CJ Logistics(000120) said on the 3rd that it had deployed two humanoid (human-shaped) robots to actual logistics center operations. It expanded the scope of operations after verifying the feasibility of deployment with on-site demonstrations last year.
The humanoid robots perform the task of placing cushioning material inside boxes in the product packaging process at the Olive Young logistics center in Yangji, Yongin, Gyeonggi Province. This is the first time in Korea that humanoid robots have been put into logistics center processes.
CJ Logistics decided to deploy the Humanoid Robot to the process in light of its high flexibility and scalability to perform various tasks without changing the existing work space.
That is because logistics centers handle countless products of different shapes, sizes, and materials, so working conditions keep changing. The company plans to use data the robots accumulate on site to improve accuracy and responsiveness.
In particular, it is enhancing the robot brain (RFM) not only by training on data collected in the field, but also by using data generated through simulation, improving the ability to respond to new products and work environments.
CJ Logistics plans to expand the application processes for humanoids step by step to include product picking and sorting, inspection, and packaging. Ultimately, it aims to develop a general-purpose logistics Humanoid Robot that can perform multiple logistics processes consecutively with a single robot.
To that end, it is building strategic partnerships with several partners, including ROBOTIS (hardware), Aidin Robotics (robot hands), and Realworld AI (RFM).
Kim Jeong-hee, head of the CJ Logistics TES Logistics Technology Research Institute, said, "We will combine the vast logistics data accumulated on site with AI technology to implement future-oriented fulfillment where humans and robots work together."