Parkie (robotic parking)

2026: Start of Operation

In January 2026, the commercial operation of a fully automated parking system began in South Korea, where cars are placed and moved by special robots. To use parking, the driver just needs to leave the car in a special zone at the entrance.

According to Interested Engineering, the technological core of the system is the development of the South Korean company HL Robotics called Parkie. This robotic solution is designed to park cars in confined spaces without human input. After the driver leaves the car in the designated area, the robot takes control: it autonomously picks up the vehicle and moves it to a free parking space.

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Фото: interestingengineering.com

The key task for the implementation of the project was to ensure stable communication inside the parking complex. In a multi-level garage with concrete floors and metal structures, standard wireless networks () Wi-Fi operate intermittently. For robot a moving vehicle, even a short-term disconnection or signal delay (latency) can cause the operation to stop or create an emergency.

HL Robotics used the company's Ultra-Reliable Wireless Backhaul (URWB) industrial wireless technology to solve this problem. Cisco This communication system, specially designed for complex industrial conditions, provides data transmission with almost zero delay and high reliability. The technology uses the principle of "establish a connection before breaking the old one" for a smooth transition between network access points and a multithreading function that duplicates critical data over several communication channels at the same time. This prevents the loss of control signals while several robots move at the same time.

Built-in network monitoring tools Cisco allow operators to monitor system status in real time and quickly fix possible failures without stopping all parking.

The Parkie system scales: more than ten robots can operate simultaneously in one complex. Robotic parking allows you to arrange cars more tightly than with manual parking, due to high positioning accuracy. This increases the capacity of the parking lot by 15-20% without changing its area and minimizes the risk of damage to cars. The Cisco URWB technology tested in this project is also used in other facilities with harsh conditions: factories, logistics hubs, and outdoor industrial sites.^[1]

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