[Market Focus] Robotis: The True Value of Robots Lies in the "Hand"...Supplying to OpenAI and Others in Progress

Shares of Robotis are showing strong performance after the company unveiled its self-developed robotic hand for the first time. The news that Robotis is working on supplying its humanoid robot, "AI Walker," equipped with artificial intelligence (AI), to companies such as OpenAI, also appears to be influencing the stock. Robotis has also delivered the "AI Walker" for research and development purposes.

As of 10:44 a.m. on September 19, Robotis was trading at 120,100 won, up 7.14% from the previous trading day.

On this day, Kim Byungsoo, CEO of Robotis, said at the "AI Insight Forum: Physical AI" held at the National Assembly Library, "A few days ago, we unveiled our completed robotic hand to some clients, including OpenAI."

Kim explained that the true added value of robots does not come from "locomotion," such as walking and balancing, but from "manipulation," the ability to grasp and handle objects.

He added, "When robots replace the tasks humans perform with their hands, that is when true added value and industrial impact are created," and continued, "We have clearly realized that reducing labor costs and securing cost-effectiveness are the core of our business model."

Kim stated, "Recently, there has been an overwhelming increase in demand for hand-related components in the robotics industry," and added, "I truly feel that the era of Physical AI has already begun."

Meanwhile, Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, recently said in an All-In Summit interview, "We are currently facing difficulties with the final hardware design," and noted, "The hand and forearm are the biggest engineering challenges in the overall design of the robot."

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