As robotics have developed, the industry has permanently adopted the robot to automate many types of grant tasks. In 2023, more than 540,000 new industrial robots were installed worldwide, with more than 4 million total industrial robots. Ifr.
Industrial robots usually perform well in repeated tasks, but they find it difficult to perform precise tasks, handle delicate materials, and adjust changing conditions – a restaurant’s kitchen will be more way to be helpful, for example. That is why many industrial processes are still manual.
The start of South Korea rlwrld This problem is to solve with a basic AI model that it has specifically built for robotics by connecting large language models with traditional robotics software. The company says the model will enable the robot to do sharp and fruitful movements and make some “logical reasoning”.
“Using the RLWRLD foundation model, a process that requires a lot of manual work can be fully automated by learning and copying human skills, making the work environment more efficient.”
Now start -up is out of stealth, with seeds financing 21 billion KRWs (about $ 14.8 million). The period was led by Hashid, Venture Capital Firm Hashid, and my asset was also invested by Venture Investment and Global Brian.
In particular, RLWRLD has attracted a long list of major strategic investors from Japan – ANA group, Pasha, Matsui Chemical, Shamdzo and KDI. LG Electronics and S. Telecom from Korea; And Amber Manufacturing from India.
RLWLD said the seed financing would be used for funding for proof -off -fantasy projects with its strategic investors. Safe computing infrastructure such as GPU, buy robots, and devices for collecting extensive data. And hire high research skills. Rio said that at the beginning, a new amount will also be used to promote advanced movements in five fingers-a capacity that has not yet been disclosed by its rivals such as Tesla, Fagar AI and 1X.
Rio said RLWRLD is also working with its strategic investors to find different automatic methods. Human concentrated workfloose Using its AI model. Rio said he was preparing for a human -based independent action demonstration, which is scheduled later this year. In addition, the company is working to develop a platform that can support a variety of robots, including industrial, mutual support, autonomous mobile robots and humanoids.
Established in 2024, the third launch of RLWRLD RYU. Its second start, Olaworks, Ko Intel received in 2012Finally, Intel became the Korea R&D center in his computer vision division. And in 2015, it established A Startup Exceller, Future GameFocus on deep tech companies.
When asked what he was encouraged to resume again, Rio said he saw how quickly the number of AI startups in the United States, Europe and China were increasing, while the AI startup compared to Korea and Japan was relatively absent.
He talked about their challenges with more than 30 AI professors from Korea and Japan – from statistics and lack of infrastructure such as GPUs, and the barriers that discourage them to start a project – and the opportunities available.
“I have vowed to prefer the Robotics Foundation’s models (RFM) on the technologically saturated sector of LLM, which will take advantage of Korea and Japan’s notable global powers in manufacturing,” he said.
Shortly afterwards, he brought six professors from South Korean agencies to launch RLWRLD, including Kaist, SNU, and Postch, with their research teams.
RLWRLD is not alone in dealing with this problem. Startups such as Skyd AI and Physical intelligence Similar basic models are made for robotics, as has large firms like Tesla, Google Deep MindAnd nvidia.
But Rio believes that its start is a good start, as it already contains AI and robotics specialists who need to develop a basic model for robotics, as well as humanoid robots with advanced independence (DOF).
“Additionally, (such companies) generally rely on two -finger grenades such as low DOF robots. RLWRLD has already acquired a high DOF reference robot, and therefore expected better performance results,” he said.
Rio also said that thanks to its strategic investors, RLWRLD can collect valuable data from nearby manufacturing sites. In 2024, A report Japan and South Korea have collectively contributed 9.2 % of the worldwide manufacturing production.
The purpose of the RLWL LLD is to receive revenue through a demonstration of cooperation with the Professional of the Professional (POC) projects and strategic partners earlier this year.
The long -term purpose of startup is to meet factories, logistics centers, and retail stores, and even robots that can be used to help domestic work in domestic environment. In the meantime, the priority is to target the industrialists because they are willing to pay more and have strong demand for automation.
Startups have 13 employees.
