LG CNS said on the 15th it unveiled a logistics automation robot, the "mobile shuttle," that keeps moving 24 hours a day even in minus 26-degree freezers. The company plans to expand the related business, starting by applying a logistics automation system based on the mobile shuttle to Paris Baguette's U.S. baking plant.
The mobile shuttle that LG CNS showcased at Modex 2026, North America's largest logistics exhibition, loads items as dozens or hundreds of shuttle robots move inside warehouse shelves at 1.5 meters per second. Each shuttle robot can load up to 1,500 kg of goods. The company said it features a high-density storage structure that can move forward, backward, left, right, and vertically, delivering more than 30% higher storage efficiency than conventional logistics equipment focused on two-way, front-and-back movement.
An LG CNS official said, "It is designed to operate stably even in low-temperature environments, so it can be applied to cold chain logistics in sectors such as food and distribution, and it can safely transport not only general cargo but also cylindrical cargo such as automobile batteries, allowing manufacturing corporations to choose the type and material of shuttle robots to build customized logistics systems suited to on-site environments."
It also comes with an artificial intelligence (AI) agent. When exceptions such as urgent shipments arise, on-site workers can control shuttle robots simply by giving instructions to a natural language-based chatbot. If a shuttle robot has a problem, the AI agent analyzes the cause and offers a response plan to the worker.
It also boosted logistics operating efficiency by applying mathematical optimization technology. It analyzes shuttle robot routes and work status in real time to minimize bottlenecks and automatically assigns the most efficient tasks to each shuttle robot.
On the 15th, LG CNS signed a contract to build a logistics automation system based on the mobile shuttle at a Paris Baguette baking plant under construction in Texas. The company said it aims to help improve the efficiency of processes that classify and transport baking ingredients—where freshness is key—without error in subzero environments. LG CNS also plans to provide a system that controls the mobile shuttle and centrally manages logistics inventory, along with a remote monitoring system that checks equipment status in real time.
The company also applied a shuttle robot-based logistics automation system, numbering in the hundreds, to LG affiliates' North American plants.
Lee Jun-ho, head of the LG CNS smart logistics & city division (executive vice president), said, "With the mobile shuttle, which can be applied even in refrigerated and frozen environments, we expanded the scope of logistics automation," adding, "We will continue to scale our global business based on differentiated competitiveness that enables high-density, high-efficiency logistics operations."