"Now Baemin Robots Deliver Even in Parks"

Baemin Launches Robot Delivery Service at Gwanggyo Lake Park
Expands Delivery Range of Indoor and Outdoor Robot 'DillyDrive'
Available to Everyone Without Delivery Tips or Minimum Order Amount

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Cheol-hyun] It is now possible to use food or beverages delivered by robots even in parks. Woowa Brothers (CEO Kim Beom-jun), the operator of Baedal Minjok (Baemin), announced on the 20th that they started a robot delivery service at Gwanggyo Lake Park in Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do from late last month. This comes about two years after receiving approval for the ICT Regulatory Sandbox demonstration exemption in September 2020.

Currently, under the Road Traffic Act in Korea, delivery robots are not allowed to operate on roads, sidewalks, or crosswalks, and under the Green Park Act, robots weighing 30 kg or more are prohibited from entering parks. Accordingly, Baemin applied for and received approval for the ICT Regulatory Sandbox demonstration exemption from the Ministry of Science and ICT through the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

This robot delivery service was developed so that anyone using the park can receive food delivered by robots without having to visit the store through the Baemin app. Food can be received within 15 minutes even from about 600 meters away from the store. Visitors to the lake park can conveniently order and enjoy food from 14 stores located in the nearby Alleyway through the delivery robots.

Ordering is the same as the existing method. After scanning the QR codes placed throughout Gwanggyo Lake Park, customers order via the Baemin app and receive food at designated locations. Customers can track the progress at each stage, including order acceptance, robot departure, arrival at the store and loading of food, and arrival at the delivery location.

Woowa Brothers enhanced network communication technology to ensure that the delivery robots can operate smoothly without losing connection even when they are hundreds of meters away from the control room. As with existing services, one remote control operator and one on-site control operator are assigned per robot. Additionally, to prevent littering within the lake park, guidance and promotion regarding waste disposal will be conducted.

The operating hours are from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekdays. The delivery areas include the Madang Theater entrance, the entrance plaza, and the lawn area tables within the lake park. Woowa Brothers plans to gradually extend operating hours to evening times and expand delivery areas to rest areas around the camping site within the park.

Kim Yo-seop, head of Woowa Brothers’ Robot Delivery Service, said, "Short-distance robot delivery will create new demand for restaurants, and customers will be able to experience a new and high-quality service in outdoor spaces. Based on the Gwanggyo Lake Park service, we will continue to secure safety and advance the service so that robot delivery can be carried out in various outdoor spaces."

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