SK Telecom (CEO Yoo Young-sang) has developed a synthetic intelligence (AI) product that could be attached to a robot to expand the usage of the robot for various purposes comparable to fire monitoring.

SK Telecom announced on the twentieth that it has released an ‘AI robot kit’ that may provide customized services by controlling robot movements with vision AI technology and analyzing images in real time with AI.

The kit is attached to a robot and is made in the shape of an oblong box consisting of a pc, front and rear cameras, 5G modem, speaker, and microphone. The video from the camera is transmitted in high definition to support robot mission performance and handheld remote control in line with AI image evaluation.

SKT cited the advantage of the AI ​​robot kit as that it’s a small kit product that could be installed on an existing robot to supply a full HD level high-definition AI image evaluation service that administrators can discover. The Unitree robot, which is popular in Korea, was used, and other third-party robots that provide software development kits (SDK) are also planned to be linked upon request.

As well as, it is alleged that the cost-effectiveness is high because it is one-fifth of the famous robot package. Within the case of famous overseas products, it is understood that every robot and software cost greater than 200 million won, but within the case of an AI robot kit, it will probably be purchased inside 40 million won.

As well as, the present walking robot could be utilized in various ways comparable to fire prevention, harmful gas detection, and 3D measurement of indoor space. Additionally it is a bonus that not only drones and robots could be controlled concurrently in a single video control system, but in addition multiple robots could be controlled concurrently. picked as

SKT plans to unveil its AI robot kit and Unitree robot package for the primary time on the ‘Drone Show Korea 2023’ held in BEXCO, Busan for 3 days from the twenty third. With the launch of this AI robot kit, it expects sales growth to greater than double every yr. He said that he plans to expand the provision of robot kits through various promotions and competitive price policies.

Since last yr, SKT has been promoting AI-based robot-related businesses in earnest. The coffee robot was launched, and the transfer and loading robot business is underway within the logistics field. Through various business cooperation, it plans to grow to be a frontrunner within the domestic coffee robot market inside the subsequent five years.

“The goal of SKT’s robot business is to supply customized services by establishing an AI-based application solution and data platform which are needed by corporations but difficult for robot manufacturers to reply to,” said Choi Nak-hoon, SKT Industries’ AIX CO manager. We are going to provide quite a lot of robot services that may enhance convenience and productivity and even provide a nice experience.”

Reporter Lim Dae-jun ydj@aitimes.com