Hyundai Motor Group Robotics Lab celebrates triple win at prestigious 2024 Red Dot Design Awards AI-powered safety inspection robot and MobED Delivery both win Best of the Best awards DAL-e Delivery also highly praised as Red Dot Award winner for its sophisticated design and functionality
Hyundai Motor Group’s (hereinafter referred to as the Group) Robotics Lab has won three prestigious awards, including two Best of the Best awards, at the Red Dot Design Awards 2024. The Red Dot Award is one of the world’s most renowned design awards, and HMG Robotics Lab won the Red Dot award in the Robotics category.
“This award is the result of Hyundai Motor Group’s ongoing efforts to ensure that customers and innovative robotics technology meet naturally,” said Dong Jin-hyun, vice president and head of the Robotics Research Institute at Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors. “We will continue to work hard to be a leader in turning imagination into reality and to be an approachable guide to a robotic intelligent society.”
Winner of the Best of the Best award, the group’s innovative safety inspection robot is operational at the Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Centre Singapore (HMGICS). The robot uses artificial intelligence to inspect machinery within the smart city mobility hub and identify anomalies. The robot’s design features optimized packaging with a sculptural cover to prevent blind spots for the sensors, enabling accurate detection and increased productivity. Its exterior design highlights the robot’s technical capabilities and seamlessly integrates into the HMGICS environment.
The robot can raise the position of its camera, which is mounted on a telescoping extension, to maximize its field of view and improve recognition and detection capabilities. Equipped with four PnD (Plug and Drive) modules, one on each corner, the robot can navigate around obstacles on the floor of HMGICS’ production center. The robot is unique in that it can inspect gauges, valves, and components in tricky locations, correct erroneous readings caused by human error, and report missed contaminants or spills.
The group’s MobED Delivery robot, a compact and minimalist mobility platform, also won the Best of Best title. MobED Delivery’s DnL (Drive and Lift) module integrates drive, steering and braking into one eccentric wheel mechanism. This design enables MobED Delivery to dynamically adjust the tilt and height of its body for seamless mobility and safe delivery of goods. The robot’s wheelbase can be minimized, ensuring safe transportation to its destination while reducing inconvenience to pedestrians.
MobED Delivery’s adaptability allows it to navigate a variety of terrains with ease, from low to high. When tilted, the loading tray extends toward the ground, and the unit’s conveyor belt smoothly guides items to the rear of the robot, ensuring safe delivery of the items. MobED Delivery seamlessly integrates into a variety of environments, including offices and apartments, eliminating the need for individuals to collect items in person, providing added convenience.
The Robotics LAB’s DAL-e delivery robot was also recognized as a Red Dot Award winner: this food, beverage and parcel delivery robot, thanks to its PnD module, can conveniently deliver to customers even in complex spaces such as offices and shopping malls.
As part of its sleek design, DAL-e Delivery features a top display and distinctive external LED lighting that allows users to identify its current status. The unit’s cargo compartment safely stores deliveries while in transit and features double doors that open automatically and a motorized tray that activates when making a delivery. The robot’s power module enables autonomous navigation thanks to a suite of cameras and sensors.
For more information about the Red Dot Design Award, please visit https://www.red-dot.org/.
