NAVER Unveils Advanced Robotics, Autonomous Driving and Mobility Technologies to Global Market at CES 2019

xDM Platform, AMBIDEX Robot Arm and AROUND G Service Robot Reveal the
Future of Advanced Robotics, Location-based Information and HD Mapping

LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–[CES 2019]– NAVER
LABS, an R&D subsidiary of NAVER
Corporation based in South Korea, is drawing large CES crowds to its
first North American demonstrations of AROUND G, an autonomous guide
robot, and AMBIDEX, a next-generation robotic arm, and advanced
autonomous driving technologies at its CES Tech East Booth: LVCC,
Central Plaza – CP-14. Demonstrations will be ongoing throughout the CES
show from January 8-11.

“The AMBIDEX robot arm is a potential game-changer,” said one booth
visitor. “It’s the lightest and most agile robotic arm I’ve ever seen,
and the idea that you can control it via a 5G network from anywhere in
the world is like science fiction made real.”

NAVER’s overriding philosophy is Ambient
Intelligence, which is the delivery of on-demand information and
services to people at any time and location based on context. For the
past five years, NAVER LABS has been developing innovative AI-based
technologies for Ambient Intelligence such as high definition (HD)
mapping, localization, robotics and navigation with high-precision
spatial data. NAVER plans to leverage these to drive the evolution of
technologies.

AMBIDEX is a robot arm marked by innovative cable-driven
mechanisms that make any interaction with humans safe, while traditional
robot arms can damage human bodies and collaborative robots may be slow.
At just 5.73 pounds, AMBIDEX weighs less than the average adult arm. It
can be operated at a maximum speed of 5 m/s and is capable of carrying
up to 6.61 pounds. In addition to these physical characteristics,
AMBIDEX can support high-speed, wireless, real-time control from remote
locations using the low latency and high throughput of 5G networks. This
is called “5G Brainless Robot” control technology , meaning AMBIDEX is
controlled remotely over a 5G wireless link using a test device powered
by the Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X50 modem and antenna modules with
integrated RF transceiver, RF front-end and antenna elements from
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. In the CES demo, AMBIDEX will demonstrate
this.

AROUND G is an autonomous guide robot that provides guidance in
large indoor spaces such as shopping malls, airports and hotels, and
offers intuitive information through AR navigation. Its high-precision
indoor maps, visual and sensor localization are all serviced over NAVER
LABS’ xDM platform to provide accurate location sensing and to guide
users to their destination via the best route.

Also in its CES booth, NAVER is showcasing core technologies for
enhanced driving and autonomous driving such as its Hybrid HD Mapping,
which combines aerial images and mobile mapping and extract information
from road surfaces. The spacious, indoor/outdoor booth space features an
autonomous vehicle that utilizes NAVER LABS’ hybrid HD mapping system,
R1. In addition, NAVER LABS’ ADAS (Advanced Driver’s Assistance Systems)
Cam integrates a deep learning algorithm and issues warnings with only
one camera, and 3D AR HUD AHEAD provides comfortable navigation when
driving by projecting traffic information as if it appears on the road
ahead rather than inside the windshield.

“Our mission at NAVER is to transform peoples’ lives through advanced
robotics, vision and AI technologies,” said Seongsook Han, CEO of NAVER.
“We are proud to be demonstrating our products at CES.”

About NAVER Corporation

NAVER Corporation is the largest internet company in South Korea with a
73 percent market share. Since its founding in 1999, NAVER has pursued a
mission of connecting people and information that enriches lives. NAVER
provides a range of information and communications services (including
LINE, SNOW, BAND, and PAPAGO) throughout Asia and is now developing
advanced applications through its subsidiary NAVER LABS. NAVER is
shaping an interconnected world where people meet one another, networks
encounter networks and where today intertwines with tomorrow. In 2018,
NAVER was ranked as the world’s ninth most innovative company by Forbes
and was listed sixth on Fortune’s Future 50 company list.

About NAVER LABS

NAVER LABS Corp. is NAVER’s R&D subsidiary, developing future
technologies in areas such as autonomous driving, robotics and
artificial intelligence with the goal of achieving Ambient Intelligence.
It first began as an R&D division within NAVER Corporation in 2013, and
was officially established in Pangyo, South Korea in January 2017. The
company expanded into Europe in 2017 with the acquisition of the Xerox
Research Centre Europe in Grenoble, France.

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