Mobilio is a corporations that develops robot solutions to prevent accidents that can occur at industrial worksites. Mobilio was founded in Sep. 2000 by CEO Lee Jin-sik. Lee, a former autonomous driving car and data analysis engineer at Mando, previously founded a startup developing self-driving cars. Lee said, "I set out to develop fully autonomous cars like Tesla, but I was too far ahead of the market." The challenge is continuing as Mobilio's current business.
Mobilio develops AI-based quadruped robot solutions that prevent accidents and ensure safety at industrial sites such as construction. Robots patrol construction sites, recognize whether there are dangerous objects or fire risks, and alert the central control room if they determine there is a problem. Lee said, "Robots take over tasks at industrial sites that are dangerous for people and are simple and repetitive."
Mobilio's robot solution competitiveness can be summed up as "digitizing the site and enabling intelligent management." The company offers technology that combines a digital twin and an AI robot platform centered on its own brand NavigateX.
NavigateX serves as the robot's "brain," allowing the robot to understand its location, route, and environment through SLAM (simultaneous localization and mapping)-based autonomous driving and spatial recognition. The digital twin is a technology that precisely replicates the site in 3D using a 360-degree camera, lidar, and sensors mounted on the robot. The resulting digital model is linked with BIM (building information modeling) to enable real-time monitoring, risk analysis, and predictive maintenance, making it useful across various industrial sites such as construction, shipbuilding, and logistics.
Lee said, "It is not a simple platform but performs the role of an inspector in the field, improving safety and efficiency and reducing expense."
Mobilio recently joined the smart city project at Berlin TXL Airport. Mobilio robots were deployed at the airport site to monitor for safety accidents and other issues.
Mobilio is currently proving the effectiveness of its robot solutions in shipbuilding and construction. It conducted a proof of concept (PoC) with Samsung Heavy Industries to measure vehicle speeding at outdoor shipyard sites.
Lee said, "Many cars and motorcycles come and go at shipyards every day, and speeding is a risk factor that can lead to major accidents," adding, "Through Mobilio's robot solution, we aim to strengthen the safety management system with real-time speed detection, warning alerts, and data recording functions, and create an environment where both workers and visitors can feel at ease."
With SK ecoplant, the company is conducting a proof of concept to create a digital twin of construction sites. Robots precisely scan the site with a 360-degree camera and lidar, and link with BIM to implement construction progress and risk factors as a digital model. This enables not only quality control and process tracking but also visualization of risk factors and the potential for predictive maintenance.
Lee said, "We will drive the optimization of industrial site spaces such as construction through robots," adding, "We plan to expand into domestic markets as well as Europe, including Germany, and the United States and Japan to grow into a global corporations."