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SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Monday it will start an experimental project to transform gas stations into logistics hubs of the future. The growing popularity of online transactions and diversifying logistics channels have resulted in higher demand for distribution, but warehouses and logistics complexes in the capital city only [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk-yeol said Monday that South Korea will land a spacecraft on the moon in 2032 and begin exploring lunar resources under its ambitious roadmap for a “future space economy.” Under the long-term plan, South Korea aims to land a spacecraft on Mars in 2045, when the nation [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea’s biggest auto parts maker, said Sunday it had completed the development of industrial robot and system based on autonomous driving and launched trial operations. With articulated arms, the newly-developed mobile cooperative robot can perform tasks with other workers, while moving in self-driving mode in [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A variety of South Korean businesses, including those specializing in automobiles, self-driving technology, semiconductors for automobiles, and telecommunications software will unite forces to create a connected car ecosystem. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced that it hosted an inauguration ceremony for the Connected Car Alliance in Yeouido, [...]
CHONAN, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Institute of Industrial Technology said Thursday its research team had developed a fire-extinguishing grenade using gas hydrate to help put out fires at hard-to-access sites in a fast and accurate manner. Gas hydrate is an ice-shaped material that contains gas molecules such as methane within water molecules. [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — When Joung Ji-won, the founder and CEO of Algocare Lab, decided to apply for a venture incubator program of Samsung Electronics Co. last year, her startup was in its third year of operation and already recognized for its innovative ideas for personalized nutrition management. Still, she found it challenging [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean scientists have discovered a way to predict the antibiotic functionality of peptides using artificial intelligence (AI) technology. A joint research team from the National Institute of Biological Resources and Dongguk University announced that it had developed a deep learning-based peptide detection model that can predict antibiotic functionality [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Tuesday it has deployed the first “robot official” as part of its robot distribution service project. The robot has been tasked with delivering public documents and parcels throughout city hall and serving as guides for visitors. It is capable of riding elevators autonomously. It [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean internet portal giant Naver Corp. on Wednesday expressed its intention to participate in Saudi Arabia’s lucrative Neom smart city project with its up-to-date digital twin technology. “Neom city is a future project to create a fully smart city based on many high-end technologies,” said Kang Sang-chul of [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Group’s robot business, for which Chairman Koo Kwang-mo made active investment after picking it as one of the group’s future cash cows, is finally showing signs of improvement in its financial performance. Robostar Co., a robot manufacturing subsidiary of LG Electronics Inc., posted a consolidated revenue of 39.68 [...]