Naver is discussing technology and policy support measures with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to commercialise mobile robots as it moves to revitalise the related industry.

Naver said on May 27 it discussed technology and policy support measures for the commercialisation of mobile robots with Transport Minister Kim Yun-deok (김윤덕), who visited its 1784 headquarters.

Kim watched demonstrations of Naver's digital twin technology, the cloud-based multi-robot intelligence system ARC, the in-house autonomous driving robot Rookie and the outdoor mobile robot Noori carrying out missions. Choi Soo-yeon (최수연), Naver's CEO, Yoo Bong-seok (유봉석), its chief risk officer, and Seok Sang-ok (석상옥), CEO of Naver Labs, attended and introduced Naver's physical artificial intelligence and digital twin technologies, including cases where autonomous driving robot technology was applied.

Completed in 2021, Naver 1784 is the world's first robot-friendly building. A range of advanced technologies including AI, digital twins, mobility, cloud and 5G are organically linked.

Naver and the ministry also held discussions on policy support in the land transport and spatial information fields and on regulatory innovation measures for AI and the promotion of autonomous driving robots.

Kim said, "Through this visit to Naver's 1784 headquarters, I confirmed the growth potential of various new industries in the land transport field, including robot-friendly buildings, digital twins, autonomous driving and mobile robots." He added, "We will continue to play an active role, including strengthening the policy foundation to promote mobile robots in the future."

Naver Labs has been conducting technical cooperation with the ministry since this year in the areas of building precision maps and verifying the operational stability of autonomous driving robots. It plans to also develop standardisation and data utilisation models so that a variety of robots can be applied to outdoor environments.