Commercialization of AI Robots, Service Robots and Humanoid Robots

Research Direction and Need: The AI robot market is showing explosive growth due to the convergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and robot technology. AI robots are leading innovation in various industries such as manufacturing, medical care, and logistics, and the market size is expected to expand more than three times over the next 10 years. The global AI robot market is expected to grow 280% by 2030 to reach 64 billion dollars (about 85 trillion won). This is a phenomenon that combines technological advances in AI-based robots with increasing demand for automation by companies. The AI robot market is expected to grow four times faster than the overall robot market. This is because AI-based robots are differentiated in autonomy, learning ability, and complex task performance capabilities from existing automated robots. The Ulsan regional economy is weakening the international competitiveness of the three major industries, automobiles, shipbuilding, and petrochemicals, due to the recent decline in oil prices, falling exchange rates, and deteriorating domestic and foreign economic conditions, such as the yen. Ulsan's potential growth rate is estimated at 2.2%, and continuous economic growth and industrial structure innovation are needed. Therefore, this study focuses on automobile and ship-related industries amid the prediction of rapid growth in the AI robot market, and needs to break away from traditional industries in specialized regional economies and establish themselves as future industries. The necessity of this study is to closely analyze the flow of AI robots and service robot industries and humanoid robot industries, which are establishing themselves as future industries, and to strengthen strategic responses and investments so that the regional economy can become global competitive.