SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — When people hear the words “virtual reality” (VR), most would think of video games with awkward VR headsets. Some would think of “The Matrix,” the movie where the main character, Neo, realizes that his reality is actually a computer simulation and that the Matrix is a VR version of [...]
Visitors to Dongdaemun Design Plaza from September 21 through 27 will get to take a look at toilets of the future. (Image: UNIST) ULSAN, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Visitors to Dongdaemun Design Plaza from September 21 through 27 will get to take a look at toilets of the future. Named Walden 1.0 and [...]
DAEJEON, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – The government-funded research institution ETRI (Electronics and Telecommunications Institute) has announced a breakthrough in its development of image recognition processors geared towards driverless car technology. The achievement – the successful design of a nine-core processor – is a notable one for South Korean interests, as it was only last [...]
BUSAN, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Government plans released on Monday have revealed it is likely that artificial intelligence-based robots will soon be assisting the making of movies at film studios in Busan. The Busan Metropolitan Government has announced it is investing 6 billion won from both the central government and city’s budget to revamp [...]
SUWON, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – A new survey has revealed that nearly half of small and medium-sized South Korean companies that focus on the new technologies such as smart health care and drones face difficulties due to ‘too many regulations,’ with the resulting economic damages estimated to reach 200 million won per company. The [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Young people in their 20s and 30s here have been buying fewer cars in recent years as they have difficulty finding jobs and car-sharing services here are more appealing to them, industry data showed Thursday. Those in their 30s bought a total of 144,360 vehicles in the first six [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The state promotion agency said Thursday it will reinforce the big data platform, providing consulting to small businesses seeking business opportunities abroad that was launched earlier this year. The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) introduced the KOTRA Big Bot, constructed from the words big data and robot, in May [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Heavy machinery and power equipment conglomerate Doosan Group said Wednesday that it is planning to enter the so-called collaborative robot market soon with a plan to start selling such robots next year. Doosan set up a robot-developing unit in 2015, which recently showcased four collaborative robot models. Rather than [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top mobile messenger operator Kakao Corp. on Tuesday showcased its smart speaker, Kakao Mini, which will officially hit shelves later this month. Kakao, which also holds the country’s No. 2 portal Daum under its wing, said the Kakao Mini will come with its artificial intelligence platform, Kakao [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung SDS. Co., an information technology arm of South Korea’s top conglomerate Samsung, on Tuesday launched Brity, a business-oriented artificial intelligence platform. The IT developer said Brity is capable of understanding natural languages, serving as what it calls an “intelligent secretary” that can carry out duties requested by a [...]