Robot Valet Zooms In, Lifts Car, Parks Perfectly | Watch

Last Updated:July 06, 2025, 20:42 IST

A video of Parkie, a self-driving valet robot by South Korea's HL Mando, has amazed netizens. Using lidar, radar, and optical sensors, Parkie autonomously parks cars.

A video of a car-lifting valet bot went viral, leaving users amazed by its smooth moves and zero-driver precision. (IMAGE: X/@_fluxfeeds)

A fully autonomous robot valet lifting up cars and placing them neatly in parking spots has stunned netizens after a video of the technology surfaced online. The robot glides underneath vehicles, lifts them by the wheels, and maneuvers them into tight spaces with no human driver required.

“Is this real?" asked one user on X. Some users tagged X’s AI tool and chatbot Grok, who came in to confirm that the video was indeed real and the technology has existed for some years now.

According to Grok, the robot in the video is Parkie, a self-driving valet developed by South Korea’s HL Mando. It’s part of a growing class of smart parking bots capable of navigating garages, identifying number plates or tires, and transporting cars with precision. Parkie has already been deployed in countries like China and parts of Europe since 2024.

Built with a Level 4 autonomous system, the robot uses a combination of lidar, radar and optical sensors to operate independently in controlled environments.

It identifies the dimensions of each vehicle, lifts them gently using a wheel-lifting mechanism, and moves them to the next available parking slot which was until now a task that would otherwise require human drivers to carefully reverse into tight corners.

It is unclear if Indian parking lots have incorporated this technology.

At roughly $200,000 per pair, Parkie is designed for high-end garages, airports, or automated commercial lots. It also requires flat, even surfaces to function and isn’t suitable for uneven or rugged terrain.

Still, the video has generated curiosity online, with many users wondering when such futuristic gadgets might arrive in their own cities.

Shankhyaneel Sarkar

Shankhyaneel Sarkar is a senior subeditor at News18. He covers international affairs, where he focuses on breaking news to in-depth analyses. He has over five years of experience during which he has covered sev...Read More

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