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Rookie at Seongnam, South Korea

5G cloud-connected service robot for package, cafe, and food delivery in office environments. Deployed across NAVER headquarters with approximately 100 units. Features AI vision, face recognition, stair-climbing, and natural speech interaction.

Rookie by Naver Labs · Operated by Naver Labs · Unverified


Machine-readable surfaces

100+ Rookie service robots deployed across Naver's 1784 headquarters in Seongnam, ferrying packages, lunches, and coffee to 5,000 employees.

Safety record

No incidents on record for Rookie at Seongnam, South Korea.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Trust tier
Unverified
Last updated
2026-07-03
Model
Rookie
Company
Naver Labs
Operator
Naver Labs
Status
operational
First seen
2022-04-01
ID
8b7b96f5-4155-4c79-a53f-df780a47e276

Sources (1)

  1. This futuristic office was designed for 5,000 people and 100 robot coworkers · https://www.fastcompany.com/90754724/this-futuristic-office-was-designed-for-5000-people-and-100-robot-coworkers · 2022-04-01
Methodology: Unreviewed · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-03

Verification posture

Unreviewed

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-03

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: service

Sources by quality tier

1
unclassified
Unclassified source

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Methodology surface for Rookie at Seongnam, South Korea.

Common questions

What is the Rookie deployment at Seongnam, South Korea?
Rookie, built by Naver Labs, is recorded as a deployment at Seongnam, South Korea on the DEPLOY registry. Naver Labs operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Rookie at Seongnam, South Korea?
Naver Labs, the manufacturer of Rookie, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Rookie deployment at Seongnam, South Korea go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting April 1, 2022 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Rookie deployment at Seongnam, South Korea?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.
Is Rookie at Seongnam, South Korea safe?
Rookie at Seongnam, South Korea has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.

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