HD Hyundai Robotics to Advance Physical AI Solutions with Palantir

Improving Robot Programming Efficiency with AI Agents
Redefining Field Engineers' Roles...Expanding the Solutions Business

HD Hyundai Robotics is set to advance its physical AI solutions in collaboration with Palantir, a U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) software company.

Ahn Seonghwan, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of HD Hyundai Robotics, delivers a keynote address at Palantir's Sovereignty Bootcamp in New York. HD Hyundai Robotics.

HD Hyundai Robotics said on November 1 that it had delivered a keynote address at Palantir’s “Sovereignty Bootcamp,” recently held in New York.

The Sovereignty Bootcamp is an event where participants discuss ways to strengthen competitiveness using AI while protecting companies’ data and critical business information. Since its inaugural event in July 2026, the bootcamp has drawn around 450 executives from approximately 250 global organizations and companies through its third edition.

Ahn Seonghwan, chief technology officer (CTO) of HD Hyundai Robotics, delivered the keynote address, introducing the company’s strategy for applying physical AI and its vision for the future, and sharing the results of its ongoing collaboration with Palantir.

The core of the two companies’ collaboration is to transform how robots are programmed using AI. Previously, experienced engineers had to repeatedly adjust work sequences, movement paths and speeds while directly observing the robots’ movements. This made the process highly dependent on workers’ experience and limited the ability to standardize work.

To address these challenges, the two companies have introduced an approach in which AI agents analyze existing robot programs and suggest improvements, while engineers refine the proposals based on their field experience. Since August 2026, the use of AI agents has reduced the average time required to resolve problems from 21.5 days to 7.9 days, a decrease of approximately 63%. HD Hyundai Robotics expects that it will also be able to cut robot programming costs by more than 50% in the future.

The role of field engineers will also expand. The plan is to develop them into “field solutions experts” who identify problems on-site and use AI technology to implement optimal solutions, moving beyond simply programming, installing and commissioning robots.

The two companies plan to hold regular steering committee meetings attended by senior executives to discuss priorities for collaborative projects. They will also continue to identify use cases where physical AI can be applied.

Executive Director Ahn said, “We plan to identify projects that can help solve problems on-site more quickly and effectively, and expand the scope of applications for our physical AI solutions business.”

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