Eurobotics and Robotis Sign MOU for Advancement of Bipedal Humanoid Robot Technology

Eurobotics Mobility Kit and Autonomous Walking Technology Integrated into Robotis' "AI Sapience"


Advancing Humanoid Mobility and Walking Performance and Expanding Industrial Applications

Byungho Yoo, CEO of Eurobotics (left), and Byungsu Kim, CEO of Robotis (right), are signing a technical cooperation agreement (MOU) to advance bipedal humanoid robot technology. (Photo by Eurobotics)

Eurobotics, a robot autonomous mobility software company led by CEO Byungho Yoo, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for technical cooperation with Robotis, led by CEO Byungsu Kim, on August 28 to advance bipedal humanoid robot technology.

This agreement was established to combine the humanoid hardware and mobility/walking AI technologies owned by both companies, with the aim of increasing the technological sophistication of bipedal humanoids and, based on that, discovering new business opportunities across various industrial sectors.

Through this agreement, the two companies will cooperate on several fronts: technical collaboration to advance bipedal humanoid robot technology; product and technology validation, including prototype development; and identifying new business opportunities utilizing humanoid robots.

In particular, the companies plan to equip the domestically developed humanoid robot, 'AI Sapience,' by Robotis with Eurobotics' autonomous mobility and walking AI technology, delivered as a 'mobility kit.' This will enable further advancement of the mobility performance and real-world adaptability of bipedal humanoids.

Eurobotics is developing autonomous mobility and walking AI technologies that enable robots to perceive their environment and move independently, even in unstructured terrain and complex environments. The goal is for humanoids to move reliably and perform their tasks even in actual industrial settings with obstacles and variable terrain, far beyond standardized indoor environments.

Notably, Eurobotics has continuously improved and advanced the intellectual property (IP) rights to its robot walking technology 'DreamWaQ,' developed by its founders while they were at KAIST, after receiving the rights from KAIST. Eurobotics plans to apply its enhanced autonomous walking technology, based on 'DreamWaQ,' to AI Sapience to test and validate mobility and environmental adaptability required in real industrial settings.

Robotis will share its technical expertise regarding hardware platforms, including AI Sapience, with Eurobotics. This close technical cooperation will ensure that Eurobotics' mobility kit and robot AI technology are effectively integrated into humanoid hardware.

Based on this collaboration, both companies will continue to validate the bipedal walking and autonomous mobility functions of AI Sapience and expand the application of humanoid robots into various industrial fields in the future, such as manufacturing, construction, shipbuilding, defense, and disaster response.

As a result, the deployment of effective robot services is expected to be accelerated not only in simple manufacturing or logistics settings but also in high-risk industries with unpredictable variables, such as search and rescue or disaster response.

Eurobotics is a robot AI company established around KAIST researchers, focused on developing autonomous mobility and walking AI technologies that enable various types of robots—including quadrupedal and humanoid robots—to independently navigate complex environments. By offering robot mobility intelligence technology that is not bound to specific hardware and packaging it into a mobility kit applicable to a variety of robots, Eurobotics is expanding its business into multiple robot platforms and industrial settings.

Byungho Yoo, CEO of Eurobotics, stated, "For humanoids to be effectively utilized in real industrial fields, they require not only stable bipedal walking, but also the ability to understand their surroundings and make autonomous decisions for movement. By combining the humanoid hardware expertise accumulated by Robotis with Eurobotics' autonomous mobility and walking AI technology, we aim to further enhance the completeness of bipedal humanoid technology."

He added, "Starting with AI Sapience, we will apply Eurobotics’ mobility intelligence technology to various humanoid platforms, realizing the level of mobility and autonomy required in actual industrial environments."

A Robotis representative commented, "Because we have our own core actuator technology—the engine of the robot—we were able to preemptively open the control code as well. Our cooperation with Eurobotics is a representative example demonstrating the outstanding scalability of an open domestic humanoid platform." The representative emphasized, "As Chinese robots increasingly flood the market, the key for domestic humanoids is to lead with an open platform that allows anyone to flexibly implement their technology. We will continue to collaborate with excellent technology companies such as Eurobotics to establish our platform as the standard for the global research ecosystem."

With this MOU as a starting point, the companies will sequentially pursue prototype development and technology validation, and will continue to collaborate to further advance bipedal humanoid robot technology and its industrial applications.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.