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Hyundai Motor Company’s delivery robot DAL-e is equipped with facial recognition AI developed by Robotics LAB. | Source: Hyundai Motor Group
In Korea, which already has the highest robot density in the world, service robots are becoming more common. Last week, Hyundai Motor Group announced the introduction of Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors’ delivery robot ‘DAL-e’ and Hyundai Wia’s parking robot.
Both companies announced that the robots will provide beverage delivery and parking services, respectively, at Factorial Seongsu, a smart building. Aegis Asset Management
Hyun Dong-jin, Vice President of Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors Robotics LAB, said, “Our goal is to make Factorial Seongsu the first building with a total robot solution through Dal-i’s full-scale delivery service.” “We plan to expand our robotic services to more buildings, making these technological advancements a key benchmark for spatial innovation.”
The parking robot moves the car, and Dal-i delivers drinks.
Hyundai Motor Company announced that DAL-e Delivery will provide a fast and efficient delivery service through autonomous driving in this building. Hyundai Motor Company is equipped with AI facial recognition technology developed by Robotics LAB, which boasts 99.9% accuracy.
The company said that autonomous parking robots can maneuver even in narrow spaces, allowing for better parking space utilization than human parking. Hyundai Wia has also developed a smart parking control system that can manage up to 50 parking robots simultaneously.
Hyundai already has plans to expand this deployment in the coming months. Starting in the third quarter, the parking robot will be used in electric vehicle (EV) service along with Hyundai and Kia Motors’ automatic charging robot (ACR).
Hyundai Motor Company announced that it is pursuing a plan to develop a ‘robot total solution’. This plan includes a plan to use various robots and facial recognition systems in smart buildings, starting with Factorial Seongsu.
The company added that it plans to develop an integrated control system to manage multiple delivery robots within the robot total solution.
Hyundai Motor Company also invests in other robotics ventures
In addition to deploying office robots, Hyundai Motor Company has also invested in other robotics ventures. In 2020, it acquired Boston Dynamics, which had developed and commercialized the legged Spot and Atlas robots.
Last month, Aptiv PLC and Hyundai Motor Group completed the ownership reorganization of Motion AD LLC. Earlier this year, Aptiv said it would stop funding Motional after suffering millions of dollars in losses.
Aptiv expects non-cash equity losses of about $340 million in 2024. Aptiv sold an 11% stake in the self-driving car developer’s common stock to Hyundai for approximately $448 million in cash consideration.
The mobility software company also exchanged 21% of Motional’s common stock for an equal number of Motional preferred shares. This news comes just weeks after Hyundai Motor Company announced a $475 million funding round for Motional. With the financing, these transactions reduce Aptiv’s common stock stake in Motional from 50% to 15%.
