Physical artificial intelligence firm RealWorld and CJ Logistics (000120.KS) will jointly develop a robotics foundation model (RFM) tailored to the logistics industry. The two plan to run a proof-of-concept (PoC) at actual logistics sites, then widen the scope of application toward commercializing logistics-as-a-service (LaaS) and entering overseas markets together.
RealWorld said on the 21st that it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with CJ Logistics to develop and commercialize physical AI technology for logistics.
The two companies plan to combine RealWorld's RFM and physical AI software technology with CJ Logistics' logistics sites and operating infrastructure to develop solutions that can be used in actual logistics processes. To that end, they will jointly select the logistics processes to which the RFM will be applied and verify core movements through the PoC.
Based on the verification results, they will gradually expand the range of processes covered and raise the maturity of the technology. On that basis, they will also pursue the commercialization of LaaS, which provides logistics functions — from order processing to storage, picking and packing, delivery, returns and data analysis — in the form of a service.
CJ Logistics has been expanding physical AI-based automation, recently deploying AI humanoid robots at its logistics sites. Because learning-based automation technology is needed to handle a wide range of products and working environments, the company is seen as having joined hands with RealWorld, which holds RFM technology, to develop a logistics-specific model. RealDex One (RLDX-1), the RFM developed by RealWorld, is a physical AI model that grasps its surroundings based on visual and sensor data and then judges and carries out the actions suited to a given task.
The two companies will also pursue joint overseas business based on the technology and operating experience accumulated at domestic logistics sites. They plan to link RealWorld's global partner network with CJ Logistics' commercialization capabilities to pursue joint market entry and strategic cooperation, and to explore the potential for global LaaS commercialization based on the logistics-specific RFM verified in Korea.
"By combining CJ Logistics' logistics sites and operating capabilities with RealWorld's RFM and physical AI technology, we will solve problems at actual logistics sites and build a logistics-specific physical AI model that can be expanded to the global market," RealWorld CEO Ryu Jung-hee said.
