TOKYO – Hyundai Motor Group, which is prioritizing robotics as a part of its future progress drive, simply constructed a greater guard canine, courtesy of its acquisition of U.S. robotics agency Boston Dynamics.
The South Korean automaker on Friday unveiled the brand new four-legged, walk-about robotic rover, known as the Manufacturing facility Security Service Robotic, saying it will conduct midnight patrols of the manufacturing unit flooring at a Kia plant in South Korea. The computerized canine will prowl the premises looking out for hearth hazards, open doorways, potential intruders and different questions of safety.
Scanning its environment with an built-in thermal digital camera and 3-D lidar, the robotic will use synthetic intelligence to evaluate the scenario and alert safety when hassle is brewing.
There’s no want for barking; Hyundai’s robotic ideas off managers silently by means of an internet site.
The Hyundai Motor Group says the digital canine is predicated on Boston Dynamics’ quadruped robotic Spot, which was devised to leverage synthetic intelligence, autonomous navigation, teleoperation applied sciences, and computing payload for work in industrial environments.
“The Manufacturing facility Security Service Robotic is the primary collaboration undertaking with Boston Dynamics,” stated Dong Jin Hyun, head of Hyundai Motor Group Robotics Lab.
“The Robotic will assist detect dangers and safe folks’s security in industrial websites.”
The corporate stated its robotic will deployed in a pilot program on the Kia AutoLand Gwangmyeong plant to “help late-night safety patrols and create a safer surroundings for employees.”
A video of gadget in operation confirmed the yellow-and-black robotic waking from relaxation off the ground like a golden retriever rising to chase a tennis ball. It then scampers by means of the darkish, empty halls of the after-hours manufacturing unit, a vivid cyclops-like mild shining its approach by means of the night time. The robotic scans tools for indicators of overheating, checks on open doorways and scampers upstairs, livestreaming its patrol to managers who can take distant handbook management when wanted.
“The quadruped robotic is ready to navigate by means of slim areas in addition to establish blind areas which are arduous to see with the human eye,” the automaker stated in a press launch.
Hyundai Motor Group is prioritizing robotics and synthetic intelligence as a part of its plan to diversify into new companies which are key to next-generation mobility. Underscoring its curiosity in robotics, the Group took a controlling 80 p.c stake in Boston Dynamics this yr.