SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Rotem Co., a tank and train-making affiliate of Hyundai Motor Group, has clinched an order for the development of a multi-legged robot for military use for the first time in South Korea. The company announced on Thursday that it signed an agreement with the Defense Industry Technology Center [...]
INCHEON, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Gas Corp.’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Incheon, the world’s largest LNG storage and supply facility, on Thursday held a demonstration of an anti-drone system designed to respond to drone terrorist attacks. When an unidentified flying object appeared near the LNG terminal, a 1.9-meter-wide, 0.5-meter-tall hydrogen-powered [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean convenience chains said Wednesday they plan to introduce limited drone delivery services in selected stores in leisure destinations, as competition to provide faster deliveries heats up. BGF Retail, the operator of CU convenience stores, said Wednesday it will start offering drone deliveries from its store in the [...]
SEOUL, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Robotics Co., the largest industrial robot manufacturer in South Korea, said Thursday it will release an innovative disinfection robot enabling face-to-face disinfection. The newly-developed robot uses plasma sterilization, a method that has been used for the sterilization of surgical instruments at hospitals, to sterilize the air, while carrying [...]