ABOUT KIRIA

HISTORY

  • 2023
  • - Permanent conversion of The Robot Development and Supply Promotion Act
  • 2022
  • - Started construction of the 5G-based Advanced Manufacturing Robot Demonstration Support Center
  • 2021
  • - Shon Woong Hee took office as the 4th President of KIRIA
  • 2020
  • - Held KIRIA's 10th anniversary ceremony and published its white paper
  • -Selected as a Best Human Resources Developer (for the third consecutive time)
  • 2019
  • - Presented Robot Industry Development Plan
  • - Presented the 3rd Intelligent Robot Plan
  • - Selected as an Outstanding Public Institution for Education Donation
  • 2018
  • - Moon Jeon-il took office as the 4th President of KIRIA
  • -The revision of the Intelligent Robots Development and Distribution Promotion Act
  • 2017
  • - Certification of Excellent Institutional Institution in Human Resources
  • - Certified as a family friendly company
  • 2016
  • - Obtained the designation of Robot Startup Nursing Center
  • - Acquired designation as KS certification authority
  • 2015
  • - Relocated its office
  • 2014
  • - KIRIA reorganized into 4 divisions
    (seven teams and one center)
  • - A presentation held to announce the achievements of the
    robot pilot program for market creation
  • - Construction of the office building completed
  • 2013
  • - A ceremony held to announce KIRIA’s Vision 2022
  • - A groundbreaking ceremony for the construction
    of KIRIA’s standalone office building
    (in the 3rd industrial complex in Buk-gu, Daegu)
  • 2012
  • - KIRIA selected as the organization in charge
    of the construction of a robotics industry cluster
  • 2011
  • - KIRIA designed a public organization (Ministry of Strategy and Finance)
  • - KIRIA began a robot pilot program for market creation
  • - The revision of the Intelligent Robots Development and Distribution
    Promotion Act lays a foundation for government funding
  • 2010
  • - A site for KIRIA selected in Daegu (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy)
  • - KIRIA registered as an association
  • - KIRIA began its business as an agency consisting of two divisions, one center, and one team (total 20 staff members located in the seventh floor of the IT Convergence Industry Building at Kyungpook National University)
  • 2009
  • - Master plan for the foundation of KIRIA completed
  • 2008
  • - The enactment of the Intelligent Robots Development and Distribution
    Promotion Act lays a basis for the establishment of KIRIA