Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation agreed to partner with Samsung SDI to develop high-performance batteries specifically for robots, with the aim of increasing energy density, output and usage time significantly.
In this connection, recently the three companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for this joint development at Hyundai Motor Group’s Uiwang Research Center. The event was attended by Dong Jin Hyun, Vice President and Head of Robotics LAB at Hyundai Motor and Kia, and Hans Cho, Executive Vice President and Head of Strategic Marketing Team at Samsung SDI.
The collaboration will combine their resources and technical expertise to develop batteries optimized for robots and integrate them into various service robots.
