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Robot model

Rookie

5G cloud-connected service robot for package, cafe, and food delivery in office environments.

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Manufacturer
Naver Labs
Form factor
service
Maturity
commercial
Lifecycle
active
Deployments
1
Website
naverlabs.com ↗

Verified profile

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    Sources on record

  • 0

    Tracked changes

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Overview

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.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
commercial(Commercially deployed with revenue-generating operations.)
Verified deployments
1 deployment on file
Sources on file
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Deployments (1)

  • Rookie at Seongnam, South Koreaoperational

    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.

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Sources (1)

  1. https://naverlabs.com/en/rookie

Common questions

What is Rookie?
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.
Who makes Rookie?
Rookie is made by Naver Labs, based in Seongnam, South Korea, founded in 2017.
Where is Rookie deployed?
1 verified deployment of Rookie is on the DEPLOY registry, including at Seongnam, South Korea.
What is Rookie's maturity stage?
Rookie is at the commercial stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Commercial stage means production-grade deployments are operating at named customer sites.
Is Rookie safe?
Rookie 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.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-02

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-02

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: service

Sources by quality tier

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Methodology surface for Rookie.