Hyundai has already showed off some practical robotics concepts last month in the lead-up to the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show. Now the South Korean automaker is going full galaxy brain with the introduction of a new "Mobility of Things" concept that it claims will power a whole slew of objects, from household plants and book shelves, to ambulances and autonomous passenger pods. The spectrum of things that can be roboticized (for lack of a better term) is "unlimited," said Dong Jin Hyun, vice president and head of Robotics Lab of Hyundai Motor Group, in a statement. "The goal is for robotics to enable all kinds of personal mobility, connected to communicate, move and perform tasks autonomously." Hyundai says it is developing two different standards: a modular platform called "Plug and Drive" (PnD) that combines steering, electric drive, and suspension hardware; and "Drive and Lift" (DnL) that can lift objects up and down.

Every urban mobility EV concept needs some kind of fun gimmick, and Hyundai has delivered quite a few with its latest Mobis M.Vision concepts. The first model called the M.Vision POP is a small two seater not unlike Citroen's Ami, but with some unique features that make it much more tech-friendly and maneuverable. The POP was developed under Hyundai's "Tech Joy" theme, with a "core solution" called "Phobility." Translated from designer-speak, the idea is that your smartphone could not only be used to reserve a car, but would also be embedded in the steering wheel and "become the cockpit of the automobile itself," according to Hyundai. It can then interface with the vehicle's display, allow for voice recognition and "use smartphone sensors for wireless steering of the vehicle," somehow.