CJ Logistics announced on the 26th that it has signed a business agreement with robot solution company AIDIN Robotics to develop logistics robots.
Through this agreement, the two companies have agreed to collaborate on developing robots tailored to the characteristics of the logistics industry. CJ Logistics will provide data on the physical properties and volume of goods handled at logistics centers and will commercialize the robots to be organically applied throughout the logistics processing stages. AIDIN Robotics will develop product handling robot solutions suited to these characteristics based on the information received.
Kim Jeong-hee, Head of TES Logistics Technology Research Center at CJ Logistics (left), and Choi Hyuk-ryeol, CEO of AIDIN Robotics, are posing for a commemorative photo after signing an agreement at the CJ Logistics headquarters on the 24th. [Photo by CJ Logistics]
The first technology to be developed is a piece-picking robot that picks up and moves individual products. The logistics industry handles tens of thousands of different types of products, each varying in weight, volume, and strength. Unlike manufacturing industries that mass-produce specific products repeatedly, it has been difficult to widely apply robots. Considering these characteristics, the two companies plan to jointly develop a multi-product random piece-picking robot.
Along with this collaboration, CJ Logistics will participate as a strategic investor in AIDIN Robotics' Series B funding round. Choi Hyuk-ryeol, CEO of AIDIN Robotics, said, "The partnership between the two companies will rapidly expand logistics robot technology comprehensively and have a positive impact on the market." Kim Jeong-hee, head of CJ Logistics TES Logistics Technology Research Institute, said, "We will secure ultra-competitive technological capabilities through various forms of open collaboration."
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