Hallym University Medical Center and Hyundai Motor Group agree on joint construction of robot-friendly hospitals
Apr 07, 2025
Hallym University Medical Center (Director Kim Yong-sun) and Hyundai Motor Company and Kia have joined hands to develop robotics solutions specialized in medical space.
On the 4th, Hallym University Medical Center signed a business agreement (MOU) with Hyundai Motor and Kia at Ilsong Culture Hall on the 5th floor of Hallim University Sacred Heart Hospital.
Officials from both sides attended the signing ceremony, including Kim Yong-sun, head of Hallym University Medical Center, Lee Seung-dae, head of Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Lee Mi-yeon, head of the command center (professor of radiation oncology at Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital), and Hyun Dong-jin, head of Hyundai Motor and Kia Robotics Lab.
The cooperation was carried out by Hallym University Medical Center, which has the largest experience in operating medical service robots among domestic medical institutions, and Hyundai Motor and Kia, which have the technology 'Robotics Total Solution', to jointly develop and demonstrate robot services optimized for the hospital environment.
Specifically, we will work together to develop robots equipped with features specific to the medical environment, such as hospital customized delivery robots and control systems, facial recognition-based authentication, and special goods delivery history management systems.
The hospital is a high-density environment where a large number of unspecified patients and medical staff and various objects such as wheelchairs and mobile beds are mixed, and the precise driving performance and safety of robots are considered key technical factors.
In addition, special purposes such as medical information protection, infection control, and access control must be considered, so it is important to develop technologies with precise robot driving performance and safety, unlike existing office environments.
Based on the data obtained from Hallim University Sacred Heart Hospital, the first demonstration base, the two companies plan to plan new robot products and advance technology, and seek to spread technology to other hospitals in the future. Through this, the two organizations plan to jointly establish standards and certification systems for robot-friendly hospitals and strengthen the foundation of related markets.
According to this agreement, Hallym University Medical Center provides actual medical space as a test bed for hospital robot and service development. It also directly operates Robotics Lab's solution, verifies its usability, and collects and provides various requirements and feedback from users inside the hospital.
Hyundai Motor and Kia Robotics Lab will be in charge of building customized robot services and robot solutions in the medical space, conducting consultations, design support, and technical review related to this, and establishing a business model in the medical field.
Since 2024, Hyundai Motor and Kia have been building a 'robot-friendly building' that provides various robot services such as indoor delivery, unmanned delivery, and electric vehicle charging robots to private offices such as Factorial Seongsu.
Through this, core technologies such as autonomous driving, access authentication, and robot control have been verified in a multi-user-based complex space, and customized robot services for each space have been advanced.
Based on its experience in operating office-based robots, Hyundai Motor and Kia plan to expand their business area to medical spaces that require more complexity and precision to build a 'robot-friendly hospital'.
"We hope to build a human-centered robot-friendly hospital that can satisfy both medical staff and patients through cooperation with Hyundai Motor and Kia Robotics Lab, which have competitive edge in robots, AI, and mobility," said Kim Yong-sun, head of Hallym University Medical Center.
Hyun Dong-jin, managing director of Hyundai Motor and Kia Robotics Lab, said "Robotics solutions will contribute to reducing the burden on medical staff, increasing patient convenience, and moving toward a better society through cooperation with Hallym University Medical Center, which has the largest service robot operation experience in Korea."
Meanwhile, Hallym University Medical Center has introduced 77 medical service robots of 11 types, the largest in Korea, to the medical field since August 2022 and is using them for various nursing and medical support tasks such as drug and sample transportation, hospital guidance, and delivery of goods between wards. In December 2024, it has robot operation know-how and abundant data, exceeding 50,000 medical service robots for the first time in Korea. Based on this experience, it is taking the lead in developing advanced scenarios for robot use suitable for the medical field and spreading the use of service robots.
On the 4th, Hallym University Medical Center signed a business agreement (MOU) with Hyundai Motor and Kia at Ilsong Culture Hall on the 5th floor of Hallim University Sacred Heart Hospital.
Officials from both sides attended the signing ceremony, including Kim Yong-sun, head of Hallym University Medical Center, Lee Seung-dae, head of Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Lee Mi-yeon, head of the command center (professor of radiation oncology at Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital), and Hyun Dong-jin, head of Hyundai Motor and Kia Robotics Lab.
The cooperation was carried out by Hallym University Medical Center, which has the largest experience in operating medical service robots among domestic medical institutions, and Hyundai Motor and Kia, which have the technology 'Robotics Total Solution', to jointly develop and demonstrate robot services optimized for the hospital environment.
Specifically, we will work together to develop robots equipped with features specific to the medical environment, such as hospital customized delivery robots and control systems, facial recognition-based authentication, and special goods delivery history management systems.
The hospital is a high-density environment where a large number of unspecified patients and medical staff and various objects such as wheelchairs and mobile beds are mixed, and the precise driving performance and safety of robots are considered key technical factors.
In addition, special purposes such as medical information protection, infection control, and access control must be considered, so it is important to develop technologies with precise robot driving performance and safety, unlike existing office environments.
Based on the data obtained from Hallim University Sacred Heart Hospital, the first demonstration base, the two companies plan to plan new robot products and advance technology, and seek to spread technology to other hospitals in the future. Through this, the two organizations plan to jointly establish standards and certification systems for robot-friendly hospitals and strengthen the foundation of related markets.
According to this agreement, Hallym University Medical Center provides actual medical space as a test bed for hospital robot and service development. It also directly operates Robotics Lab's solution, verifies its usability, and collects and provides various requirements and feedback from users inside the hospital.
Hyundai Motor and Kia Robotics Lab will be in charge of building customized robot services and robot solutions in the medical space, conducting consultations, design support, and technical review related to this, and establishing a business model in the medical field.
Since 2024, Hyundai Motor and Kia have been building a 'robot-friendly building' that provides various robot services such as indoor delivery, unmanned delivery, and electric vehicle charging robots to private offices such as Factorial Seongsu.
Through this, core technologies such as autonomous driving, access authentication, and robot control have been verified in a multi-user-based complex space, and customized robot services for each space have been advanced.
Based on its experience in operating office-based robots, Hyundai Motor and Kia plan to expand their business area to medical spaces that require more complexity and precision to build a 'robot-friendly hospital'.
"We hope to build a human-centered robot-friendly hospital that can satisfy both medical staff and patients through cooperation with Hyundai Motor and Kia Robotics Lab, which have competitive edge in robots, AI, and mobility," said Kim Yong-sun, head of Hallym University Medical Center.
Hyun Dong-jin, managing director of Hyundai Motor and Kia Robotics Lab, said "Robotics solutions will contribute to reducing the burden on medical staff, increasing patient convenience, and moving toward a better society through cooperation with Hallym University Medical Center, which has the largest service robot operation experience in Korea."
Meanwhile, Hallym University Medical Center has introduced 77 medical service robots of 11 types, the largest in Korea, to the medical field since August 2022 and is using them for various nursing and medical support tasks such as drug and sample transportation, hospital guidance, and delivery of goods between wards. In December 2024, it has robot operation know-how and abundant data, exceeding 50,000 medical service robots for the first time in Korea. Based on this experience, it is taking the lead in developing advanced scenarios for robot use suitable for the medical field and spreading the use of service robots.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
