These tiny robots just out-parked everyone in the Hyundai office garage
Published on Jun 22, 2025 at 2:16 PM (UTC+4)
by Claire Reid
Last updated on Jun 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Tom Wood
Hyundai showcased its super slim autonomous parking robots in action in a parking lot and its safe to say they did a better job than most humans could.
The robots work somewhat like a valet, and can park cars and return them to their owners.
The parking robots work by sliding underneath the car’s wheels, lifting it off the ground and taking it to an available space.
As you can see in the clip above, because the bots lift the wheels of the car they are able to move it any direction to ensure the perfect park even in tight spaces. Let’s be honest, do you think you could do a better job?
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It’s no secret that robotic technology has come a long way in recent years, from autonomous humanoid bots, like Tesla’s Optimus, to the world’s tiniest flying robot that is lighter than a grain of rice.
Now, Hyundai Motor Group has shared footage of its autonomous parking robots that can carry up to 2.2 tons of weight and move at a speed of 1.2mph (4.3km/h).
As well as taking the hassle out of parking, there’s a good chance the autonomous bots will do a better job than you ever could, as the clip above shows.
“No more parking stress – leave it to the robots,” the carmaker said sharing a clip of the bots in action.
“These parking robots lift the wheels of the vehicle and can maneuver in any direction to park your car with precision.”
Pretty cool stuff, right?
The bots are able to carry vehicles through a multistory building, like the parking lot in the clip, and run off a smart parking control system that is able of controlling 50 robots at the same time.
The carmaker is also working on an automatic charging robot, which could make life a lot easier for EV drivers.
If an electric vehicle needs charging, Hyundai’s parking robots will be able to move it to a charging area where the charging automatic charging robot (or ACR) will be able to charge it.
The units will be fitted with special plate recognition software that will enable to select the correct charging connector for the EV based on its license plate.
When the charging is all done, the parking robot can simply retrieve the EV and bring it safely and neatly back to where it was parked.
Hyundai is hoping to integrate these super smart ACRs into its smart parking system later this year.
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Claire Reid is a journalist who hails from the UK but is now living in New Zealand. She began her career after graduating with a degree in Journalism from Liverpool John Moore’s University and has more than a decade of experience, writing for both local newspapers and national news sites. Claire covers a wide variety of topics, with a special focus on cars, technology, planes, cryptocurrency, and luxury.
