SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The government has decided to intensify research and development (R&D) efforts to better respond to illegal drones that take aerial photos or videos without permission or fly in and around airports. The Ministry of Science and ICT recently announced that together with the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Thursday it will spend more than 400 billion won (US$371 million) next year in the extended reality (XR) industry, such as augmented reality (AR) glasses and virtual reality (VR) content, setting its sights on leading the budding tech sector. The Ministry of Science and ICT said [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Wednesday it has signed a partnership with Swedish door opening solutions firm Assa Abloy Entrance Systems to commercialize automatic sliding doors with transparent OLED displays. The product combines LG’s 55-inch transparent organic light-emitting diode (OLED) signage and related software with the automated glass sliding doors [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday it has signed a partnership with Google on smart home solutions as the South Korean tech giant tries to expand its presence in the Internet of Things (IoT) sector. Samsung said its IoT platform, SmartThings, will support Google Nest devices, including thermostats, cameras and [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will develop an autonomous underwater mine detector with its indigenous technologies to boost the military’s capabilities in mine countermeasure operations, the arms procurement agency said Wednesday. The Defense Acquisition Program Administration said it has signed a 12 billion-won (US$11 million) contract with LIG Nex1 Co. to develop [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — An accelerator for tech startups operated by Naver Inc., South Korea’s largest internet portal operator, said Wednesday it has made new investments in two promising tech startups. Naver’s D2 Startup Factory, also known as D2SF, said it has selected the two startups — Techtaka Co. and Medibloc Co. — [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The military plans to deploy suicide unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and gun-shooting drones on a trial basis next year under a rapid acquisition project aimed at better responding to fast-evolving future battle environments, the arms procurement agency said Wednesday. The Defense Acquisition Program Administration said it has signed contracts [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Kakao Enterprise Corp., an artificial intelligence (AI) unit of the country’s largest mobile messenger operator, Kakao Corp. said Tuesday it will strengthen its Internet of Things (IoT) business for smart homes and collective housing complexes in collaboration with smart home solution provider COMMAX Co. In 2017, Kakao Enterprise’s AI [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s arms procurement agency signed a contract commissioning a local defense firm to develop a robot capable of detecting and removing land mines and other explosives with indigenous technology, officials said Tuesday. Under the 18 billion-won (US$16 million) project, Hanwha Defense plans to develop a robot capable of [...]
DAEJEON, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — A wearable robot technology developed by South Korean research teams to help people with disabilities walk again topped the standings at Cybathlon 2020 held on Friday at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) in Daejeon. The Cybathlon is a competition for people with disabilities using state-of-the-art [...]