The researchers at KIRO have conducted various research projects in the areas of robotics and automation, such as wearables, autonomous mobile-manipulator robots, and standardization of industrial automation, converging Robotics, AI, computer vision, sensor, and other advanced technologies. KIRO has research strengths with accumulated experience and original technology in the following four major research areas : Underwater Robotics, Disaster Robotics, inpipe/Construction Robotics, Agricultural Robotics & Automation.
The researchers at KIRO aim to secure practicality and global competitiveness in Robotics R&D by developing and acquiring industrialization, applied, and original technologies. KIRO plays the role of a bridge with practicality in mind between universities/research institutes developing basic or applied technologies and industries pursuing commercialization.