SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has tested an autonomous drone food delivery service amid rising demand for non-contact services during the COVID-19 pandemic, the transport ministry said Saturday. In a test held in the administrative city of Sejong, some 130 kilometers southeast of Seoul, five drones delivered meals and other products to [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — KT Corp., a major South Korean mobile carrier, said Thursday it has signed an agreement with Kakao Corp.’s telecom unit Stage Five to develop an artificial intelligence-powered companion robot targeting children and the elderly. Under the agreement, also signed by Taiwan-based Nuwa Robotics Corp. and the nongovernmental organization Ashoka [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s top mobile carrier, said Tuesday it partnered with the state-run Korea Gas Safety Corp. to develop a gas facility safety system using quantum technology. The two will also work with the gas safety company Korea Plant Maintenance and the local optical sensor company QuantumSensing [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government plans to introduce so-called ‘smart pole’ street lighting, which refers to an intelligent lighting system combining the functions of traffic lights, street lamps, CCTV and security lights. The smart poles can also be used for Wi-Fi service, CCTV and recharging electric bicycles through the application [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Group, South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate, said Sunday it has formed a research consortium with global partners to discover high-performance materials with artificial intelligence (AI) and robot technologies. LG Science Park, the research and development (R&D) hub of LG Group in Seoul, joined hands with French energy firm Total [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., a major electronic components maker in South Korea, said Sunday it has developed the world’s smallest power inductor. The affiliate of Samsung Group said its new power inductor measures 0.8 millimeter in width and 0.4 mm in length, which is a significant decrease from the industry’s [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Major South Korean tech firm LG Electronics Inc. on Thursday launched a new Micro LED digital signage product that boasts high picture quality. LG MAGNIT was released globally in major markets in Asia, North America and Europe, according to the company. The name MAGNIT comes from combining the words [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean telecom operators are expanding collaborations to develop robot-based services that counter the COVID-19 pandemic, industry officials said Thursday, as businesses and establishments seek to limit face-to-face contact to reduce the risk of infection. LG Uplus Corp., the country’s No. 3 mobile carrier, said it has partnered with [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea began assembling a prototype of what would be the country’s first indigenously developed fighter jet Thursday in a landmark step that means the ambitious project is materializing, the arms procurement agency said. Under the KF-X project worth 8.8 trillion won (US$7.3 billion), South Korea has been working [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Glovis Co., a logistics unit of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, is taking steps to develop a close-to-life logistics service in collaboration with a local self-driving robot developer. The company signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with self-driving robot maker Twinny on Wednesday to develop a close-to-life logistics [...]