Doosan leading W98.9b AI robotics projects signals major investment catalyst.
Context
What happened: Doosan Robotics secured two Korean government R&D deals to build South Korea's first physical AI manufacturing platform by embedding domestic semiconductors into collaborative robots.
Key numbers: 68.1 billion won ($50.7 million) in
Why it matters: The company aims to eliminate latency and security risks for defense, nuclear energy and biopharmaceuticals, and to expand the welding technology into shipbuilding and defense. CEO Park In-won said on-device AI semiconductors combined with the cobot platform will make Physical AI a core competitive edge for Korean manufacturing.