"Just Learning to Code: Is That Enough?"... Physical AI and Robotics Developer Training Program with Graduates Hired by Samsung Electronics and Doosan Robotics

- Technical staff from a Hyundai Motor Group robotics spin-off to lead training focused on ROS2 autonomous driving, collaborative robots, and Physical AI
- Hands-on training with KRW 55 million worth of robot equipment, plus industry projects, portfolio development, and employment support

"The era of learning only AI coding is over. Now is the time to take on the challenge of becoming a developer who can make robots move."

We are entering an era in which artificial intelligence (AI) goes beyond analyzing data on screens to move real robots and control physical environments. This era of "Physical AI" is attracting growing attention.

As major Korean companies, including Hyundai Motor Group's Boston Dynamics and Samsung Electronics' Rainbow Robotics, expand their investments in the robotics industry, the importance of robotics engineers who can integrate autonomous driving, collaborative robots, and AI technologies is also growing.

In response to these industry changes, The Asia Business Daily Education Center is recruiting students for the second cohort of its "Physical AI-Based Autonomous Driving and Collaborative Robot Software Engineer Training Program."

Funded by the Ministry of Employment and Labor through the K-Digital Training (KDT) program, this course goes beyond basic robot coding and programming to focus on projects involving the operation and control of real robots.

The employment outcomes are also noteworthy. The Asia Business Daily Education Center trains professionals for the robotics and advanced industries, and has helped graduates find positions at major companies including Samsung Electronics, Doosan Robotics, Neuromeka, Neubility, Angel Robotics, Hyulim Robot, CMES, and Hyundai Engineering.

The course focuses on hands-on experience implementing autonomous driving (ROS2), collaborative robotics, and Physical AI technologies on actual hardware.

Starting with the fundamentals of robot software development, including Python, Linux, and Docker, students will learn autonomous robot development technologies such as ROS2, SLAM (simultaneous localization and mapping), LiDAR, autonomous driving path planning, and sensor data processing.

They will then gain hands-on experience with Physical AI technologies such as OpenCV-based computer vision, YOLO object detection, deep learning, and VLM and VLA, as well as controlling multi-joint collaborative robots and robotic arms, and integrating actuators with robotic systems.

Using autonomous mobile robots and multi-joint collaborative robot equipment worth KRW 55 million, students will develop software that operates real robots, avoids obstacles, and recognizes and moves objects.

The expert instructors are another distinguishing feature. Technical staff from a robotics company spun off from Hyundai Motor Group, along with specialists in various fields, will participate in the training and project guidance, sharing robot development technologies used in industry and methods for solving practical problems.

Projects will focus on real-world industry challenges, including autonomous logistics robots based on AMRs and AGVs, picking and sorting automation using robotic arms, AI vision-based object recognition, collaborative robot control, and smart factory automation.

Through step-by-step exercises and a final integrated project, students will create at least three practical portfolio pieces and receive evaluations and feedback from robotics industry professionals at a demo day.

The learning environment is also designed around hands-on training. The center provides high-performance PCs and robotic equipment, paid software development tools, and a study space available 24 hours a day. It also runs a range of programs, including certification preparation, industry seminars, and corporate project mentoring.

After completing the course, students can prepare for careers as autonomous robot software developers, ROS developers, collaborative robot control engineers, robot vision and perception engineers, Physical AI developers, and robot systems integration engineers.

The education center directly recommends outstanding students to partner companies based on their hiring needs, and also provides employment support programs, including portfolio reviews and practical interview consulting.

A representative of the education center said, "In the robotics industry, it is important not only to have coding skills, but also to have experience operating real robots, applying AI technologies, and solving problems in the field. What sets this second cohort apart is that we have comprehensively improved the curriculum based on the results of the first cohort and strengthened our team of specialized instructors and industry projects."

The representative added, "By teaching students autonomous driving, collaborative robotics, and Physical AI together, and giving them experience implementing real robotic systems, we will train practical robotics engineers who meet the needs of companies."

The course is fully funded, and participants may also receive training incentives of up to KRW 800,000, depending on their individual eligibility, along with additional employment support benefits. For more information, visit The Asia Business Daily Education Center website.

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