Demonstration · Sep 10, 2026

KT starts AI-RAN robot trials at HD Hyundai Samho shipyard

KT began field trials of network-assisted autonomous welding and painting robots at HD Hyundai Samho's Yeongam shipyard.

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Evidence notes

  • The field stack combines standalone 5G, network slicing, local GPU compute, AI-RAN and autonomous network management.
  • A quadruped welding system is intended to perceive the work environment and automate a process that previously required manual robot movement and exception handling.
  • The painting robot transmits high-resolution hull imagery for real-time analysis, identifies target areas and navigates through the worksite autonomously.

Company overview

KT Corporation is a South Korean telecommunications and AI-infrastructure company. Its robotics work uses private 5G, network slicing, edge compute and AI-RAN to support low-latency perception and control in factories, including welding and painting robot trials at HD Hyundai Samho.

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