DEEPX and Hyundai to Develop Generative AI Robots Using Low-Power Chips

South Korean AI chip startup DEEPX is expanding its collaboration with Hyundai Motor Group to develop a computing platform for generative AI robots. The platform will use DEEPX’s second-generation DX-M2 chips, designed for low power consumption and optimized for on-device AI processing.

The DX-M2 chips are scheduled for mass production next year using Samsung Electronics’ 2-nanometer manufacturing process. DEEPX stated that the chips are 20 times more power-efficient and significantly less expensive than comparable products, such as Nvidia’s Jetson Orin. The new chips are intended to help prevent overheating in energy-intensive humanoid robots.

Hyundai’s upcoming robotics platform will integrate the DX-M2 chips, following the company’s earlier use of DEEPX’s processors in its four-wheeled delivery robots. Hyundai unveiled its Atlas humanoid robot in January and plans to build a factory capable of producing 30,000 robot units annually by 2028.

DEEPX is also in discussions with investors and the government to raise over 600 billion won (around $408 million) as part of an ongoing funding round ahead of a potential South Korean IPO. The company reported that it aims to generate $40 million in revenue this year and may consider a future U.S. listing through American Depositary Receipts.