People visit the Robot tech show 2026 at the COEX exhibition center in Seoul, South Korea, 10 June 2026. The event showcases the latest advancements in robotics technology. Photo by JEON HEON-KYUN / EPA
June 28 (Asia Today) -- Artificial intelligence and automated robots are helping HD Hyundai Electric's newest South Korean factory achieve an on-time delivery rate approaching 100% as global demand for power distribution equipment surges.
The company's Cheongju Power Distribution Campus, which began operations in February, uses AI-based production planning and automated logistics to coordinate manufacturing from the arrival of materials through final shipment.
When a customer order enters the system, materials are automatically retrieved and divided into containers at a 26-foot-high warehouse. Autonomous mobile robots then calculate the most efficient routes and transport the materials to production lines.
The 21-acre campus is designed as a flexible smart factory capable of manufacturing about 50,000 product configurations on shared production lines.
