Samsung C&T Wins Third Straight Safety Award as Construction Robots Expand to Apartments
Samsung C&T took the top excellence award for the third consecutive year in safety and residential construction at South Korea's Smart Construction Challenge, cementing its position as a major player in construction automation. The company is now scaling robot deployment beyond job sites into apartment complexes, where autonomous delivery systems and cleaning robots are beginning regular operations.
Two systems won top innovation awards at the 2024 Smart Construction Challenge. The LIFE monitoring system alerts excavator operators to hazardous lifting conditions in real time and automatically prevents excessive loads. The automated steel bolt-tightening robot handles high-elevation fastening work, reducing worker exposure to fall risks while maintaining consistent quality through automatic position recognition and error correction.
Five robot types now operating at Seoul construction site
Samsung C&T demonstrated five robot types at its October 2025 "RAEMIAN Robot Week" event at a Seoul reconstruction site: autonomous forklifts, material-handling robots, cleaning robots, water-spraying drones, and wearable exoskeletons. The forklifts and material handlers operate at night, moving supplies without disrupting daytime work. The material-handling robots call elevators and deliver materials inside apartment units.
Cleaning robots and water-spraying drones reduce dust from demolition work. Wearable robots assist workers performing overhead tasks, reducing strain on shoulders and arms during extended work periods.
AI safety training breaks language barriers for foreign workers
Samsung C&T launched an AI-powered safety training system in April supporting 40 languages, addressing a practical problem on construction sites: foreign workers often receive safety instruction in languages they don't fully understand. The system uses real-time image translation and speech-to-text conversion, achieving over 80% accuracy in trials with workers from Vietnam, Nepal, and Uzbekistan.
Worker satisfaction with the training met target levels across all three nationalities tested. The company plans to refine the system by analyzing how different countries respond to safety content.
Food delivery robots now operating in apartment complexes
Samsung C&T and delivery platform Yogiyo expanded autonomous delivery robot service to apartment unit doorways in 2025. The robots solve a technical problem specific to apartments: they automatically open common entrance doors and call elevators to reach individual units.
During trials at the Raemian Leaders One complex in Seoul, resident satisfaction reached 95%. Only the person who placed the order can receive the food. The service now covers about 130 restaurants within a 1.2-kilometer radius. Robots travel at walking speed, eliminating the safety risks of delivery vehicles moving through residential areas.
HOMENICK platform expands to other apartment brands
Samsung C&T's home platform HOMENICK, launched in August 2023, integrates smart home controls, community services, and resident management into a single app. The platform now operates across new and existing apartment complexes nationwide.
Residents use HOMENICK to manage maintenance fees, reserve facilities, control IoT devices, access AI parking services, and participate in community activities. In December 2024, Samsung C&T formed partnerships with Hanwha, Doosan Engineering & Construction, HS Hwasung, and SK ecoplant to expand adoption across different apartment brands.
Company commits to AI-native operations by 2028
Samsung C&T announced a roadmap in November to make AI central to all construction work processes. The company developed three "AI agent" projects with Amazon Web Services, including an AI system to review construction documentation. These agents will roll out across all projects starting this year, with full implementation targeted for 2028.
Oh Se-chul, president and CEO of Samsung C&T, said construction's large project scale and high complexity make AI integration essential. The company plans to treat AI as a strategic partner rather than a support tool.
For professionals in real estate and construction, these developments signal where the industry is heading. AI for Real Estate & Construction is moving from proof-of-concept to operational deployment. AI Agents & Automation are becoming standard infrastructure rather than optional upgrades.
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