The Korea Herald : The Nation’s No.1 English Newspaper Seoul to coordinate robot R&Dplans

The Korean government will draw up a comprehensive plan to promote the nation’s robotics industry this year, the Ministry of Science and Technology announced yesterday.

The Science Ministry will also coordinate the research and development plans separately developed by various ministries.

It will form a special committee of experts soon to spearhead the project. The panel will be in charge of choosing competitive fields of the robot industry and setting up development programs, a ministry official explained.