CJ Logistics Humanoid Robots Begin Warehouse Work

CJ Logistics humanoid robots are now doing one live warehouse job at Olive Young's logistics centre in Yangji, Yongin, South Korea.[1][4] Two dual-arm machines place cushioning paper inside shipping boxes.[1][2] CJ Logistics calls it the country's first time humanoids have worked in an operating logistics process, but has released no throughput, accuracy or uptime figures.[3][4]

The move takes the machines beyond CJ Logistics' 2025 field test at its Gunpo warehouse. It does not yet show one robot moving freely between warehouse jobs.[1][4]

What are CJ Logistics humanoid robots doing?

The CJ Logistics humanoid robots place cushioning paper into boxes on Olive Young's packaging line. The published accounts identify no other live task, and they give no throughput, accuracy, uptime or supervision data. The two robots work on a live line, but that narrow job does not prove general warehouse autonomy.[1][2][4]

CJ Logistics tested humanoids at its Gunpo warehouse in 2025.[1][4] It then assigned these two machines to work in Yangji. The company says data from the live line will help improve accuracy and responses to changing conditions.[1][4]

For wider context, our explainer on humanoid robots in warehouses compares this job with other documented deployments in 2026.

Two robots now insert cushioning paper on a live packing line, but CJ Logistics has published no throughput or accuracy data.[1][2][4]

How does CJ Logistics' robot foundation model work?

CJ Logistics says its robot foundation model combines vision, sensor and simulated data so each robot can recognise its work area and choose an action when products or conditions vary. The reports provide no independent test of that claim and do not state the frequency of human intervention.[1]

The company describes the model as the robot's "brain" and says warehouse data will train it.[1] CJ Logistics supplied that account. No benchmark in the published material shows how the system performs on unfamiliar products.

Who built the CJ Logistics warehouse robots?

Four companies contribute different parts of the system. Robotis supplies the humanoid hardware, Aidin Robotics develops the hands, RealWorld AI works on the robot foundation model, and CJ Logistics provides control technology and warehouse data. The reports do not identify the system integrator or commercial terms.[1][4]

CJ Logistics also participates in government-backed work on humanlike robot hands and autonomous logistics systems.[1] It has not named the two units in Yangji or published their technical details.

What will CJ Logistics test next?

CJ Logistics plans to test the humanoids on picking, sorting and inspection, then work towards one machine that can move through multiple logistics processes. The company has not published a schedule, benchmark or target number of sites for those broader duties. It has not demonstrated those capabilities.[1][2]

The stated sequence starts with packaging and adds more complex work in stages.[1][4] Our XPENG IRON factory report follows another company preparing to build humanoids for customers.

CJ Logistics humanoid robots: common questions

What do CJ Logistics humanoid robots do?

Two dual-arm robots place cushioning paper inside shipping boxes on an Olive Young packaging line in Yongin, South Korea. The reports identify no other live task.[1][2]

Are these South Korea's first warehouse humanoid robots?

CJ Logistics and the cited reports call this South Korea's first use of humanoid robots in a working logistics process. No cited market survey verifies that first claim.[3][4]

Who made the CJ Logistics humanoid robots?

Robotis supplies the hardware and Aidin Robotics develops the hands. RealWorld AI works on the robot foundation model, while CJ Logistics contributes control technology and warehouse data.[1][4]

Will the robots perform other warehouse jobs?

CJ Logistics plans to test picking, sorting and inspection before pursuing a robot that can perform multiple logistics processes. It has not published a timetable or benchmark for those jobs.[1][2]

Sources

[1] The Korea Times, "CJ Logistics deploys humanoid robots at warehouses in Korea," 3 September 2026. https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20260903/cj-logistics-deploys-humanoid-robots-at-warehouses-in-korea

[2] The Korea Herald, "Humanoids join CJ's packing line," 3 September 2026. https://m.koreaherald.com/article/10861652

[3] Aju Press, "Humanoid robots trade the racetrack for the packing line," 3 September 2026. https://www.ajupress.com/view/20260903115241822

[4] Seoul Economic Daily, "CJ Logistics Deploys Humanoid Robots at Warehouse in Korean First," 3 September 2026. https://en.sedaily.com/finance/2026/09/03/cj-logistics-deploys-humanoid-robots-at-warehouse-in-korean