EY Hanyoung, a global accounting and consulting firm, announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with UBC, a company specializing in digital twin-based manufacturing AX solutions, to jointly develop autonomous manufacturing technology for humanoid robots using Nvidia omnibus-based physical AI technology.
The two companies signed a 'Knowledge Sharing Business Agreement for the Development of Physical AI Technology' on the 15th and began cooperation to jointly develop related technologies and expand industrial application. The signing ceremony was attended by key officials from both companies, including Kim Soo-yeon, head of the EY AI center, and Cho Kyu-jong, CEO of UBC.
In response to these industrial demands, this agreement is designed to establish a physical AI-based operating system that directly connects AI to actual work performance and operation control at manufacturing sites, and to implement an AI-based autonomous manufacturing environment that automates simple and repetitive tasks using humanoid robots.
Through this joint development, the two companies plan to gradually promote △ Review the applicability of humanoid robots in manufacturing production lines △ Establish a robot learning environment based on work data △ Develop a physical AI-based work recognition and operating system △ Establish a digital twin-based operation verification environment △ Demonstrate actual manufacturing environment-based operation △ Technology verification (PoC) to improve productivity and operational efficiency.
"The interest in introducing physical AI is rapidly expanding, but the implementation model verified in the field is still in its infancy," said Kim Soo-yeon, head of the EY AI Center. "The EY AI center will discover cases of physical AI application across the manufacturing industry through knowledge sharing and joint development with UBC and support the transition of AI-based autonomous manufacturing."
"The digital twin-based operating environment is a key infrastructure that can safely learn and verify humanoid robots by precisely synchronizing actual manufacturing sites into virtual spaces," said Cho Kyu-jong, CEO of UBC. "Through strategic cooperation with EY Hanyoung, we will gradually prove the industrial use of humanoid robot-based autonomous manufacturing."
