Prof. Jong Oh Park moved from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology to Chonnam National University in early 2005 and established RRI in March 2008, where he is still actively in charge.

In year 2010, Robot Research Initiative announced ‘Development of Biomedical Microrobot for Intravascular Therapy'[4]’ to the public.

As of March 2011, Prof. Jong Oh Park signed MOU for mutual cooperation with centern for Micro-Nano Mechatronics, Nagoya University(CMM), Japan and Fondazione Instituto Italiano di Tecnologia(IIT).

Also, March 2013, MOU with Yanbian University of Science&Technology(Mechanical Material Automation Engineering) was made.

Recently, Robot Research Initiative signed MOU with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Enhoneeting Co., LTD. in April, 2014.