[Edaily Reporter Shin Yeong-bin ] Aidin Robotics is partnering with Doosan Robotics(454910)to develop collaborative robots that use artificial intelligence (AI) to detect force, contact, and slippage while performing tasks. The company aims to advance its physical AI technology by combining domestically produced AI semiconductors with “hands” equipped with force and tactile sensors on collaborative robots.

Aidin Robotics announced on the 1st that it has been selected as a joint research and development partner for the collaborative robot project under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy’s “K-On-Device AI Semiconductor Technology Development Project.”

Doosan Robotics is overseeing this project, which will run through December 2030. Mobilint will develop the AI semiconductors, while Doosan Robotics will be responsible for the collaborative robot chassis and controller. Aidin Robotics will develop sensor-integrated grippers capable of directly grasping and handling objects.

The development targets include a two-fingered gripper and a multi-fingered gripper. Aidin Robotics plans to integrate its proprietary force and torque sensors, as well as tactile sensors, into the grippers from the design stage.

Even if AI assesses the surrounding environment, it must precisely detect force and contact status at the fingertips to handle real objects stably. Aidin Robotics plans to use sensor data to enable robots to autonomously adjust their gripping force based on the object’s condition and collaborate safely with humans.

Aidin Robotics is developing a “Force and Tactile Data Acquisition Software Development Kit (SDK)” capable of recording and reproducing force and tactile information generated by the gripper in a standard format. The accumulated data will be used to train the robot on how to grasp and manipulate objects.

The gripper developed through this project will undergo field testing in logistics and manufacturing settings before moving toward commercialization. The results of the gripper’s safety tests will also be utilized to support Doosan Robotics’ collaborative robots in obtaining international safety certifications.

The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the joint development of Physical AI last November. Building on this government-funded project, they will expand the scope of their collaboration to include product development and commercialization.

Lee Yoon-haeng, CEO of A-Din Robotics, stated, “In the era of Physical AI, a robot’s competitiveness depends on how accurately and safely it can execute AI decisions at the fingertips,” adding, “We will use our proprietary sensory intelligence technology to add sophisticated fingertip sensitivity to domestically produced AI semiconductors and collaborative robots.”