( October 13, 2026, 07:01 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: South Korea’s regulatory sandbox committee on Tuesday approved three projects, including one to deploy artificial intelligence-applied humanoid robots at manufacturing and logistics sites to demonstrate improvements in work processes. Under the approvals, Robros will deploy and test 20 AI-equipped bipedal humanoid robots at semiconductor and automobile plants, as well as logistics facilities owned by other domestic companies, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources. The committee also approved regulatory exemptions for a provincial city’s project to deploy and test quadruped robots on public pedestrian walkways and for a project by two companies to operate and test an autonomous AI security platform at a hospital. Meanwhile, the ministry said it plans to develop a draft standard for AI technology levels in home appliances by the end of this year to curb so-called AI washing and establish cybersecurity standards tailored to manufacturing sites by early 2028.The statement is attached (in Korean)....
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