The day when robots will be in our residential space is coming closer. Not only are some robots on pilot run in apartment complexes, but the bill on outdoor mobile robots was passed in April 2023 by the National Assembly. Moreover, elevators paired with robots are being developed so that the robots can easily roam around the apartment complexes.
In a situation like this where the infrastructure for coexistence with robots is being built, what will the neighborhood robots look like in our everyday lives?

With a recent increase in modern people who live busy lives like those who live in one-person households or double-income households, a hyper - localism market, where you can use life convenience services near home instead of going far, has become popular. People needed everyday-level, close-contact services that could move plants and return books, as well as household chores such as laundry and garbage disposal. Therefore, people want robots to become an agent that could lessen the burdens in our lives.

Nonetheless, the robots so far have often fallen short of people’s expectations. There have been several robots used in apartment complexes such as guide robots, security patrol robots, and garbage collection robots, yet they had difficulties meeting everyone’s diverse needs. Then what if there were robots that stayed near us to immediately come to us when we needed help?
Just like our neighbors and agents who could bring us the things that we need, throw away garbage, return the books, and carry our baggage for us.

Therefore, Village offers an on-demand robot service that provides the functions of 'Order', 'Send', and 'Carry' depending on your need.
Through these three functions, Village becomes your friendly neighbor who gives you a hand from tiny tasks to problems that are hard to deal with on your own.
Now we only have to call our neighbor, the robot, when we need a hand. Then it will provide several convenience services, pick up deliveries, or carry things for the user.
Village can move around the places in the apartment complex by using GPS and UWB, finding us wherever we are.

Like this, Village provides delivery services and errand services in response to the resident's call. To respond flexibly to various types of items and situations,
it consists of 2 parts: the same driving bottom part and the upper part with each different function.
The parts are switchable since Village has a modular structure, and because the modules can be created whenever there's a demand for a new service,
building a robot ecosystem that is both sustainable and expandable is possible.

Village has a service model in affiliation with construction companies and stores within apartment complexes. For construction companies, it offers a sustainable robot care service and makes connections with facilities within the community. By doing this, the companies can improve the image of their brands by providing a close-contact care service that is available 24/7.

Furthermore, Village provides various convenience services in association with the stores within apartment complexes. The medium-large sizes of apartments already are established with a commercial district and infrastructure. Utilizing this, if the robots make short-distance deliveries, the stores can save on delivery fees and the residents can also get deliveries by only paying their apartment maintenance fees.

Village lessens the burdens of the residents in the apartment complexes.
Just like a neighbor who gives you a hand in hard times, Village reduces the residents' burdens.

It receives or hands over things on behalf of the user. With a lock function,it safely moves various service products and personal belongings and unlocks itself
through a pairing system with the recipient's smartphone.

It is the type of robot that is optimized for loading bulky and heavy objects. It prevents them from moving with straps on both sides.

It is the type of robot that is optimized for holding things that are hard to be fastened, such as shopping bags, backpacks, or other unpackaged goods.

Now let's find out how we can use the services of Order, Carry, and Send in detail.

Since Village is operated in an apartment complex, a unified form of interaction was needed.
Moreover, a system that would work safely in a terrestrial park-type apartment complex where children play was also needed.
Then, let's find out how Village works in apartment complexes.