– Check the 4 major regulatory improvement tasks… November Announcement of 'Regulatory Innovation Roadmap 2.0'
The 'Robot Industry Regulation Improvement Private Consultative Group' was launched on the 9th to review various regulations to revitalize the robot industry.
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy held an inauguration ceremony of a private consultative body to improve regulations on the robot industry led by industry, academia, and research experts at the El Tower in Yangjae-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul on the morning of the same day.
Participants including Joo Young-joon, head of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy Industrial Policy Office, are taking a commemorative photo at the 'Robot Industry Regulation Improvement Private Council Launch Ceremony' held at the El Tower in Seoul on the morning of the 9th. (Photo=Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy)
In the future, the council will divide into divisions centered on the four robot fields, such as autonomous driving, wearables, collaborative robots, and safety robots, to review previously established regulatory improvement tasks, and to review regulatory matters and safety standards that impede entry into new industries using robots. will be discussed
As the robot industry is a fast-growing, high-growth industry, the global market is expected to more than double from $2021 billion in 784 to $2026 billion in 1768. to be.
Based on the discussion, MOTIE plans to announce the 'Robot Industry Preemptive Regulatory Innovation Roadmap 2.0' in November after going through consultations with related ministries and collecting opinions.
Companies attending the day showed expectations for the government's rapid regulatory improvement efforts, such as the implementation of Roadmap 2.0, in addition to the existing regulatory improvement achievements in relation to autonomous driving robots, which are showing rapid growth recently.
Baek Seung-min, managing director of LG Electronics, introduced cases in which it was difficult for indoor autonomous robots to board elevators due to lack of elevator safety standards.
In consideration of the recent growth of the delivery robot market, Lee Sang-min, CEO of Newbility, a delivery robot start-up, requested a speedy push to improve related regulations, including the sidewalk traffic of outdoor delivery robots.
Joo Young-joon, head of MOTIE's industrial policy office, said, "The government will support regulatory reform so that robot companies can solve the difficulties caused by regulations in the field and expand various service business models using robots."