What are the next-generation robot technologies that will revolutionize future lifestyles in various fields? Learn more about the various innovations of Hyundai Motor Group, including wearable robots, service robots, and logistics robots.

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Robotics
‘Lifestyle Innovation Brought by Robots’

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Intro
Progress for Humanity
It’s the core vision Hyundai Motor Group continues
to pursue and the main reason for the hard works on
studying and developing the field of robotics.
The more precise and evolved the robots become,
humanity will be able to access
a more convenient and sustainable lifestyle.

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Intro
Roboticsis one of Hyundai
Motor Group’s five core business
areas for future growth.
Wearable robots, service robots,
and micro-mobility will be the
key pillars of the 4th Industrial
Revolution and an aging society,
where concerns about advanced
technology and alienation
coexist.

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Hyundai Motor Group
Future Robot Technology
Wearable robot technology will help us overcome
physical limitations, while service robots will
interact with us, bringing innovative changes to our
future lifestyles.
We introduce Hyundai Motor Group’s robot
technology that will be utilized in several industries
and our daily lives to create a better future.

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Wearable
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Wearable
Robots

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Wearable
Robot
Becoming an extension of the human body,
Complement physical limitations
Medical wearable robot MEX helps the weak to walk freely as others do,
and industrial wearable robots CEX and VEX reduce the risk of muscle/joint injury
in manufacturing processes where repetitive tasks are done.
CEX and VEX that have completed the test pilot in North American factories,
are expected to play a major role in creating smart factories where humans and robots coexist.

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Wearable
Robot
‘CEX’
Chairless EXoskeleton
1.6kg lightweight type
Capable of supporting up to 150kg.
Support three seating angles: 55·70·85°
Reduce waist and thigh fatigue when
working with low posture (reduce lower
body muscle activity by up to 40%)
Prototype for Hyundai/Kia at North
American plant in 2018
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Wearable
Robot
CEX is the first wearable robot developed for industri-
al applications in the form of a chair to protect the knee
joints of workers who remain seated for a long time.
Although it only weighs 1.6kg, it is strong enough to sup-
port up to 150kg and is easy to wear.
The length and angle can be adjusted to the user’s height
and sitting posture, and the portability of the ‘engineer-
ing plastic’ material is remarkable.
Hyundai Motor Group conducted a test pilot of CEX in
Hyundai/KiaNorthAmericanfactoriesinSep.,2018which
proved reduced user’s risk of injury and significantly im-
proved work efficiency.

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Wearable
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2.5kg (42% lighter than its competitors)
Muscular assistance up to 5.5 kgf (reduced
upper-body muscle activity by up to 30%)
Length can be adjusted up to 18cm to fit a
variety of body sizes
Degree of force assistance can be adjusted
in six levels, with three different angles
Commercial production in 2019 by
Hyundai Rotem
‘VEX’
Vest EXoskeleton

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Wearable
Robot
VEX is a wearable vest for industrial workers whose
jobisfocusedonoverheadworks.Itenhancesproduc-
tivity and reduces fatigue by boosting load support.
When the worker raises arm while holding a tool, VEX
provides an additional 6kg of force to prevent mus-
culoskeletal disorder and improve work efficiency.
VEX features a polycentric axis that combines multi-
ple pivot points with quadruple-link muscular assis-
tance,enablingimitationofhumanjoints’movement.
Asaresult,itprovidessmoothermovementwithhigh
durability.

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Wearable
Robot
Walking support for paraplegic patients
Support for sitting, standing, walking,
and walking up or down stairs
Preparing for Korea MFDS and the U.S.
FDA clearance(’21)
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‘MEX’
Medical EXoskeleton

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Wearable
Robot
MEXisamedicalwearablerobotthat
helps patients with lower spinal cord
injuries regain their ability to walk.
By utilizing a wireless clutch with an
on-board motion control system, the
equipment fully supports the par-
aplegics and by standing on it, the
weight is hardly felt.
Since MEX is for medical usage, Hyundai Motor Group is currently preparing
for FDA clearance in the U.S., including Korea MFDS.

