At the end of last year, the main character that heated up the economy is Hyundai Motor Group (hereinafter, Hyundai Motor Company). It was because of’Big News’, which has recently solidified its position in the global automobile market and has attracted more attention than Hyundai Motor’s stock price, as the expectations for eco-friendly cars have increased.
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Hyundai Motor Company announced its entry into the robotics business by acquiring 80% of the global robotics company’Boston Dynamics’ with a corporate value of $1.1 billion and about 1.2 trillion KRW from Softbank Group.
To the public, this news may be felt as a completely different move from the existing business fields of Hyundai Motors, and as the curiosity is growing, we have briefly summarized the future of Hyundai Motor, which will change with this fresh and hot acquisition and the acquisition of Boston Dynamics. !)
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“Boston Dynamics, maybe you already know?”
Boston Dynamics is a company that is familiar with’Spot’, a four-legged walking robot that is drawing attention around the world. The robots of Boston Dynamics, including Spot, are already’YouTube stars’. The dance video released at the end of last year recorded more than 20 million views.
In addition to spots that have already started mass-production sales,’humanoid’ robots capable of bipedal walking and having a shape similar to humans can implement human-like movements using arms and hands, and are highly likely to form innovative markets in the future.
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These robotic technologies are expected to be active in industrial sites such as high-risk construction sites, rough terrain and disaster sites that require relief activities, and are expected to become essential technologies in the space industry such as space exploration and flight companies in the future. This is the reason why Hyundai Motors of the future can expand its business area indefinitely.
Chairman Eui-seon Eui also said, “Amid the global mega-trend represented by aging and untact, it will play a role for humanity in public areas such as safety, security, and health.”
Above all, it is predicted that the synergy between Hyundai Motor Company and Boston Dynamics, which has world-class automobile mass production capabilities and global business network, will be maximized within the Hyundai Motor Group right away. This is because it can be used in a variety of sophisticated mobility fields such as manufacturing, production, technology development, logistics, and autonomous driving of automobiles and parts.
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According to Hyundai Motor Group, the global robot market is expected to grow to $44.4 billion in 2021, and is expected to grow to $177.2 billion by 2025 due to the economic and social paradigm shift caused by Corona 19.
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Collaboration and symbiosis with robots seen in science fiction films as a child, and cutting-edge automobiles and technologies combined with robot technology. I can imagine that the company that can make all of this possible in the near future could be Korea’s Hyundai Motor Company.
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