KAIST said on the 23rd that a research team led by Professor Jang Young-jae of the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering has built the physical artificial intelligence (AI) testbed "KAIROS," which integrally controls heterogeneous (different types) robots, sensors, equipment and a Digital Twin as a single system.
KAIROS is a physical AI-based 100% unmanned factory platform and a first-of-its-kind integrated testbed in Korea developed with support from the Ministry of Science and ICT.
A defining feature of KAIROS is its structure that integrally controls various equipment in a factory through a single AI agent-based operating system (OS). It integrates logistics robots (AMR), a Humanoid Robot, collaborative robots and automated equipment into a single intelligent platform to operate the entire factory like one AI system.
This testbed in particular was integrally built across the entire spectrum of sensors, control and data processing with 100% homegrown technology. It integrates AMRs, three-dimensional (3D) shuttles, a Humanoid Robot, collaborative robots, industrial sensors and PC controllers, wireless charging systems, a Digital Twin and simulation, and AI-based integrated monitoring and safety management systems using domestic technology. The Ministry of Science and ICT viewed it as replacing factory automation equipment and software that had been highly dependent on overseas sources and laying the groundwork for an export model of K-manufacturing factories.
Professor Jang Young-jae said, "KAIROS implements the concept of a factory OS that integrates various robots and equipment into a single system, going beyond individual automation technologies," and noted, "It will provide a foundation for corporations in Korea to validate physical AI technologies applicable to real industrial sites and expand into the global market."