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Service
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Service
Robots

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Service
Robot
From Customer Care
to Delivery Service
Robots used to simply take on tasks too difficult or dangerous for humans; however, now,
using AI technology, interactive robots are being produced.
Hyundai Motor Group is developing advanced service robots that can move similarly to a
vibration-free vehicle, provide contactless services such as information, guidance, or
delivery, while even communicating with other people.

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Service
Robot
‘H2D2’
Hyundai Hotel Delivery
Room service upon customer request
Recognize the surroundings and objects to
avoid a collision, and make delivery
Movebetweenfloorswithsyncedtoelevators
Design suited for the hotel interior
Easy to monitor with a tablet computer app
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Service
Robot
H2D2 is a robot specialized for room service at a hotel,
recognizing and avoiding all emergencies or obstacles
during the task.
Whenhotelstaffenterstheroomnumberandauthentica-
tion code on the touch display on the robot and loads the
delivery item, the robot takes the parcel to the requested
destination.
With IoT technology that allows exchange of information
with various hotel facilities, it can also move between
floors using the elevator.
After successfully completing the H2D2 pilot operation at
Rolling Hills in 2019, Hyundai Motor Group is further plan-
ning to improve the robot’s performance and diversify its
service criteria.

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Service
Robot
‘DAL-e’
Sales-based Service Robot
(Drive you, Assist you, Link with you – experience)
Capable of personnel management, vehicle
description, and employee call within sales hub
4WS(Wheel Steering) Type, Holonomic Motion
Interactwithcustomersusingwaist/neckmotions
Vision·Voice system based on AI technology
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Service
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DAL-eisaservicerobotthatcanguide
and communicate with customers di-
rectly based on certain sales hubs,
which Hyundai Motor Group conducted
a pilot operation at Hyundai Motorstu-
dio Seoul in June 2019.
With a more complex software than
H2D2, DAL-e can avoid any sudden ob-
stacles on the way and optimize route
calculation.
DAL-e’sbiggestfeatureisthatitcanreadcustomers’emotionsjustbysearchingfrom
its vast database of various facial shapes and expressions.
It can also understand non-verbal elements such as gestures, posture, facial expres-
sions, eye contact, intonations, and voice.
It is also designed to recognize and respond to the voice of the commander among
many others in the store, distinguish between the faces of the visitors and staff, and
also have small conversations.

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Service
Robot
‘ACR’
Automatic Charging Robot
Self-parking robot with automatic charging
Capable of locating charging plugs based on
deep-learning technology
Manipulation location/Compliance control
Controltowerthatcoversvision,robot,andvehicle
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Service
Robot
ACR is an arm-shaped automatic charging robot.
When an electric vehicle is pulled up in front of the
charger, the robot arm automatically inserts a con-
nector into the electric vehicle for fast-charging.
Hyundai Motor Group is also studying self-driving
cars, so that when charging is done, self-driving cars
would autonomously drive back to their individual
parking space.
In the era of eco-friendly and fully autonomous cars,
Hyundai Motor Group’s electric vehicle auto-charg-
ing robots are expected to greatly improve charging
efficiency and convenience.

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Mobility

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Mobility
Last-mile Mobility
& Delivery Robots
Besides wearable robots and service robots, Hyundai Motor Group is also conducting
research and development on future mobilities such as built-in scooters and delivery robots.
Among them, the last-mile mobility, ‘E-Board’ is about to be mass-produced and we are
devoting our time and effort in developing the next-generation mobility concept.

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Mobility
‘E-Board’
Last-mile mobility
Weighs merely 8kg
10.5Ah lithium-ion battery
20km-range with a single charge
Maximum speed of 20km/h
Rear wheel drive
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Mobility
E-Board was showcased in 2019 as a successor of mi-
ni-sized last-mile mobility concept ‘Ioniq Scooter,’ Hyun-
dai Motor Group unveiled at CES 2017.
It is useful in short-distance travel and easy to carry as it
is light-weight and foldable in three stages.
It is also chargeable inside a vehicle by utilizing the elec-
tricity generated during the drive.
After commercialization, E-Board is expected to meet the
customer’s diverse needs, navigating along narrow ur-
ban streets where vehicles are not allowed to enter or for
purely recreational purposes.

