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2024. 12. 10
See the future with Robots with North American influencers
On December 9, North American influencer seven teams visited Robotics LAB's first smart building. Starting with the coffee delivery of DAL-e Delivery, which is waiting at the first floor charging station, we have experienced a delivery service that receives coffee from the 9th floor with the office of Robotics LAB, and "Thanks to these great technologies, our lives will become more convenient." When receiving coffee, they were surprised by the fast and accurate AI Face recognition technology developed by Robotics LAB while experiencing services that recognize the face of the order and open doors. They also experienced AI Diffusion technology, and were very surprised. Also, they were able to get four cut pictures of Robotics LAB version with the a selfie. They received four photos of the Marvel Comics version, drawing, and photo shops and lastly the original selfie. They gave a positive feedback saying "I hope the technology will be known worldwide", looking at auto charging robot (ACR), which is located on the fourth floor of the basement, and hope it will be known worldwide quickly. Finally, they were able to experience X-ble Shoulder launched in November. They experienced the X-ble Shoulder by decorating the tree for Christmas. A lot of them said that X-ble Shoulder is really light enough to wear it for a long time and literally wore the robot to the Hyundai Motor High Tech Center to inform the need for X-ble Shoulder to repeat the upper view. Please look forward to the future of Robotics LAB, who dreams of the future with the robot! -
2024. 11. 28
X-ble Shoulder Takes Wearable Robotics One Step Closer to Iron Man
Robotics LAB recently unveiled its new wearable robot, X-ble Shoulder, and we’re thrilled to announce that we’re taking our first steps into the wearable robot world. This news has already started creating a buzz, and we can’t wait to tell you more about it. ■ What exactly is the X-ble Shoulder? A wearable robot is a device designed to be worn on the body to compensate for our human physical limitations. They come in two main types: industrial wearable robots, which boost work efficiency, and medical wearable robots, which aid patients in their recovery. Our X-ble Shoulder falls into the industrial category. It’s been specially designed to give workers a helping hand (or arm) by boosting shoulder and arm strength. This nifty device can significantly reduce fatigue and the risk of injury from repetitive tasks and heavy lifting. And the best part? It’s super light. Weighing in at just 1.9 kg, it won’t add to your load, even during long shifts. The X-ble Shoulder is designed like a vest and can be put on in just 20 seconds. Plus, the lining and mechanical parts can be separated for easy cleaning and storage. ■ Why did we create the X-ble Shoulder? Our goal was to design a wearable robot that could make up for any lack of strength and decrease the risk of injury. We placed rotation axes at key joints like the shoulders, mirroring the complex muscle structure of the human body. This design allows the X-ble Shoulder to distribute and transfer force according to your movements, minimizing any restrictions you might feel while working. We offer the X-ble Shoulder in two versions: Basic and Adjustable. The Basic model is great for jobs where your posture constantly changes, providing up to 2.9 kgf of assistive force. The Adjustable model, on the other hand, is perfect for tasks where you maintain the same posture. You can adjust the angle (between 75° and 120°) to get the maximum torque for your working posture, and it offers up to 3.7 kgf of assistive force. What if you only need help with one shoulder? No problem. You can attach the device to just one side. You also can choose a vest with or without zippers or seams to suit your environment. The X-ble Shoulder is made of automotive-grade materials, making it both lightweight and durable. It uses springs and elastic materials to generate force, so you don’t have to worry about batteries or charging. The pad is made of cool polyester material and the vest is wide mesh for effective ventilation and breathability. In a nutshell, the X-ble Shoulder is a game-changer. It offers strength and durability, while also providing you with convenience and practicality. ■ Continuous Research to Upgrade X-ble Shoulder’s Performance We’ve been busy over at Robotics