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Final Newsletter of 2025 - N°84
🚗 Mobility: Hyundai-Kia Bring “MobED” from Concept to Factory Floor
Hyundai Motor and Kia unveiled the mass-production version of MobED, their next-generation autonomous mobility robot platform, on Dec. 3 at the International Robot Exhibition 2025 (IREX) in Tokyo.
Basic model (top) and Pro model (bottom)
MobED is a compact mobility platform originally introduced as a concept at CES 2022 in Las Vegas. After approximately three years of development, it has been redesigned for use in industrial and daily environments. Its most distinctive feature is its ability to drive stably on rough terrain, enabled by four independent drive wheels and an eccentric posture control mechanism based on the DnL (Drive-and-Lift) module. Each wheel integrates three motors for power, steering, and posture control, allowing the body angle to be adjusted as needed and ensuring stability on slopes, uneven surfaces, and curbs up to 20 cm high.
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The platform includes a top-mounted rail system that allows various devices to be freely attached, as well as dedicated ports to operate attached modules using the platform’s internal battery and controller. These features make MobED suitable for applications such as outdoor delivery, logistics, patrol, research, and video filming.
MobED is offered in Basic and Pro versions. The Basic model targets research institutions and developers, enabling them to test and implement their own autonomous driving software. The Pro model incorporates AI-based autonomous driving algorithms and lidar–camera fusion sensors, allowing it to recognize people and obstacles and operate safely in complex indoor and outdoor environments.
In terms of specifications, MobED measures 74 cm in width and 115 cm in length, has a maximum speed of 10 km/h, operates for up to four hours on a single charge, and supports a maximum load of 47–57 kg, depending on the model. Hyundai Motor and Kia plan to begin selling the mass-production MobED to customers in the first half of next year, aiming to establish new standards in the global robot market.