LG CNS announced on June 11 that it has signed a business agreement with logistics company LX Pantos to develop a robot-based next-generation smart logistics system. The system will be implemented at the LX Pantos MegaWise Cheongna logistics center, integrating humanoid and shuttle robots for logistics automation.
LX Pantos is a comprehensive logistics company that provides a wide range of services including forwarding, contract logistics, last-mile delivery, and e-commerce logistics, supported by a global network of over 380 logistics hubs.
LG CNS plans to validate the automation of all processes at LX Pantos' logistics center by linking humanoid and shuttle robots. The shuttle robots will retrieve items scheduled for shipment from the warehouse, while the humanoid robots will receive the items and load them onto automated sorting equipment or other robots. This will enable the sorted items to be dispatched according to their destinations.
Using LX Pantos' extensive logistics data, LG CNS will train the robots. The training will utilize its proprietary robot learning platform, Physical Works Poji, while the integrated control platform, Physical Works Baton, will manage robot operations.
The robot hardware will include a wheeled humanoid robot from Dexmate, a U.S. robotics company in which LG CNS invested in March, as well as its own developed logistics robot, the Mobile Shuttle. The Mobile Shuttle can move at a speed of 1.5 meters per second within warehouse shelves and can carry up to 1,500 kilograms of goods.
Through this collaboration, LG CNS aims to reduce the burden of repetitive tasks in LX Pantos' logistics operations and create a stable working environment. The two companies plan to establish a demonstration space called the TDL Lab in the second half of this year to showcase the logistics automation process and will also pursue commercialization of logistics robots for external customers.
Park Sang-kyun, Executive Vice President of LG CNS's Communications/Distribution/Service Division, stated, "This business agreement is a demonstration project to validate the applicability of various robots and learning and operational platforms in logistics settings. We will work with LX Pantos to enhance productivity and operational efficiency in logistics operations."
Meanwhile, LG CNS is expanding the application of Physical AI in logistics and shipbuilding sectors. In logistics, it is conducting proof-of-concept projects with over 20 companies, including Kurly, to explore the use of humanoid robots for sorting and transporting goods.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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