정부 첫 실증·구매 프로젝트 출범…중기부·조달청·정부기관 5곳 참여

South Korea's government has officially backed startups in robotics and AI through a new demonstration and procurement project involving five government agencies. The initiative highlights the growing importance of Physical AI and humanoid robots as market game-changers, while acknowledging that current government support (155 billion won) is critically insufficient for the 1,500 domestic robot companies. By tripling robot-related investment allocation to 3 trillion won by 2030, the government aims to bridge the funding gap and accelerate commercialization of innovative technologies.