Daedong Unveils Transport Robot That Moves on Voice Command

Korea's First AI-Based Voice Recognition Transport Robot Unveiled

Daedong Robotics has officially begun developing a transport robot that can speak, understand, and move autonomously.

Daedong Robotics, the AI robotics specialist of Daedong Group, announced on August 11 that it has unveiled a field test video of its next-generation transport robot equipped with voice recognition and control technology, signaling its move to advance robots beyond autonomous driving technology.

This model is an upgraded version of the autonomous transport robot that Daedong Robotics released last month. Field testing began last month at apple farms and other locations, with the goal of launching the product next year. By combining voice recognition and large language model (LLM) technology, the robot can understand the context and intent within users' natural language and perform tasks autonomously. Through this, operators can easily and conveniently use voice commands to instruct the robot to autonomously drive to a designated destination or follow a specific worker, among other core functions.

Additionally, with its Vision-Language-Action (VLA) feature, the robot can recognize its surroundings using cameras and simultaneously understand the meaning of voice commands, allowing it to respond accurately to instructions such as "Wait next to the truck." Based on LLM technology, the robot is also capable of natural, everyday conversation. Operators can easily access necessary agricultural information, such as weather, crop cultivation methods, and pest and disease details, through conversations with the robot.

Daedong Robotics expects that the voice recognition robot, which can be controlled by voice without complicated operations, will become an optimized agricultural solution for aging rural areas where advanced devices are difficult to use. The company is also developing a multi-robot interlocking feature, which will enable multiple robots to efficiently share tasks such as crop transport and equipment transfer. In addition, through technological collaboration with Daedong Group's AI companies Daedong Agtech and Daedong AI Lab, the company plans to further advance robot operations through data AI analysis and remote robot operation.

Yeo Jungoo, CEO of Daedong Robotics, said, "We will continue to expand our lineup of AI-based robotic products needed in agriculture, not only advancing transport robots but also in areas such as pest control, weeding, and harvesting. Through these efforts, we aim to help Daedong Group become a global AI robotics company in the agricultural sector."