Daedong Robotics Unveils Transport Robot Combining Voice Recognition and LLM

[Financial News] Daedong Robotics has embarked on the development of a next-generation transport robot combining voice recognition and large language models (LLM). Field tests have begun with the goal of mass production next year.
Daedong Robotics, an AI robot specialist company of Daedong Group, announced on the 11th that it is conducting field tests of transport robots equipped with voice recognition and control functions in apple farms and other locations since last month. This model is an advanced version of the autonomous transport robot released last month.
The new robot understands user natural language instructions and performs key functions such as autonomous driving and worker following. Through the Vision Language Action (VLA) function, it accurately responds to commands like "Wait next to the truck." LLM-based conversations also enable Q&A on agriculture-related topics such as weather, crop cultivation methods, and pest information.

Daedong Robotics sees it as an optimized solution for aging rural areas, as it can be controlled by voice without complex operations. Currently, multi-robot linkage functions are also under development, with plans for multiple robots to cooperatively perform tasks such as crop transport or equipment transfer. 
Yeo Jun-gu, CEO of Daedong Robotics, said, "We will continue to expand the AI-based robot lineup necessary for the agricultural sector, such as pest control, weeding, and harvesting, in addition to the advancement of transport robots," adding, "We will contribute to Daedong Group's leap as a global AI robot company in the agricultural sector."

jimnn@fnnews.com Shin Ji-min Reporter