LG CNS and LX Pantos to Deploy Humanoid Robots in Logistics Center

MOU Signed for Next-Generation Smart Logistics Based on Robotics

On the 11th, LG CNS announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with LX Pantos, a comprehensive logistics company, to establish next-generation smart logistics based on robotics.

On the 1st, executives including Sanggyun Park, Executive Vice President of LG CNS (fourth from the right), Junho Lee, Executive Vice President of LG CNS (fifth from the right), and Jaehyuk Uh, Vice President of LX Pantos (fifth from the left), posed for a commemorative photo at the LG CNS headquarters during the LG CNS and LX Pantos 'Next-Generation Smart Logistics Construction Business Agreement Ceremony.' Provided by LG CNS

Through this agreement, the two companies will build a logistics automation system that integrates humanoid robots and shuttle robots at LX Pantos's Megawise Cheongna Logistics Center. LX Pantos provides a full spectrum of logistics services—including forwarding, contract logistics, last-mile delivery, and e-commerce logistics—based on its network of over 380 logistics hubs worldwide. In addition to cargo transport, LX Pantos also offers integrated logistics services such as warehouse and inventory management and customs clearance.

LG CNS will validate the automation of all processes in LX Pantos's logistics center operations by integrating humanoid and shuttle robots. Additionally, LG CNS will train the robots using data from LX Pantos's logistics operations.

The company plans to use its proprietary robot learning platform, 'PhysicalWorks Forge', for training and its integrated control platform, 'PhysicalWorks Baton', for robot operation. For hardware, LG CNS will utilize the 'wheel-type humanoid robot' from Dexmate—a U.S. robotics specialist in which LG CNS invested in March—and 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 load and transport up to 1,500 kilograms of goods per unit.

The two companies also plan to establish a demonstration space called the 'TDL Lab' (Tech Driven Logistics Lab) in the second half of this year, where they will showcase the logistics automation process. Looking ahead, they intend to advance the commercialization of logistics robots for external customers. Sangkyun Park, Executive Vice President of LG CNS, stated, "This MOU is a proof-of-concept project for applying various robots and learning and operation platforms to logistics sites," adding, "We aim to contribute to improving productivity and operational efficiency in logistics operations."

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