THE KOREA HERALD – Kia will debut a new robot in 2024 in collaboration with Boston Dynamics, a United States-based robotics company acquired by Kia’s parent Hyundai Motor Group in 2021, stated the South Korean automaker’s latest sustainability report published yesterday.
Although the report did not specify what type of robot it will be, the report added that Kia will continue to search for new business opportunities such as robotics logistics and unstaffed delivery services by collaborating with the company’s manufacturing and production capabilities already secured through the existing automotive businesses.
“(The plan to unveil a new robot in 2024) is one of the many robotics research and development efforts that Hyundai Motor Group is currently working on,” a Hyundai Motor Group official said.
“We are working on developing various types of robots. But nothing has been confirmed about next year.”
The report added that the demand for robots is expected to- increase as the frequency of robot application in many sectors of society has grown, introducing the examples of four-legged industrial safety robot Spot and warehouse-tailored logistics robot Stretch, both of developed by Boston Dynamics and have been commercialised.
