🧠 Food for thought

Implications, context, and why it matters.

The new lab builds on an existing robotics foundation

• The lab makes years of robotics work more visible. LG CNS has installed robot systems for large e-commerce companies and for affiliates, including an LG Chem battery materials plant 1.
• LG CNS is pulling together an end-to-end service that covers robots, control software, and on-site operations. It invested in Dexmate, a humanoid robot company. It also partnered with Skild AI, a US robotics AI startup, to supply the robot’s AI “brain” 2.
• Teams are already testing the service through proof-of-concept work with more than ten customers. They measure robot performance in logistics centers and factories 3.

The next frontier for IT services is physical

• The move takes IT services past digital transformation (DX) and AI transformation (AX) into robot transformation (RX). Software firms then take responsibility for machines in real spaces 4.
• LG CNS aims to compete with IT rivals, robotics makers, plus automation startups. It plans to do so by bundling consulting with deployment and support.
• One vendor handling hardware rollout and AI training can cut project risk for companies that want to automate physical tasks 2.