"Processing 1,500 Boxes in 30 Minutes"… Delivery Unloading Robot Designated as New Logistics Technology

A new technology has been developed that dramatically increases the speed of unloading operations by applying a machine learning-based image recognition algorithm to parcel cargo unloading robots.

On the 6th, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced that it has designated the smart logistics center system and unloading robots as 'Excellent Logistics New Technologies.'

The unloading robot, designated as the 5th logistics new technology, can recognize the cargo loading status through an AI image recognition algorithm based on machine learning.

Through this, it can automatically unload not only box-shaped standardized parcel cargo but also irregularly shaped cargo such as water bottle packaging with inconsistent shapes. This reduces the workload of unloading workers at logistics centers and significantly speeds up processing.

This technology can unload 1,500 boxes in 30 minutes based on an 11-ton truck, ensuring worker safety and achieving more than four times the efficiency compared to manpower.

The 'Smart Logistics Center System,' designated as the 4th logistics new technology, is a facility management technology that applies digital blueprint technology to logistics centers, allowing all buildings, building facilities, land, and structures to be managed as digital information.

Based on the completion blueprints, all spaces in the logistics center are divided into facility management units and matched with facility information, enabling facility managers to easily inspect and manage facilities through the system.

Facility management status can be accurately understood down to detailed units, and fires or safety accidents can be prevented in advance, enhancing the efficiency and safety of logistics centers.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport introduced the logistics new technology system in 2020 and has designated a total of five logistics new technologies to date. Once designated as a new technology, priority support for technology development funds is provided, along with benefits such as priority application and purchase recommendations by public institutions.

Osongcheon, Director of the Advanced Logistics Division at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, said, "With the expansion of non-face-to-face lifestyles and the increase in parcel cargo volume, the demand for new technologies to efficiently handle this is growing. We expect various logistics new technologies to be developed and widely utilized in the logistics industry."

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