LAB, putting our new X-ble Shoulder to the test with about 300 field workers at Hyundai and Kia, both domestically and overseas. We specifically tested the X-ble Shoulder in the parts and body assembly departments, where workers often have to work with their arms raised above their heads and their heads tilted back. Guess what? The feedback was fantastic. By incorporating the suggestions from the test users into the product, we were able to reduce their physical effort by over 40% and significantly increase satisfaction rates. We didn’t stop there, though. We also confirmed the biomechanical effects of wearing X-ble Shoulder on the shoulder joint using human movement analysis systems. We managed to reduce the muscle activities in the Deltoid by up to 30% when measured by electromyography (EMG), and the shoulder joint loads by up to 60% using a digital human modeling system. We’ve made the X-ble Shoulder even more robust by using automotive-grade materials known for their high strength and durability. By applying lightweight technology and gravity compensation (offset) techniques, we’ve optimized the user’s strength assistance and ensured the product’s quality. This tech-savvy approach means that the X-ble Shoulder is designed to reduce the user’s physical effort, while ensuring stability and efficiency, even during long shifts. ■ But don’t just take our word for it. Here’s what some users had to say: “Using the X-ble Shoulder significantly decreased my fatigue.” “Pain and fatigue from repetitive movements have greatly improved.” “I regained my self-esteem thanks to X-ble Shoulder.” “I look natural and cool wearing X-ble Shoulder.” “It requires less physical strength even when working for long periods of time.” One senior worker summed it up perfectly: “Starting with X-ble Shoulder, I hope we can create an environment where my successors can work safer in the future.” The X-ble Shoulder doesn’t just reduce physical injuries; it also leads to psychological stability, job satisfaction, and optimism about future work environments. In conclusion, the X-ble Shoulder is a wearable robot that perfectly blends technology and human needs. Its lightweight design, high strength, durability, ease of use and simple structure (no batteries or charging needed) make it a game-changer for workers in industrial sites. Based on user feedback, it’s clear that the X-ble Shoulder is set to revolutionize the safety and efficiency of work environments. It’s paving the way for future industrial processes and is a shining example of human-centric technological innovation. So, let’s get excited about the new world that the X-ble Shoulder is creating. It’s the perfect wearable robot for a safe and smart work environment. The future is here, and it’s wearing an X-ble Shoulder. -
2024. 10. 14
Meet our future at SLW 2024!
Our Robotics Lab’s Auto Charging Robot (ACR) participated in the Seoul Smart Life Week (SLW), known as the Korean version of CES! SLW 2024, known as the “Korean version of CES,” opened for the first time this year, and was held at COEX in Gangnam for a total of three days from October 10 to 12. A total of 147 innovative companies from home and abroad participated in the exhibition under the theme of “Future of Urban Life Changed by Advanced Technology,” and our Robotics LAB participated in the exhibition. The Auto Charging Robot (ACR) automatically performs all tasks from cable insertion to removal, providing a more comfortable EV driving experience by solving inconvenience caused by heavy connectors and anxiety about high currents for everyone, including the transportation vulnerable. When the driver parks the vehicle, the ACR opens the vehicle's charging port door and quickly recognizes the parking situation and the location of the charging port through the Vision AI system. After fastening the charger to the charging port of the electric vehicle, the charging starts immediately, so that the charger is automatically removed and the charging port door is closed when the vehicle is charged. Last July, Jeju Island implemented and operated ACR for the general public, and is developing a rail-type ACR that can charge multiple electric vehicles using one ACR. Robotics LAB aims to create a future where electric wave life can be enjoyed comfortably regardless of the physical condition or situation of electric vehicle users through ACR in the future. We look forward to your continued interest. -
2024. 07. 05
"Charging Now" campaign, ACR is in full swing!
