HL Robotics and Samsung C&T to Create 'Smart Residential Solutions' with Parking Robots

Pilot Project at Raemian Gallery
Application to Expand to New Constructions and Redevelopment Projects

HL Robotics, a wholly owned subsidiary of HL Holdings, has partnered with Samsung C&T's Construction Division to develop future residential solutions utilizing autonomous parking robots.

On September 23, HL Robotics and Samsung C&T announced that they had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly develop future residential solutions based on the autonomous parking robot "PARKIE."

Yoon Ki Kim, CEO of HL Robotics (right), and Hyejung Cho, Vice President of Samsung C&T Corporation, are signing a business agreement. HL Holdings

Through this agreement, the two companies will collaborate to enhance parking convenience in apartment complexes by integrating parking robots with residential platforms. The plan is to link HL Robotics' robot control system with Samsung C&T's integrated residential life platform, "Homeniq," to implement an autonomous valet parking service.

The first pilot project will take place at the Raemian Gallery. The two companies plan to install two sets of PARKIE robots at the site, accumulate operational data, and verify system stability and various entry and exit scenarios. The purpose is to review potential situations that may occur during actual operation, from the deployment of parking robots to vehicle movement, parking, and retrieval.

Based on the results of the pilot project, the scope of application is set to expand to various multi-family housing projects, including newly constructed Raemian complexes by Samsung C&T, as well as redevelopment and remodeling sites. The two companies have also agreed to cooperate in securing intellectual property rights related to parking robots and in developing concrete business models.

PARKIE is an autonomous parking solution that moves vehicles to designated spots with a parking robot, eliminating the need for users to park their cars themselves. According to the company, this approach enhances parking space efficiency and reduces the time residents spend parking, thereby addressing parking challenges in multi-family housing projects.

Yoonki Kim, CEO of HL Robotics, said, "This collaboration with Raemian marks a crucial turning point for expanding HL Robotics' parking robot technology into the multi-family housing market," adding, "We will further enhance the completeness of our parking robot solutions and broaden our business into the smart residential services market."

Hyejung Cho, Executive Vice President and Head of DxP at Samsung C&T, commented, "Future living spaces will evolve into intelligent platforms where people, spaces, and mobility are connected," and added, "Through our collaboration with HL Robotics, we aim to establish a new operational standard for next-generation apartment complexes."

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