Naver Unveils World's First Robot OS Based on Web Platform... "High Scalability Expected"

Scheduled to be Unveiled at Saudi LEAP 2024
Expansion Plans Through Partnerships After Stabilization

At LEAP 2024, the largest international IT exhibition in the Middle East held in Saudi Arabia, Naver will unveil the world’s first web platform-based robot operating system (OS).

According to Naver, Seok Sang-ok, CEO of Naver Labs, attending LEAP 2024, will reveal the world’s first web platform-based robot-dedicated OS, “ArcMind,” on the 5th (local time).

ArcMind is a robot-dedicated OS that combines Naver Cloud Whale’s web platform technology with Naver Labs’ robot software technology. Naver explains that it is optimized to connect software from the web ecosystem to robot services and to directly control robot hardware of different models. Through application programs, autonomous driving services necessary for controlling and judging the robot’s location and movement can be operated via the web. The need for a web platform-based robot-dedicated OS arises because existing web platform-based OSs, centered on PCs and smartphones, found it difficult to reflect the characteristics of robots that move freely in space.

ArcMind’s architecture is simple, making it lighter and faster compared to existing robot OSs. New services and functions can be applied to robots simply by updating the OS, and functions to control and monitor robot hardware and application software can also be utilized. Through monitoring, it is possible to initialize data of stolen robots or control the central processing unit (CPU) temperature and storage capacity within the server.

Along with unveiling ArcMind, Naver plans to promote the development of various robot services. By providing an environment where robot services can be developed within the web ecosystem, it allows easy integration and expansion of robot services without being dependent on a specific OS. By combining the latest applications such as reservation, ordering, payment, maps, and facial recognition as needed, existing delivery robots can be developed to perform new functions like facial recognition payment.

Naver plans to introduce ArcMind into currently operating robot services, stabilize it, and then expand the business through partnerships. Ultimately, the goal is to expand into a fully open ecosystem.

At this exhibition, Naver will also newly reveal its ongoing collaboration on the next-generation robot platform with Samsung Electronics’ System LSI division. This project aims to integrate Samsung Electronics’ semiconductor solutions such as system-on-chip (SoC) and image sensors with Naver’s OS and software solutions into a single robot platform. If this project succeeds, the popularization of robots is expected to accelerate rapidly.

Additionally, Naver will explain its global technological competitiveness and smart city blueprint under the theme “Tech Convergence for Future Cities,” covering AI, robotics, autonomous driving, cloud, digital twin, and extended reality (XR).

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.