SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – There are no losers, only winners, in the first round of the AI speaker confrontation between Kakao and Naver, as pre-sales of each tech company’s flagship product were effectively over minutes after they began. Pre-sales of the Kakao Mini started on September 18 and lasted only 38 minutes. The [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s top mobile messenger operator Kakao Corp. said Monday its artificial intelligence (AI) speaker was sold out on the first day of the preorder. Kakao, which also operates the country’s No. 2 portal, said it sold all of the 3,000 units of the Kakao Mini allocated for preorders [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Despite boasting the highest number of industrial robots per worker, South Korea is lagging far behind the U.S., Europe and Japan when it comes to technology in robot manufacturing, according to a new report. The report on the global robotics industry released by the Bank of Korea on Sunday says [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday it will live-stream a concert of British rock band Coldplay slated for later this month through its virtual-reality device, the Gear VR. The South Korean tech giant said users of the Gear VR in around 50 countries will be able to enjoy the concert [...]
BUSAN, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The Busan Metropolitan Government has announced plans to invest almost 12 billion won into developing wearable robots for the elderly over the next four years. Busan’s project dubbed ‘soft wearable suit technology development venture’ was recently picked up by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (MSIP), as [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Friday it introduced commercial robots to Incheon International Airport, announcing the move will work as a stepping stone for the company to tap deeper into the industry. The South Korean tech giant said it deployed five cleaning and information robots, respectively, to South Korea’s main [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government has announced plans to invest 1.2 trillion won in the country’s drone industry over the next five years, funds that will be used to help develop drone technology and build infrastructure such as drone highways and test sites, in an effort keep up with other competing [...]
SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor Co. and its sister company Kia Motors Corp. said Monday that drivers of their cars will be able to use a voice recognition service to find gourmet restaurants. The owners of Hyundai and Kia vehicles with a built-in navigation system can download the updated content starting Monday, [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean government is set to give drone enthusiasts the green light to fly unmanned aerial vehicles after sundown, after lawmakers passed a bill to lift the ban on drone flights during the night. The aviation safety and security reform bill proposed by lawmaker Kim Sung-tae, a member [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Social robots that are capable of showing a variety of facial expressions have been proven effective in treating autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to a new medical study. The research team led by neuropsychiatry professor Yu Hee-jung at Seoul National University Hospital discovered there was little to no difference between [...]