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S. Korea, Boeing to Push for Joint Research on Long-endurance Aerial Drones

S. Korea, Boeing to Push for Joint Research on Long-endurance Aerial Drones

SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s arms procurement agency said Friday it will push for a joint research project on high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicles with U.S. defense giant Boeing. Officials from the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) and Boeing agreed to collaborate on the project at the company’s headquarters in Washington on [...]

Delivery Robots Avoid Obstacles, Cross Busy Intersections to Deliver Food in the Heart of Gangnam

Delivery Robots Avoid Obstacles, Cross Busy Intersections to Deliver Food in the Heart of Gangnam

SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – In the heart of Gangnam, Seoul, a robot waits at traffic lights alongside citizens, crosses intersections, and delivers food to nearby buildings. The Gangnam District Office announced on Tuesday its launch of a demonstration project for outdoor robot delivery services in the Teheran-ro 87-gil area during the months of November [...]

NIBR Develops New Drone Detection Technology to Examine Wild Boar Habitats

NIBR Develops New Drone Detection Technology to Examine Wild Boar Habitats

SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Wild boars are known to traverse densely wooded ridges with steep slopes and engage in foraging activities in areas with fewer trees and gentler slopes, followed by resting in densely wooded hills. The National Institute of Biological Resources (NIBR) announced on Tuesday that it has developed standardized wild boar detection [...]

K Shipbuilding and Doosan Robotics Collaborate to Automate Ship Hull Engraving with Robots

K Shipbuilding and Doosan Robotics Collaborate to Automate Ship Hull Engraving with Robots

CHANGWON, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – K Shipbuilding, in collaboration with Doosan Robotics, has successfully developed welding automation equipment that utilizes collaborative robots to engrave characters onto ship hulls. This achievement was announced by the company on Friday. Collaborative robots, designed to operate alongside humans and engage in physical interactions with them, played a pivotal role [...]

Illegal Drones Disrupt Over 80 Flights at Incheon and Jeju Airports in Three Years

Illegal Drones Disrupt Over 80 Flights at Incheon and Jeju Airports in Three Years

SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent report reveals that Incheon International Airport has grappled with the impact of illegal drone activities, resulting in over 80 flight disruptions, including delays and diversions, within the past three years. Based on data furnished by the Incheon International Airport Corporation to the National Assembly and made public [...]

Jeju Island Launches Drone Delivery Service to Reach Remote Gapado Island

Jeju Island Launches Drone Delivery Service to Reach Remote Gapado Island

SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Parcel delivery is now possible to Gapado, a unique island located between Jeju Island and Marado. Gapado’s distinctive shape resembles a stingray, which is why it got its name. This beautiful island is known for hosting the annual Gapado Green Barley Festival.  Jeju Island, in collaboration with the Ministry of [...]

KAIST Develops Humanoid Robot Pilot that Can Fly Aircraft

KAIST Develops Humanoid Robot Pilot that Can Fly Aircraft

DAEJEON, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) announced on Wednesday that it has developed a humanoid robot pilot capable of understanding flight manuals written in natural language and flying an aircraft. The robot pilot, named Pibot, can memorize all of the world’s Jeppson navigation charts and directly [...]