Korea Development Bank is expanding National Growth Fund support for physical AI companies in Jeonbuk, Gyeongbuk and Gyeongnam into a broader regional-industrial development program. The initiative follows the government’s designation of semiconductors, physical AI and AI data centers as the Republic of Korea’s Great Leap Forward Three Mega-Projects, with stronger financial backing for manufacturing-based regions. At a Physical AI Regional Hub Development Forum in Seoul on the 22nd, KDB, the Financial Services Commission, the Ministry of Science and ICT, the three provincial governments, policy lenders, regional banks and industry representatives discussed linking manufacturing infrastructure with artificial intelligence. KDB, Industrial Bank of Korea and Korea Credit Guarantee Fund signed an agreement with the three provinces and Jeonbuk Bank, iM Bank and BNK Kyongnam Bank to develop regional hubs. KDB has already approved support for Wonik Robotics in Jeonbuk, Hwasin in Gyeongbuk and DN Solutions in Gyeongnam, and plans to extend company-level financing toward demonstration, commercialization and wider ecosystem development. Physical AI applies artificial intelligence to devices such as robots, drones and autonomous equipment used in real-world industrial settings.