MOLIT Pre-announces Partial Amendment to the 'Rules on Housing Construction Standards, etc.' by June 30, 2026
Ahead of 'Parking Robot System Improvement,' MOLIT Inspects HL Robotics' Demonstration Site... "Leading the Future Parking Era"
As the government pushes for legislative revisions to allow the installation of parking robots in apartment buildings and other multi-family housing, the related market is expected to open in earnest. In particular, the introduction of parking robots, which offer significant space efficiency and construction cost savings, is expected to expand not only in newly built apartments but also in urban renewal projects. Amidst this, HL Robotics is drawing attention as a testbed for the related system.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) clarified the legal status of parking robots by pre-announcing a partial amendment to the 'Rules on Housing Construction Standards, etc.' effective until June 30, 2026. The key point is to additionally permit 'mechanical parking lots equipped with automated transfer parking devices (parking robots)' in multi-family housing, provided they do not hinder the residential environment, such as the safety and convenience of residents.
(HL Robotics' parking robot 'PARKIE,' operating at the Chungbuk Content Enterprise Support Center in Cheongju, is transporting a vehicle.)
Ahead of the implementation of this system, on May 15, government officials, including the Vice Minister of MOLIT, made a surprise visit to the HL Robotics parking robot demonstration site located within the Chungbuk Content Enterprise Support Center in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province. At the site that day, a demonstration was held where HL Robotics' autonomous parking robot 'PARKIE' safely and precisely transported an actual vehicle, successfully proving the technology's on-site applicability and safety management system in preparation for the upcoming era of commercialization.
Previously, under domestic law, parking robots were subject to the same regulations as mechanical parking lots, making their introduction into multi-family housing practically impossible. However, with this regulatory deregulation, alleviating project cost burdens and improving resident convenience through the efficient use of space in urban areas are expected to become a reality.
Boasting an ultra-slim design, the parking robot can freely navigate parking spaces within a building to park vehicles closely together. Even in the same area, it can accommodate about 30% more vehicles compared to conventional methods, increasing the number of parking spaces per household. In addition, unlike mechanical parking lots that pose risks of safety accidents such as falling, the robot directly lifts and parks the vehicle, fundamentally preventing accidents. In particular, the ability to drastically reduce the underground depth and floor height, which leads to astronomical construction cost savings and shortened construction periods, is a powerful advantage for building owners and housing cooperatives.
Above all, HL Robotics is the biggest beneficiary of this legislative revision and possesses unrivaled competitiveness to lead the market. Currently, among domestic parking robot manufacturers, there are only two companies, including the HL Group, that have their own construction company (HL D&I) and apartment brand. Through powerful synergy with its construction affiliate within the group, HL Robotics is building an infrastructure that goes beyond simply supplying robot hardware, enabling the parking robot system to be optimized and applied as a built-in feature right from the apartment design stage.
An official from HL Robotics expressed the company's ambition, stating, "In close collaboration with HL D&I, and in step with MOLIT's preemptive legislative revision, we will earnestly introduce to the market the 'safest and most efficient customized smart parking solution for multi-family housing,' provided as a one-stop service from design and construction to robot operation."
Yoo Jeong-hoon, a professor of Transportation Systems Engineering at Ajou University, said, "The robotic parking system is an innovative alternative to solve the lack of parking space and inefficient parking problems in multi-family housing." He added, "It is important to effectively promote safety and convenience using actual domestic and international cases to secure residents' trust."
The industry is focusing its attention on what kind of innovation HL Robotics—equipped with the world's first commercialized technology and group-level construction infrastructure—will drive in the newly opening market for multi-family housing parking robots.
MOLIT Pre-announces Partial Amendment to the 'Rules on Housing Construction Standards, etc.' by June 30, 2026
Ahead of 'Parking Robot System Improvement,' MOLIT Inspects HL Robotics' Demonstration Site... "Leading the Future Parking Era"
As the government pushes for legislative revisions to allow the installation of parking robots in apartment buildings and other multi-family housing, the related market is expected to open in earnest. In particular, the introduction of parking robots, which offer significant space efficiency and construction cost savings, is expected to expand not only in newly built apartments but also in urban renewal projects. Amidst this, HL Robotics is drawing attention as a testbed for the related system.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) clarified the legal status of parking robots by pre-announcing a partial amendment to the 'Rules on Housing Construction Standards, etc.' effective until June 30, 2026. The key point is to additionally permit 'mechanical parking lots equipped with automated transfer parking devices (parking robots)' in multi-family housing, provided they do not hinder the residential environment, such as the safety and convenience of residents.
Ahead of the implementation of this system, on May 15, government officials, including the Vice Minister of MOLIT, made a surprise visit to the HL Robotics parking robot demonstration site located within the Chungbuk Content Enterprise Support Center in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province. At the site that day, a demonstration was held where HL Robotics' autonomous parking robot 'PARKIE' safely and precisely transported an actual vehicle, successfully proving the technology's on-site applicability and safety management system in preparation for the upcoming era of commercialization.
Previously, under domestic law, parking robots were subject to the same regulations as mechanical parking lots, making their introduction into multi-family housing practically impossible. However, with this regulatory deregulation, alleviating project cost burdens and improving resident convenience through the efficient use of space in urban areas are expected to become a reality.
Boasting an ultra-slim design, the parking robot can freely navigate parking spaces within a building to park vehicles closely together. Even in the same area, it can accommodate about 30% more vehicles compared to conventional methods, increasing the number of parking spaces per household. In addition, unlike mechanical parking lots that pose risks of safety accidents such as falling, the robot directly lifts and parks the vehicle, fundamentally preventing accidents. In particular, the ability to drastically reduce the underground depth and floor height, which leads to astronomical construction cost savings and shortened construction periods, is a powerful advantage for building owners and housing cooperatives.
Above all, HL Robotics is the biggest beneficiary of this legislative revision and possesses unrivaled competitiveness to lead the market. Currently, among domestic parking robot manufacturers, there are only two companies, including the HL Group, that have their own construction company (HL D&I) and apartment brand. Through powerful synergy with its construction affiliate within the group, HL Robotics is building an infrastructure that goes beyond simply supplying robot hardware, enabling the parking robot system to be optimized and applied as a built-in feature right from the apartment design stage.
An official from HL Robotics expressed the company's ambition, stating, "In close collaboration with HL D&I, and in step with MOLIT's preemptive legislative revision, we will earnestly introduce to the market the 'safest and most efficient customized smart parking solution for multi-family housing,' provided as a one-stop service from design and construction to robot operation."
Yoo Jeong-hoon, a professor of Transportation Systems Engineering at Ajou University, said, "The robotic parking system is an innovative alternative to solve the lack of parking space and inefficient parking problems in multi-family housing." He added, "It is important to effectively promote safety and convenience using actual domestic and international cases to secure residents' trust."
The industry is focusing its attention on what kind of innovation HL Robotics—equipped with the world's first commercialized technology and group-level construction infrastructure—will drive in the newly opening market for multi-family housing parking robots.