HD Hyundai Robotics, Palantir Cut Robot Fix Time by 63% With AI

HD Hyundai Robotics says it has shortened the time needed to resolve on-site problems by about 63% after introducing AI agents with Palantir. The company reported that the average fell from 21.5 days to 7.9 days since the agents were adopted in August.

The results were presented at Palantir's Sovereignty Bootcamp in New York, where Chief Technology Officer Ahn Seong-hwan delivered the keynote on the company's physical AI strategy and the joint work with Palantir.

From manual tuning to AI-assisted workflows

Until now, adjusting robot tasks has depended on experienced engineers. They had to watch the robot move on site and repeatedly tweak the work sequence, travel path and speed, which made it hard to standardize the process.

Under the new approach, an AI agent analyzes an existing robot program and proposes improvements. Engineers then refine those proposals using their field experience. The two companies are combining AI with simulation in this workflow, and HD Hyundai Robotics expects it to cut robot programming costs by more than 50%.

The company also plans to widen the role of its engineers. Beyond programming, installing and commissioning robots, they are to be trained as "field solution specialists" who define problems on site and use AI to build the fixes.

What comes next

The two firms will hold regular steering committee meetings with senior executives to set the direction and priorities of joint projects and to find more use cases with measurable results.

HD Hyundai Robotics aims to identify tasks where site problems can be solved faster and more effectively, and to extend the reach of its physical AI solutions business. Palantir said it will look at connecting HD Hyundai Robotics' robots with its AI platform, AIP, to explore new business opportunities.