Last April, Robotics Lab recruited participants for a mobility campaign called “Charging Now” to provide customers with a free movement, convenient and safe electric vehicle charging experience. The “Charging Now” campaign selected 100 teams and offered round-trip tickets to Jeju Island, accommodation expenses, IONIQ 5 rental cars and charging expenses. This campaign increased convenience in using electric vehicles through the Automatic Charging Robot (ACR). ACR is an arm-shaped robot that charges the electric vehicle when the driver parks the EV in the charging station and presses “Start charging” in the mobile phone app. The most interesting point is that ACR minimized the driver’s intervention in the charging process. The number of people selected for the "Charging Now" campaign has started a 3 days trip per team from June 14 (Fri) and will run until July 31 (Wed). You can check out the reviews of the participants through the link below. Review ▶ Robotics LAB ｜ Charging Now -
2024. 06. 20
Smart office life with robots of Hyundai Motor Group
Hyundai Motor Group has introduced a robotics technology-intensive service through a robot-friendly building located in Seongsu-dong, Seoul. We looked at the robot-friendly building, Factory Seongsu, to see what the future of office life will be like with robots completed with advanced technology. ▶ Delivery robot that helps you immerse yourself in your work ▶ Robots that replace parking and charging electric vehicles ▶ Smart office with AI Face Identification ▶ Brain of Robot-Friendly Building Can robots deliver and manage parking? Collaboration of human and robot is no longer a distant future story. Robots that help humans are already around our lives. Robot vacuum cleaners that replace cleaning, animal robots that communicate with humans, and serving robots that carry food in restaurants are typical. Such robot technology is widely developed in various fields. Hyundai Motor Group is also taking preemptive action by operating Robotics LAB that quickly detects the potential of the robot industry and specializes in robotics technology. Thanks to this, Hyundai Motor Group's Robotics LAB is showing a clear presence by introducing various robotics technologies in global robotics industries, including wearable robots, automatic charging robots for electric vehicles and delivery robots. On June 20th, we were able to check the Robotics LAB’s advanced robotics technologies in earnest at the office building located in Seongsu-dong. Robotics LAB is planning to develop a robotics total solution that can improve user convenience in conjunction with building infrastructure and build solutions in major hubs such as offices and shopping malls. Its first partner is IGIS Asset Management. Through a business agreement in May 2023, the company took the first step in its robot-friendly building business. It learned how Robotics LAB applied the delivery robot and auto charging robot developed for smart business life of residents. Delivery robot that helps you immerse yourself in your work The robots of the robotics total solution developed by Robotics LAB have different tasks, but the goal of enhancing the convenience of people working in buildings is the same. Among these robots, DAL-e Delivery is expected to greatly help residents in their work environment. DAL-e Delivery improves their work by reducing unnecessary movement of everyone using the infrastructure. It provides an environment where you can concentrate. How does DAL-e Delivery help those who work in smart office buildings? The main tasks of DAL-e Delivery are food&beverage delivery and parcel delivery. DAL-e Delivery delivers food and beverages ordered through a dedicated application and deliver parcels in the delivery room, reducing the inconvenience of having to travel during working hours. DAL-e Delivery: Delivering drinks across the building To this end, DAL-e Delivery has a large loading space and excellent mobility. DAL-e Delivery can load up to 10kg of goods in the inner space and can accommodate up to 16 cups of coffee. Once the delivery items arrive at the recipient, the authentication is carried out through AI Face Identification. Once the authentication is complete, the door opens on both sides and the tray pushes out to make it easier for the recipient to take out the delivered item. Thanks to the service, residents will be able to concentrate on their work without moving to pick up food and beverages or parcels. The delivery service of DAL-e Delivery will begin on June 20th, and parcel delivery will be available from the second half of this year. DAL-e Delivery has a large interior space, but the overall size is compact. It aims to minimize the space occupied when moving inside a building or boarding an elevator and to be as compact as possible to facilitate movement. It also has a minimal round square design that widens downward as the center of gravity decreases. DAL-e Delivery boasts stable driving with a combination of a low center of gravity structure and plug and drive (PnD) module mounted at the bottom. It is also linked to an elevator and door control system, allowing the robot to travel the entire building. Based on real-time route generation technology, it increases delivery efficiency by moving along the optimal route. As the main purpose of DAL-e Delivery is to deliver items, 'mobility' is the most important part. The PnD module is responsible for such mobility. The PnD module is the first mobility solution