Received 2 Grand Prizes and 1 Main Prize
Robots created by Hyundai Motor Company and Kia have received one of the world's top three design awards in the design category.
On the 24th, Hyundai Motor Company and Kia announced that they won two Grand Prix awards and one Winner award in the '2024 Red Dot Award: Design Concept Category.'
The Red Dot Award, hosted by the Design Center of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany, is considered one of the world's top three design awards. Every year, outstanding designs are selected in the categories of product design, brand and communication design, and design concept.
Hyundai Motor Company and Kia's smart factory maintenance robot and Moved Delivery received the Grand Prix in the design concept category. The smart factory maintenance robot, piloted at Hyundai Motor Group's global innovation center (HMGICS), autonomously navigates smoothly inside the factory using four plug-and-drive (PnD) modules and detects equipment abnormalities based on artificial intelligence. The robot's exterior exposes sensors to minimize blind spots during inspections, harmoniously combining technology and design.
Another Grand Prix winner, Moved Delivery, is a design concept optimized for delivery by combining a sliding storage module on the Moved platform, which utilizes Drive and Lift (DnL). The wheel height can be freely adjusted, allowing items loaded on Moved Delivery to be gently placed at designated locations, maximizing delivery convenience.
In addition, the newly unveiled Dali Delivery received a Winner award this year. Dali Delivery is a robot that delivers beverages, parcels, and more to customers in complex spaces such as offices and shopping malls. Based on the PnD module, it enables stable item delivery and features an optimal loading space despite its smaller size compared to previous models. Dali Delivery began service in June at ‘Factorial Seongsu’ located in Seongsu-dong, Seoul.
A Hyundai Motor Company and Kia representative said, "This award is the result of our efforts to naturally connect customers with innovative robotics technology," adding, "We will continue to strive to provide differentiated future mobility solutions to our customers."
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