Service robot technology for residential complexes

April 2026 AI & Data Analytics, Infrastructure, Residential Estate (Industry)

Suprema has signed a three-party memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Hyundai Motor Group Robotics LAB and Hyundai Engineering & Construction (Hyundai E&C) to collaborate on advancing residential complexes through service robot technology.

In future residential environments, realising safe and convenient robot services for residents requires architectural designs that enable seamless robot mobility, AI security systems that distinguish residents from outsiders, and a unified platform that integrates all. Through this agreement, the three companies will combine their core competencies to jointly develop advanced residential complex models where service robots equipped with AI security features can operate safely and naturally. The collaboration will proceed in phases, including proof-of-concept (PoC) testing and commercialisation.

Suprema will be responsible for building an AI-powered integrated security infrastructure across the entire residential complex. Leveraging its AI facial authentication and BioStar X, its unified security platform, Suprema will serve as the system integrator (SI), connecting the robot platform with building security systems.

Hyundai Motor Group Robotics LAB will design specialised robot services for residential environments and lead the establishment of technical standards based on autonomous robots and its Robotics Total Solution (RTS) platform. Hyundai E&C; will generate demand for robot services by providing robot-friendly architectural designs and pilot sites centred on its strategic residential projects.

“As service robots begin to perform delivery, guidance, and patrol tasks throughout residential spaces, an AI-powered security infrastructure becomes essential to ensure that robots and residents can coexist safely under unified security rules,” said Hanchul Kim, CEO of Suprema Inc. “Based on our AI-powered unified security platform, BioStar X, and Suprema’s biometric and mobile access authentication technologies, we will work with Hyundai Motor Group Robotics LAB and Hyundai E&C; to lead a new era of residential security powered by robotics and AI, expanding from proven domestic references to the global residential security market.”

“A truly advanced residential complex based on service robots can achieve competitiveness only when robotics, architecture, and security systems are designed as one integrated infrastructure,” said Ri Goon Choi, executive director of Hyundai Motor and Kia Robotics LAB. “Through continuous enhancement of our robotic platforms, we will deliver optimised robot services and jointly establish new standards for residential robotics with Suprema and Hyundai E&C.”

“In future residential complexes, the construction company’s key role will be to design robot-friendly living environments where a variety of service robots and residents can coexist naturally,” said Seung Min Oh, executive vice president of Hyundai E&C.; “By creating demand for residential robot services and combining Hyundai Motor Group Robotics Lab’s robotics technology with Suprema’s AI security solutions, we aim to lead the development of service robot-based residential complexes that enhance resident mobility, convenience, and safety.”


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