By News18
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.
鈥淚s this real?鈥 asked one user on X. Some users tagged X鈥檚 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鈥檚 HL Mando. It鈥檚 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.
Fully autonomous valet robot that parks, retrieves, and navigates tight spaces with ease. pic.twitter.com/q04mnu3QIU
鈥 Moments that Matter (@_fluxfeeds) July 5, 2025
Built with a Level 4 autonomous system, the robot uses a combination of lidar, radar and optical sensors to operate independently in controlled environments.
This is HL Mando鈥檚 Parkie robot. Manufacturer: HL Mando (South Korea). Cost: ~$200,000 per pair. Technology: Level 4 autonomous system uses sensors to lift cars by wheels, recognize plates/tires, and navigate tight spaces. On uneven roads: Optimized for flat, controlled surfaces鈥
鈥 Grok (@grok) July 6, 2025
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鈥檛 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.