that Robotics LAB unveiled at CES 2022. It is an integrated module that combines in-wheel motors, steering, suspension, brakes and environmental cognitive sensors into one structure and has been developed to give mobility to various objects. DAL-e delivery implements holonomic driving through four PnD modules. Holonomic turn technology is a technology that intentionally rotates a large radius when passing corners to secure a wide viewing angle and help stable driving. DAL-e delivery uses the holonomic turn technology to safely and quickly deliver the items to the destination by maintaining the driving speed while avoiding collisions and sudden encounters with people. It is designed to rotate 360° and enhance suspension performance so that delivery items are not shaken or damaged. The technology contained in the PnD module is highly expected to play an important role in the future mobility world drawn by Hyundai Motor Group. Since 2022, Robotics LAB has been conducting demonstration operations of delivery robots at the Gwanggyo Alliway residential and commercial complex and the Rolling Hills Hotel in Hwaseong. Through these demonstration tests, it acquired various data and applied the enhanced functions to DAL-e Delivery. Major improvements include improved driving efficiency and stability through improved PnD module performance, and increased usability through tray discharge structures and minimizing space occupancy. In addition, the software function has been improved so that immediate action can be taken when network issues or other problems occur. In the future, Robotics LAB plans to quickly improve issues arising from delivery robots and gradually expand service areas such as charging, preservation, and guidance as well as delivery. Robots that replace parking and charging electric vehicles Workers who commute by car have many things to consider. It is basic to overcome the congested road, and they also have to pay for the fuel costs. The biggest problem is parking. If there is not enough parking space at work, they have to waste a considerable amount of time every day. Hyundai Motor Group has come up with a smart solution to the parking problem. It is the parking robot. Parking Robot: Let robots handle your parking First, the automated vehicle transportation robot (hereinafter referred to as parking robot) is a parking robot solution developed by Hyundai WIA for an unmanned smart parking lot. When a driver enters a parking lot and gets out of the vehicle, the parking robot that detects it moves the vehicle directly and proceeds with parking instead. Also, the vehicle is taken out of the parking space and delivered to the owner of the vehicle leaving the building. The automated parking service of the parking robot is expected to help solve the hassle of looking for the parking area. The parking robot can carry vehicles weighing up to 2.2 tons and its maximum speed is 1.2 m/s. Two parking robots using the tire lift method are located in the middle of the front and rear wheels, one each, and after accurately recognizing the size and position of the wheels through the LiDAR sensor, the vehicle is lifted and moved. Thanks to the precise measurement performance of the LiDAR sensor, it can respond to various vehicles. As the parking robot enters the lower part of the vehicle, it is designed at the optimal height through miniaturization and ultra-thin instrument structure design. The parking robot recognizes the wheels of the vehicle, enters the lower part, lifts the vehicle, and scans the QR code on the floor to correct the position and posture. At this time, through real-time synchronization the two robots move in the front, rear, left, and right directions as if they are one. The smart parking control system of Hyundai Wia is in charge of the parking status and the real-time movement of the parking robot. In this control system, overall control such as vehicle placement, optimal route algorithm, robot condition monitoring, and traffic control between parking robots are performed, and up to 50 parking robots can be simultaneously controlled. Hyundai Motor Group has built an integrated solution that combines an auto charging robot with a parking robot in the robot-friendly building. ACR is an auto charging robot developed by Robotics LAB. ACR enhances the convenience of charging electric vehicles. It can insert charging cables with electric vehicles and remove cables when charging is completed, which is why it is a fully automated system that can be used by the mobility handicapped. ACR can be found in a shared vehicle service that can be used by residents of robot friendly building and will be operated in earnest from the third quarter of this year. Automatic Charging Robot: Providing EV charging service ACR is linked to the parking robot and operates after the customer uses the shared vehicle and returns the vehicle. When the parking robot moves the vehicle to the charging area, ACR recognizes the license plate and checks the charging amount of the vehicle. If charging is required, ACR opens the charging port of the vehicle through wireless communication and inserts the charger. ACR also removes the charger after charging is completed, so the user does not have to be involved at all. In other words, customers who use the shared vehicle service do not have to pay attention to parking and charging after returning the vehicle, so they can enjoy high convenience. Hyundai Motor Group aims to provide robot friendly