Bigwave to Deploy Humanoids in Space Studio Modular Housing Production

Bigwave Robotics, a specialist in industrial physical artificial intelligence (AI), announced on September 8 that it will gradually introduce humanoid robots to the production and construction sites of Space Studio, a wooden modular housing company.

Humanoid Construction Automation Concept Image / Photo by Bigwave Robotics

Space Studio, which operates a robotic automation line, has driven high-quality standardization by prefabricating much of its housing in factories. Most recently, the company launched the 'Samsung AI Modular Home' in partnership with Samsung Electronics, combining AI and Internet of Things (IoT) technology to lead the digital transformation (DX) of residential environments. The two companies plan to further enhance process efficiency by deploying additional humanoid robots to Space Studio's modular production line.

The first process expected to utilize humanoid robots is 'insulation installation.' Glass fiber, commonly used as insulation material, is a high-risk substance that poses threats to workers' respiratory and skin health. Furthermore, due to the irregular shapes of atypical objects in such work, there have been limitations in automating these processes with existing legacy industrial robots.

By replacing high-difficulty processes with humanoids, Bigwave Robotics is laying the groundwork for a fully unmanned production system—known as a 'dark factory'—in the future. Moving beyond mere technical demonstrations or research, the company plans to accumulate data from atypical tasks in industrial settings to complete a physical AI solution optimized for construction sites.

Jeongjin Park, CEO of Space Studio, stated, "By introducing humanoids, we expect our systematic, robot-based production process, which Space Studio takes pride in, to take a significant step forward and advance even further."

Kim Minkyo, CEO of Bigwave Robotics, added, "This collaboration is highly significant in expanding the application of humanoids far beyond traditional manufacturing and logistics, bringing them into construction and modular housing. We plan to further refine construction-specialized physical AI solutions based on high-quality data collected in the field, actively targeting not only the domestic market but also the global modular housing market, including North America."

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