Naver will deploy “Mininoid,” a humanoid robotic being developed in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Expertise (MIT) and the Korea Superior Institute of Science and Expertise (KAIST), at its second headquarters constructing 1784 this month.
Kim Yu-won, CEO of Naver Cloud Platform, introduced this on the annual know-how convention DAN held at COEX in Gangnam-gu, Seoul on Nov. 6, stating, “Across the finish of this month, it is possible for you to to see humanoids about 1 meter tall struggling via arduous labor at Naver’s headquarters.” The robotic is scheduled to initially deal with duties equivalent to delivering lunch bins and low to folks, much like Naver’s supply robotic “ROOKIE.”
Naver additionally unveiled ROOKIE 2, the next-generation model of its supply robotic ROOKIE. CEO Kim acknowledged, “We plan to quickly reveal ROOKIE 2’s {hardware} specs and open up the working system (OS) and software programming interface (API),” including, “Naver’s bodily AI is transferring towards an open platform that anybody can connect with and broaden.”
Naver has been dedicating efforts to creating spatial intelligence, which kinds the muse of bodily AI. Spatial intelligence is the power to understand and make judgments about three-dimensional (3D) bodily areas and work together with surrounding environments, forming the premise for digital twins and autonomous driving. Naver Labs’ consultant applied sciences embody “ARC eye,” an indoor and outside recognition know-how, “ALIKE” resolution, a core know-how for implementing numerous areas in three dimensions (3D), and “DUSt3R,” which creates 3D areas from a single picture in 2-3 seconds.
To broaden its bodily AI enterprise, Naver will conduct capital expenditure (CAPEX) of over 1 trillion received on AI chips alone by subsequent 12 months. That is anticipated for use to realize aggressive benefit within the world bodily AI market. Naver not too long ago agreed to develop an industrial bodily AI platform with NVIDIA. It’s anticipated that bodily AI specialised for key nationwide industries equivalent to semiconductors, shipbuilding, and protection will likely be developed first. The purpose is to commercialize bodily AI to reinforce home industrial competitiveness and shield sovereignty via “Sovereign AI 2.0.”
Choi Soo-yeon, CEO of Naver, acknowledged, “Constructing upon the stable competitiveness of Korea’s core manufacturing industries equivalent to semiconductors, cars, and shipbuilding, we’ll add Naver’s unparalleled AI software program capabilities to speed up AI transformation and innovation throughout Korea’s industries,” including, “Primarily based on our full-stack AI know-how capabilities, we’ll contribute to Korea’s leap ahead as one of many high three AI powers.”
