Gumi sends delegation to China to benchmark humanoid robot production

Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province, has dispatched a delegation to China to study the mass production processes of the country's robot industry.

According to the city, a delegation led by Gumi Mayor Kim Jang-ho, along with local robot industry officials, will stay in Beijing and Shanghai through Thursday, visiting humanoid robot innovation centers to benchmark advanced robot production processes.

The trip was organized to build on the designation of Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province as a robot-specialized complex, with the aim of expanding Gumi's electronics, semiconductor and precision manufacturing capabilities into the future robot industry.

The delegation will visit an outsourced factory producing Agibot robots to examine mass production methods for humanoid robots and their parts supply chains.

The group plans to assess which areas Gumi's materials, components and equipment companies could enter, and what support measures would be needed.

The delegation will also participate in the inaugural K-Food World Expo in Shanghai, held at the Shanghai New International Expo Center, to help local food companies develop export channels.

Participating food companies include Dadam (soups and stews), Gusuhan (potato and sweet potato bread), EN Creative (tteokbokki), Nangman Yeonguso (spicy stir-fried octopus), Handulyafood (japchae) and Tokkimil (tteokbokki).

"We expect this visit to help build an ecosystem where companies' technologies lead to supply contracts and mass production," Mayor Kim said.