CrowdWorks Explores Collaboration with National Institute of Agricultural Science on Agricultural AI, etc.—Short News

CrowdWorks (CEO Kim Kwang-ik) attended a 'AI Technology Collaboration Dialogue for Agricultural Innovation' hosted by the National Institute of Agricultural Science under the Rural Development Agency. The Rural Development Agency is operating an AI agricultural monitoring system using South Korea's first domestic agriculture and forestry satellite, analyzing farmland changes and crop conditions. CrowdWorks shared a strategic vision to convert large-scale satellite imagery data into AI training data and develop domain-specific AI solutions. DeepX (CEO Kim Nok-won) announced expanded collaboration with Ultra Robotics, PaddlePaddle, and Raspberry Pi to build a physical AI ecosystem, creating an open execution platform connecting global AI models with NPUs. This will enable developers to test AI functions on Raspberry Pi before scaling to industrial robots and smart factory equipment. MegaZone Cloud (CEO Yeon Dong-hoon) partnered with Seoul National University's Regional Growth Talent Development Center to establish an industry-academia collaboration ecosystem in AI and quantum fields, focusing on network building, talent development, and technology commercialization. Quantum Aero (CEO Jeon Eun-kyung) was selected for the K-Defense Startup Phase 1 Program, planning to develop an autonomous flight SDK platform 'QuantoNomy SDK' to standardize drone software deployment across manufacturers and military units. Elise Group (CEO Kim Jae-won) supported various international AI education events for ICML 2026's Korean hosting, including the Festival of Learning 2026 and a WAIEDU 2026 workshop at its headquarters.