Daedong Robotics moves into construction sites beyond tractors

Daedong Robotics is partnering with GS Engineering & Construction to develop AI field robots for construction sites. The company aims to extend the autonomous driving and spatial recognition technology it has built through agricultural robots into construction applications such as material transport, repetitive tasks and heavy-load movement.

Daedong Robotics, the AI robot subsidiary of Daedong Group, announced Monday that it had signed an MOU with GS E&C for joint research and development cooperation in construction site automation and smart construction technology.

The agreement focuses on building a technology cooperation framework for deploying AI field robots at construction sites and jointly developing the related market. The two companies agreed to collaborate in three areas: reviewing whether existing mass-production AI field robot products can be applied at construction sites, cooperating on smart construction operations and new technology, and conducting joint research, development and proof-of-concept projects for construction-specific robots.

Daedong Robotics will handle robot design and technology advancement tailored to construction environments, drawing on its autonomous driving robot platform. It will assess whether existing mass-production products can be deployed at actual construction sites and participate in new robot research, development and pilot testing. GS E&C will provide construction sites for pilot testing and identify operational requirements from a site manager's perspective, while also pursuing technology verification and commercialization.

"Construction sites — where repetitive tasks and heavy-load transport are concentrated in unstructured environments — are the ideal expansion stage for the technology and know-how Daedong Robotics has accumulated in agricultural settings," said Kang Seong-cheol, chief executive of Daedong Robotics. "We will combine GS E&C's extensive on-site experience with Daedong Robotics' field-proven AI technology to deliver tangible results in construction automation."