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Mobility
‘TarGo’
Self-driving Delivery Robot
695.5×940.2×1244(mm)
Highest cruising speed of 1.2m/s
Maximum load capacity: 100kg
8 hours of operation on a single charge
Battery or Recharging type
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Mobility
““What if a robot can directly deliver your parcels to
your home or to your office?
HyundaiMotorGrouphasbegundevelopingself-driv-
ing delivery robots, collaborating with the autono-
mous-driving robot developer.
TarGowill be able to carry loads of 60 to 100kg and
be capable of not only logistics delivery services but
also personal delivery of beverages within the com-
pany.
Its pilot operation began in 2021 at the new Hyundai
Glovis building, and Hyundai Motor Group plans to
utilize self-driving delivery robots at logistics centers
and apartment complexes in the city center.

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Mobility
Smart Parking Systems
& Parking Robots
Check available spaces in the parking lot
and reduce vehicle pickup time
Pilot operation with additional services in-
cluding smart parking reservation
Develop business models applicable to
industrial sites such as logistics centers
based on automatic parking technology
Verify hardware and software performance
of the parking robot(perpendicular, angled
echelon, parallel, and double parking)
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Mobility
Experienced a time wasted looking for a parking
space or trying to remember where you had parked?
Hyundai Motor Group is developing smart park-
ing systemsandparking robotstosolvethese
problems.
When you park your car in front of the parking lot
entrance, the parking robot would drive your car to
an empty space and return the vehicle in same way
when you’re back.
Hyundai Motor Group will start the parking robot’s
pilot operations in 2022 at Incheon International Air-
port to verify its performance and operation meth-
od, and plans to use the technology in industrial sites
such as logistics centers in the future.

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Boston
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Boston
Dynamics

30. Creating New Robotics-based
Value Chain
Hyundai Motor Group acquired Boston Dynamics to develop technologies
for humanity and provide customers with a better experience.
Hyundai Motor Group will be at forefront of robotics and accelerate
its strategic transformation into a smart mobility solution provider.
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Boston
Dynamics

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Boston
Dynamics
Boston Dynamics is an American robotics com-
panywithworld-classcoretechnologiesinareassuch
as self-driving and walking, robotic arms, and recog-
nition and judgment that can aid our entry into logis-
tics robot, guide and support robot, and humanoid
robot markets.
Their robots include “Spot,” a four-legged walking
robot, “Atlas,” a two-legged robot that can walk up-
right, and “Stretch,” a robot specialized for use in
warehouses and logistics facilities.
Hyundai Motor Group plans to apply the capabilities
developed by Boston Dynamics to create a new ro-
botics-based value chain, which includes manufac-
turing robot parts and building smart logistics solu-
tions, and support Boston Dynamics’ global sales,
service and product line extension.

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Boston
Dynamics
Factory Safety
Service Robot
Moves freely in narrow spaces and on stairs
Identifies blind spots that human eyes have
difficulty seeing
Can be remotely controlled and monitor busi-
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Boston
Dynamics
Factory Safety Service Robotwas completed
by combining Boston Dynamics’ Spot, the four-leg-
gedrobot,withanAIprocessingserviceunitequipped
with AI-based software from Hyundai Motor Group’s
Robotics Lab.
ItspilotoperationhasstartedatAutoLandGwangmy-
eong to detect risks and enhance safety on industrial
sites. It moves autonomously and inspects a desig-
nated area at dawn when workers are gone, helping
early morning patrols to monitor safety in a comfort-
able environment.

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Boston
Dynamics
The AI processing service unit developed by Robot-
ics Lab is capable of recognizing whether a door is
opened or closed, detecting a high temperature risk
and unauthorized intrusion by using sensors, such as
3DLiDAR,thermalimagingcameraandfrontcamera,
and conducting real-time data processing based on
deep learning.
It autonomously moves within the designated patrol
areaontheindustrialsitethrough AI-basednavigation.
Hyundai Motor Group plans to optimize the system
based on the data obtained from pilot operations
and apply to a wide range of industrial sites by add-
ing new features.

35. ‘Expanding Human Reach’
Look forward to the changes in the future society
Hyundai Motor Group’s robotics vision will bring!