SK AX Aims to Complete Autonomous Factories with Robot Integration

SK AX is spearheading a transformation in manufacturing with its "Manufacturing RX (Robot Transformation) Full Stack Service." This initiative aims to create autonomous factories where robots manage operations, adapting to changing conditions and integrating seamlessly with existing systems.

The service begins with a virtual simulation phase. It recreates a factory's layout, equipment, worker paths, and material flow in a digital space. This allows for thousands of robot movement and task scenarios to be tested virtually, optimizing control, identifying bottlenecks, and planning charging schedules before physical deployment.

Once robots are on the factory floor, they utilize a "VLA model" (Vision, Language, Action) powered by physical AI. This enables robots to perceive their environment, understand changes, and adjust their tasks autonomously, ensuring precision and continuity even in unpredictable settings.

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Now, robot transformation in manufacturing is not simply about purchasing hardware, but about the operational capability to ensure robots operate stably in actual production sites and are connected to the entire factory.

SK AX's ultimate goal is integrated factory operation, where diverse robots from different manufacturers work together under a unified control system. This system links with production management systems (MES) to oversee the entire process, addressing challenges like labor shortages and declining productivity in South Korea's manufacturing sector.

Kim Wan-jong, president of SK AX, emphasized that successful robot transformation goes beyond hardware. "It's about operational capability that ensures robots run stably in production environments and connect with the entire factory," he stated. SK AX aims to be a partner in evolving factories into autonomous, continuously operating facilities.

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SK AX will become an AX partner that evolves customer factories into non-stop autonomous factories based on digital twins, physical AI, and heterogeneous robot integrated control capabilities.