LG Uplus to Create 'Robot-Friendly Building' with Hyundai Motor and Kia Robotics Lab

Hyundai Motor and Kia Join Hands with Robotics Lab
Sign Business Agreement to Develop Robot-Friendly Buildings
Provide Optimized Communication Infrastructure for Delivery Robots and More

LG Uplus, together with Hyundai Motor and Kia Robotics Lab, is building a communication infrastructure ecosystem in a robot-friendly building where cars park and charge themselves, and robots deliver packages to my workspace. LG Uplus announced on the 30th that it has signed a business agreement with Hyundai Motor Group to establish a robot-friendly building communication infrastructure ecosystem.

The photo shows Lim Jang-hyuk, Executive Director of LG Uplus New Business Group (left), and Hyun Dong-jin, Managing Director of Hyundai Motor·Kia Robotics Lab. Photo by LG Uplus.

The business agreement ceremony held on the 25th at the LG Uplus Yongsan headquarters was attended by key officials from both companies, including Lim Jang-hyuk, Executive Director of LG Uplus New Business Group, and Hyun Dong-jin, Managing Director of Hyundai Motor and Kia Robotics Lab. Through this agreement, the two companies plan to jointly develop a total robotics solution for robot-friendly buildings, including ▲robot solution supply ▲robot-dedicated communication service supply ▲joint development of robot-friendly building communication standards/certification systems.

Lim Jang-hyuk, Executive Director of LG Uplus New Business Group, said, “LG Uplus has been achieving continuous results in the mobility sector, which is key to strengthening future B2B competitiveness. Based on our communication experience in various mobility fields such as connected cars, C-ITS/autonomous driving, we will create a new ecosystem for robot-friendly buildings by providing robot mobility-dedicated communication in cooperation with Hyundai Motor and Kia Robotics Lab.”