DeepX said on the 1st that it is nearing mass production of a next-generation On-device AI (On-Device AI, a technology that performs AI functions on the device itself without a server connection) platform developed with Hyundai Motor and Kia Robotics Lab. DeepX is an ultra-low-power On-device AI Semiconductor corporations.
The platform developed by DeepX and Hyundai Motor and Kia Robotics Lab received the "MINDS 2025" award from the World Economic Forum, which evaluates more than 100 global corporations cases, for technologies that change the world through AI, marking the first time in Korea. The On-device AI controller jointly developed by the two companies has entered the technology verification phase for mass-production application.
DeepX formed a strategic partnership with Hyundai Motor and Kia Robotics Lab in 2023. Based on this, the two companies have been conducting tests to gradually apply DeepX's ultra-low-power AI Semiconductor "DX-M1" to a control platform for service robots.
A DeepX official said, "It has a structure that enables high-performance inference at 5 watts (W) or less while meeting the key conditions for robot controllers—power efficiency, inference performance, and latency," and added, "It is being evaluated as suitable for indoor and outdoor service robots."
DeepX and the Robotics Lab recently developed a next-generation controller based on the DX-M1 that integrates a "wide-angle and narrow-angle dual ISP camera" and "vision AI technology." The product was developed with the goal of implementing a "robot intelligence architecture" that can operate without relying on network consolidation even in communication-unstable environments such as underground parking lots, subway stations, and logistics centers.
The DX-M1 also interfaces with the Robotics Lab's facial recognition system "Facey." The delivery robot "DAL-e Delivery" is piloting functions that authenticate the recipient's face and identify the user to provide tailored guidance based on this.
The two companies plan to unveil the jointly developed technology at the "Korea Tech Festival," hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, on the 3rd. They also plan to showcase it at the "2026 CES," the world's largest IT and tech exhibition, to be held in the United States in January next year.