building occupants with a state-of-the-art parking experience through an integrated solution consisting of a parking robot and ACR that has never been seen anywhere. The solution includes Hyundai Motor Group's efforts to solve the parking problem through smart robotics technology, which is considered one of the problems of modern society. Hyundai Motor Group will continue to try to break the prejudice that parking is bothersome and inconvenient by gradually expanding the parking solution of the robot friendly building in the future. Smart office with AI Face Identification Employee ID cards take over the role of identification cards in the company. They are used to enter a workplace or to verify that one belongs to a company. Employee ID card is an important item and must be kept when working, but when you go to work, you may forget it at home or lose it. Robotics Total Solution provided by Robotics LAB introduces cutting-edge AI Face Identification technology that replaces employee IDs in buildings, which reduces the inconvenience of having to take out employee IDs to authenticate yourself and check them. AI Face Identification technology: Equipped with 99.9% accuracy Robotics LAB has developed various algorithms to complete AI Face Identification technology. Facial detection algorithm to detect facial areas, facial recognition algorithm to extract feature points of the face and lastly, facial attribute algorithm that determines age, gender, and whether one wears a mask or not. In addition, it has completed a system by developing an anti-spoof function that prevents images or videos from being recognized instead of real faces and an AI lightweight technology to complete the system for real-time operation and recognition in 0.1 seconds. The completed algorithm has been certified by the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) and secured reliability by recording a high figure of 99.98% (error rate 0%). Robotics LAB is linking facial recognition solutions to access terminals and robot services. The facial recognition function has been applied to staircases, lobbies, workspaces, parking lots, security gates and some other places in buildings to enhance the convenience of moving between spaces. Through this function, any employee of the company in the office building can authenticate himself or herself with this technology. Even when receiving items delivered by DAL-e Delivery, the recipient can authenticate himself or herself with AI Face Identification. In the future, AI Face Identification technology will be further advanced and applied to other robots. Brain of Robot Friendly Building Hyundai Motor Group is trying to introduce a new office life through robot-friendly buildings. To that end, it has developed various robotics technologies related to delivery, security, mobility, and has begun a meaningful first challenge by applying them in earnest to Seongsu Factorial. However, control system is essential to take action when robot has issues or upgrades new services. Robotics LAB aims to increase the convenience of operating and managing robots in buildings by developing a control system applied to robots. The fleet management system developed by the cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS) comprehensively controls and manages various robots developed by Robotics LAB. Hyundai Motor Group will acquire robot management data through its operation at Seongsu and will manage robots by applying more advanced control system when expanding related businesses in the future. The future of human beings and robots has already begun. Starting with this smart office building, Hyundai Motor Group plans to expand its robotics total solutions to various buildings located at key business hubs in Korea. We will also establish and expand the standard of robotics services from the perspective of consumers in order to enhance the service satisfaction of companies in the building. Such efforts will serve as a foundation for the technological development and the development of the robot industry in Korea. Hyundai Motor Group will continue to develop related technologies to realize a society where humans and robots coexist, which we vaguely imagined. Photo by Min Young (민영영) -
2024. 03. 08
Come meet Robotics Lab’s celeb DAL-e at Uiwang Time Villas!
Robotics Lab's cutest robot, DAL-e is supporting the IONIQ Playground from March 8th (Fri) to 10th (Sun) at Uiwang Time Villas! DAL-e is a representative service robot of Robotics Lab combined with artificial intelligence technology (AI tech) which enables smooth communication with customers. It also expresses emotions through various facial expressions and gestures.If you say "Hello DAL-e~," DAL-e will recognize and answer the customer's questions so if you have anything to ask, call DAL-e!However, if you call him from too far away, your voice may not be recognized. So we recommend you to call him at a reasonable distance. :) In addition, if you ask you can take a selfie with DAL-e. So why don't you take a picture together at EV Everycare Block, the photo zone of IONIQ Playground?If you want to take a picture with your family, friends, or lovers, you can also ask DAL-e to take a picture of you! Why don't you go and meet Robotics Lab's celeb DAL-e at the Uiwang Time Villas IONIQ Playground this weekend?Also, take a test drive of Hyundai Motor Company’s The New IONIQ 5, which was selected as the ‘Best Family Car’, and participate in various events and win prizes!