Korea’s manufacturing strength collides with regulatory cobwebs in ‘physical AI’ era
At CES 2026, the era of disembodied intelligence came to a decisive end. As AI stepped out of the cloud and into the physical world to walk factory floors, navigate city streets and manage households, the conversation shifted from what AI can say to what it can do.
Nvidia’s “physical AI” is no longer a futuristic catchphrase; it is the blueprint for a world where silicon-based reasoning meets mechanical action. For the global economy, the implication is that the digital revolution has finally grown limbs.
For South Korea, a manufacturing p
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