South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group used this year’s Consumer Electronics Show to unveil its comprehensive physical AI roadmap.
While most of the attention was focused on the unveiling of a New humanoid robot, AtlasManufactured by Boston Dynamics – of which Hyundai is the majority shareholder. The automaker also discussed its new AI robotics strategy in detail. It also detailed three key partnerships, which it said would be key to achieving its ambitions.
First, the company explained how it wants to enhance collaboration between humans and coworking robots in manufacturing environments, with the latter being used to perform increasingly dangerous, repetitive, and dangerous tasks.
Second, it pledged to make greater use of its relationship with Boston Dynamics to develop what it described as an end-to-end robotics value chain. It aims to provide more advanced AI robotics capabilities and enable production to scale up faster.
Third, it reaffirmed its commitment to partnering with more global leaders in AI, as evidenced by Boston Dynamics’ recently announced alliance with Google DeepMind.
Highlights of the masterplan – part of a $26 billion investment in the US over the next four years – include the establishment of a robotic MetaPlant Application Centre. This is the new metaplant In Bryan County, Georgia. The company described it as the engine of Hyundai’s AI robotics aspirations, where robots will undergo a training regimen that will include mapping human movements such as lifts and turns that will eventually enable them to execute complex tasks on the factory floor.
“By 2028, RMAC-trained Atlas robots will be deployed for highly repetitive sequencing tasks, progressing to complex assembly tasks by 2030,” the company said in a press release. By 2028, 30,000 robots can be produced annually.
The strategy will also see an increase in the company’s software-designed factory approach, which was first seen in its manufacturing facility in SingaporeIt integrates real-world production data to learn and optimize robot performance, allowing them to be continuously updated and improved,
Meanwhile, away from the glamor of CES stages and booths, Korean media reported Hyundai Executive Chairman Euisun Chung held a closed-door meeting with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in Las Vegas.
Pair Strategic partnership confirmed at CES last year to accelerate the use of AI in Hyundai’s vehicles, and expanded your relationship It said in November that they would be working closely with the South Korean government to accelerate the development of the country’s AI ecosystem.
Although neither party has confirmed what the latest meeting entailed, the chip giant has revealed New self-driving technology Nvidia Drive AVThe Alpamayo, based on an open source model, was likely to be on the agenda, given Hyundai’s desire to expand its own autonomous driving efforts.
The company’s desire to increase levels of automation was highlighted at CES by a demonstration It includes a motorized platform that parks cars for owners and a robotic arm that charges the Ioniq 5.
