Robot Research Initiative

Robot Research Initiative (RRI) is a research institute dedicated to advanced robotics research. It is an affiliated organization of Chonnam National University in Gwangju, Republic of Korea. Prof. Jong Oh Park moved from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology to Chonnam National University in early 2005 and established RRI in March 2008, wh... ere he is still actively in charge. RRI is currently a leading institute in the medical robotics field, especially in the area of biomedical micro/nano robotics. RRI is one of the largest institutions among university robotics laboratories in Korea and competes globally.“전남대 로봇연구소(Robot Reseaech Initiative) 국내 최대규모 로봇관련 대학부설 연구소“, 로봇신문 25.04.2014 The current research focuses of RRI are biomedical micro/nano robotics, surgery robotics, cable robotics, and so on. The Korean government invests roughly 200 million USD annually in the Korean robotics industry, and almost 90% of this budget is designated for R&D. RRI has been actively involved in the government-funded R&D projects. After an over 10-year investment in personal service robotics, as well as IT–based ubiquitous robotics, the government has been strategically investing in medical robotics for the past 6 years. The biomedical micro/nano robotics field in Korea has been exclusively initiated by RRI, and the reputation and status of RRI is currently stable. The global networking of RRI is mostly focused on biomedical micro/nano robotics, covering engineering and scientific approaches. Prof. Park and his staff have led both government- and industry-funded R&D robotics projects. As the industry partners Samsung Electronics, Hyundai Motors, Daewoo Motors, and DSME.Read More