S. Korea to invest over W50b until 2030 to develop homegrown AI humanoids

South Korea will invest 50.4 billion won ($33.5 million) over the next five years to develop core technologies needed in artificial intelligence-based humanoid robots with universities and local tech companies, the science ministry said Monday. The Ministry of Science and ICT held the inaugural meeting of the buildup project at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology in Seoul, the ministry said. The program, led by KIST and set to run until 2030, is part of the government's "K-Moonshot" in