As robotics have been developed, the industry has taken more robots uninterrupted to automatically automatically. More than 5 new industrial robots were installed worldwide in 2021, the total number of robots per industry has increased by more than 4 million each. IFRThe
Industrial robots usually acquire repetitive tasks, but they seem challenging to perform specific tasks, manage fine materials and adjust to changing conditions – a restaurant’s kitchen robot will find more ways than being helpful. That’s why many industrial processes are still manual.
South Korea Startup Rlwrld This problem is to solve a foundational AI model that has specially created for robotics by combining large language models with conventional robotics software. The agency says that this model will enable robots to make a quick and quick movement and to perform some “logical argument”.
“Using the Foundation Model of the RLWRLD, learning and copying people’s skills that require a lot of manual work, makes the working environment more efficient,” Jong-Hi Rue, founder and CEO of RLWRLD, said in the exclusive interview with TechCunch.
Startup is now coming out of the stealth with the 21 billion KRW (about $ 14.8 million) seed funds. The round was led by Venture Capital Farm Hushade, and Mire Asset Venture Investment and Global Brain also invested.
Significantly, RLWRLD has attracted a long list of large strategic investors – Group, PKSA, Mitsui Chemical, Shimadju and KDDI, brought from Japan; LG Electronics from Korea and SK Telecom; And produce amber from India.
RLWRLD says the seed fund will be used to fund the proof-off-concept projects with its strategic investors; Protect computing infrastructure for collecting broad data such as GPU, purchase robots and devices; And hire top research talent. Rue says the startup will also use new meaning to develop advanced hand movements associated with five fingers-a power that has not yet been shown by competitors like Tesla, Figure AI and 1X.
RULWRLDO says RULWRLDO is also working to explore different ways to automatically with its strategic investors Human -centric Using the AI model. They are preparing for a humanoid -based autonomous autonomous action demonstration at the end of this year, Rue said. Also, the company is working to develop a platform that can support different types of robots, including industry, allies, autonomous mobile robots and humanoids.
Founded in 2024, the RLWRLD is the third startup of ARYU. Its second launch, Olaoraks was acquired by Intel in 2002And eventually his computer became a Vision Department in Intel’s Korea R&D Center. And in 2015, he founded A Startup Accelerator, Future GameIt focuses on deep technology companies.
Asked when he was inspired to start a new company again, Rue said that he noticed how fast AI startups were growing in the United States, Europe and China, while the comparative AI startups in Korea and Japan were relatively absent.
He talked about their challenges with more than 30 AI professors in Korea and Japan – from the lack of infrastructure like data and GPUs and the obstacles that discouraged them to launch an initiative – and available opportunities.
“I have decided that prioritizing Robotics Foundation models (RFM) more than the technically saturated field of LLMs would be strategically beneficial, capitalizing on significant global power production in Korea and Japan,” he said.
Only then did he bring six professors from South Korea’s top Korea top Korea, including Caust, SNU and PostTek to launch the RLWRLD.
RLWRLD is not alone in dealing with this problem. Startups like Skilled AI and Physical intellect Greater companies like Tesla are creating similar foundational models for robotics, Google DipmindAnd Nvidia.
However, ARYU believes that its startup has started a good start, as it already has AI and Robotics experts that need to develop foundational models for robotics, as well as humanized robots with higher degrees (DOF).
“Excessively, [such companies] Usually rely on low-doof robots like two-finger grippers. RLWRLD has already secured a high-doof reference robot and therefore expecting the results of higher performance, “he said.
The ARYU also says that thanks to its strategic investors, RLWRLD can quickly collect valuable data from nearby production sites. In 2024, A report It was indicated that Japan and South Korea were collectively 9.2% of global production production.
The goal of the RLWRLD is to generate earning earnings through the Proof-off-Concept (POC) projects and strategic partners earlier this year.
The long -term target of startup is to fill the factory, logistic center and retail store and even robots that can be used to help household work in the home environment. In the meantime, the priority is to notice industries as they are willing to pay the maximum and there is a demand for automation.
Startup has 13 employees.