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MachinaRocks joins 11.8 billion won AI forging project
MachinaRocks will help develop AI for hot-forging production in a South Korean government-backed research project.
Hot forging heats metal above 1,000°C and presses it into shape, so making precise dies—the metal forms used in production—is important.
Until now, workers have often had to extract design details from part drawings by hand, and results could vary with their experience.
The AI is intended to read drawings, extract design parameters and recommend die adjustments using MachinaRocks’ Runway and DrawX tools.
The project brings together six industry and research partners, including MachinaRocks, ING Global, the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, Gyeongsang National University and the University of British Columbia.
The project has a total budget of 11.8 billion won, with 2.4 billion won allocated to MachinaRocks.
It runs from June 2026 through December 2029, when the partners aim to demonstrate the technology and develop autonomous production methods for wider use in manufacturing.
MachinaRocks has been selected as a joint research and development partner for a government project to use AI to automate automotive-parts hot-forging die design and production.
The project has a total budget of 11.8 billion won and is led by the Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology.
MachinaRocks will use its Runway AI operating system and DrawX drawing AI agent to develop an autonomous forging production system.
The project runs from June 2026 to December 2029, with 2.4 billion won in research funding allocated to MachinaRocks.
Five other industry, academic and research institutions will participate in the project.
- Who
- MachinaRocks, alongside five other industry, academic and research institutions.
- What
- It was selected as a joint research and development partner for an AI project to automate automotive-parts hot-forging die design and production.
- When
- The project runs from June 2026 to December 2029. MachinaRocks announced its selection on October 14, 2026.
- Where
- South Korea. The project is led by the Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology.
- Why
- To develop an AI-based autonomous production system for hot-forging automotive parts.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The project period begins.
MachinaRocks announced that it had been selected as a joint research and development partner.
The project period is scheduled to end.
- Total project budget
- 11.8 billion won
- MachinaRocks allocation
- 2.4 billion won in research funding
- Project period
- June 2026 to December 2029
- Technology
- Runway AI operating system and DrawX drawing AI agent
- Project partners
- Six industry, academic and research institutions in total
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What people are saying
Forging processes have many variables and are considered a difficult field for applying AI because they rely heavily on workers’ intuition.
Through this demonstration, we will address practical challenges at industrial sites and create physical AI that generates value, developing autonomous production technology that can be applied across the broader root industries.