The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST GCC, Director Choi Moon-ki) announced on the 9th that it held an awards ceremony and presentation ceremony for best practices in robot verification and technological advancement for the public demand creation innovation program, conducted in cooperation with the National Police Agency's Future Security Policy Bureau, at the 1st floor social gathering place of the National Police Agency on the 4th.

This program was launched as part of the "Super Gap Startup 1000+ Project" of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups (Korea Institute of Startup & Entrepreneurship Development). KAIST GCC collaborated with the National Police Agency's Future Security Policy Bureau and local police agencies to identify needs in public sectors such as public safety, disaster relief, search and patrol. Based on these needs, five super-gap robotics companies were selected and supported for demonstration.

The five companies selected for the final round—Lion Robotics, TeamGrit, Narma, Geosona, and FRT Robotics—shared their field demonstration results and technological innovation achievements based on the demands of the National Police Agency. Plans to expand the use of robots in the public sector were also discussed. This demonstration verified a variety of functions through more than 12 field tests, including search, autonomous patrol, counter-terrorism response, rescue, underwater exploration, and wearable devices.

Do Jun-su, director of the Future Security Policy Bureau at the National Police Agency, said, “It was a meaningful demonstration that confirmed the practical usability of domestic robot technology based on actual field operating conditions, rather than a simple technology verification.”

Kwon Hyun-jung, Director of the KAIST GCC Startup Innovation Growth Lab, emphasized, “This demonstration is an important opportunity to connect the technological prowess of private robotics companies with the real-world needs of the public sector. We will continue to accelerate the commercialization of robotics companies’ technologies by establishing a field data-based verification system and expanding public-private cooperation.”