Hurobot is joining forces with Twinny, an autonomous driving software specialist led by CEO Chun Hongseok, to actively target the smart factory and logistics automation markets.
The two companies announced on July 10 that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for cooperation and commercialization of autonomous driving technologies.
The signing ceremony was held on July 8 at Hurobot's headquarters in Cheonan, Chungnam, with both CEOs in attendance to confirm their commitment to mutual cooperation.
Under the agreement, Hurobot will integrate Twinny's autonomous robot operation solution, 'TCS', with its own autonomous logistics transport robots and will review commercialization to further advance its robot business.
'TCS' is a factory automation solution that allows users to easily set up autonomous robot operation scenarios without complex programming, offering the advantage of integrated management of monitoring and driving.
By applying this to Hurobot's hardware platform, maintenance efficiency and operational convenience at industrial sites are expected to be significantly improved.
Hurobot currently offers a diverse portfolio of service robots, including industrial manufacturing robots such as Cartesian and SCARA robots, transfer robots, the autonomous logistics transport robot 'Tetra-DSV', and the personal robot 'Temi'.
Recently, through collaboration with EQcell, Hurobot completed a smart factory demo line utilizing autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) at the end of June and plans to soon introduce this as a customer-tailored service.
Kim Bonggwan, CEO of Hurobot, stated, "This agreement marks a meaningful first step in combining Hurobot's robot platform with Twinny's autonomous driving software," and added, "Through the technological synergy between the two companies, we will grow into an integrated solution provider with competitiveness not only in Korea but also in the global professional service robot market."
Meanwhile, according to global market research firm Research and Markets, the professional service robot market is expected to grow from approximately 48 trillion won last year at an average annual rate of 25.6%, reaching about 189 trillion won by 2030. Hurobot plans to use its collaboration with Twinny as a springboard to expand its presence in this rapidly growing global market.
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