LG CNS (064400, CEO Hyun Shin-gyun) announced on the 25th that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with LX Pantos for the 'construction of next-generation smart logistics.' The two companies will embark on a demonstration project aimed at automating all processes within the logistics center by introducing an automation system that integrates humanoid robots and shuttle robots at LX Pantos' Megawise Cheongra Logistics Center.

LX Pantos is a comprehensive domestic logistics company that provides integrated services, including forwarding, contract logistics, last-mile delivery, and e-commerce logistics, based on approximately 380 locations worldwide. It possesses end-to-end logistics capabilities, ranging from transportation to warehouse and inventory management, as well as customs clearance.

In this project, once the shuttle robot brings out the items scheduled for shipment from the warehouse, the humanoid robot will receive them and load them onto automated sorting equipment or other robots. This structure automates the entire process, up to sorting and shipping by destination.

For robot learning, LG CNS's proprietary platform 'PhysicalWorks Forge' will be utilized, and for operations, the integrated control platform 'PhysicalWorks Baton' will be employed. The company plans to enhance robot performance based on logistics site data owned by LX Pantos.

For hardware, LG CNS will apply the wheel-type humanoid robot from Dexmate, which it invested in this March, along with its self-developed logistics robot, the 'Mobile Shuttle.' The Mobile Shuttle moves at a speed of 1.5 meters per second and can load and transport up to 1,500 kg.

The two companies plan to establish the 'TDL Lab (Tech Driven Logistics Lab)' in the second half of the year to verify the logistics automation process, with the intention of promoting the commercialization of logistics robots for external customers in the future.

Park Sang-gyun, Head of the Communication, Distribution, and Service Business Division at LG CNS (Executive Director), stated, "This is a project to verify the applicability of various robots and learning and operation platforms in the field," adding, "We will collaborate with LX Pantos to increase productivity and operational efficiency at logistics sites."