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Korean robot maker says AI agents built with Palantir cut its robot troubleshooting time by 63%

HD Hyundai Robotics says the agents review the programs that tell factory robots how to move, and engineers check the fixes.

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Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026In the Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026 edition
AI-generated illustration:  orange-and-gray industrial robot arms work on bare metal car bodies along an automotive assembly line, while a technician in gray work clothes holds a tablet showing a diagnostic dashboard of charts and gauges.
AI-generated illustration of robot arms on a car assembly line and a technician checking a diagnostic dashboard.  This is not an actual HD Hyundai Robotics product or factory. — AI-generated illustration

HD Hyundai Robotics, a South Korean maker of factory robots, says AI software agents it built with Palantir Technologies have cut the time it takes to resolve robot problems by 63%, from an average of 21.5 days to 7.9 days, The Korea Herald and The Korea Times reported Sunday.

The company said it expects the system to cut the cost of programming robots by more than half.  The figures come from the company and have not been independently checked.

How it works

Factory robot arms, like the ones that weld car bodies, follow programs that set each step, the path the arm takes and how fast it moves.  When something goes wrong, skilled engineers have usually watched the robot on site and adjusted those settings by trial and error, which is slow and hard to standardize, the company said.

Now AI agents, programs that can carry out a series of tasks on their own, read the existing robot program and suggest changes.  Engineers then check and refine the suggestions using their own experience.  It works much like the AI coding assistants that suggest fixes to software, with a person deciding what to keep.  The companies say the approach combines AI, computer simulation and engineers' expertise.

Palantir is a U.S. data-analysis software company that was founded in Palo Alto, where it still has an office; it is now based in Miami.  It sells an AI system called AIP to businesses and governments.

What's next

HD Hyundai Robotics Chief Technology Officer Ahn Sung-hwan described the results at a Palantir event in New York.  He said the company plans to use the approach in more projects "that can solve problems on-site more quickly and effectively."  Executives from both companies will meet regularly to choose new projects, and the robot maker will train its field engineers to define problems and build AI-based fixes.

Palantir Chief Revenue Officer Ryan Taylor said the companies started with work that could show measurable results quickly and plan to connect HD Hyundai Robotics' robots to Palantir's AIP system.

Source:  The Korea Times, Nov. 1, 2026; The Korea Herald, Nov. 1, 2026; Palantir Technologies, Wikipedia

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