Physical AI Lab is also being utilized as a space for education and industry exchange, in addition to technology demonstration by companies.
Approximately 30 participants, including students from Gachon University's IT Convergence College, took part in the program. They examined the major products and technologies of companies in the Gyeonggi Physical AI Lab and looked at various Physical AI use cases including AI-based equipment management automation, ICT·AI·robot convergence, integrated care, safety monitoring, and learning analytics.
A question-and-answer session with industry representatives followed, with topics covering industry trends, technology development, and entrepreneurship. Participants also experienced the process of real equipment and programs working together at the performance testing facility (testbed).
Starting with this program, the province plans to continuously expand Physical AI education in collaboration with universities. Rather than simple site visits, the province will discover various curricula tailored to each university's majors and student levels, including corporate visits, technology experience, and software practice. On the 28th, an ‘NVIDIA Isaac Sim-based Physical AI Experience Program’ will be operated for students in the Semiconductor Design and AI Automation departments at the Korea Polytechnic University Seongnam Campus.
Lee Su-jae, head of Gyeonggi Province's AI Industry Promotion Division, said, “For the Physical AI industry to grow, opportunities for future talent to experience actual industrial sites are important alongside companies' technology development,” and added, “We will actively utilize the Gyeonggi Physical AI Lab as a space where universities, companies, and students meet, learn, and exchange.”