SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Defense Ministry said Thursday it will dramatically expand drone training for conscripts, aiming to produce what it calls “500,000 drone warriors” as militaries worldwide adapt to the growing role of unmanned systems on the battlefield. Defense Minister Ahn Kyu-baek announced the initiative at a ceremony designating the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) –The world’s leading electronics makers are converging on Berlin this week for IFA 2025, Europe’s largest consumer technology fair, where artificial intelligence and energy efficiency are expected to dominate the conversation as competition intensifies in the premium appliance market. The five-day event, which begins September 5 under the theme “Imagine [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics said Thursday it will debut new robot vacuum cleaners at IFA 2025 in Berlin next month, highlighting designs aimed at blending more seamlessly into home interiors while enhancing cleaning performance through artificial intelligence. The lineup includes two models: the built-in Hidden Station and the freestanding Objet Station. [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Korea Zinc Co., a leading non-ferrous metal smelting company, said Tuesday it has adopted Spot, a four-legged walking robot developed by Boston Dynamics of the United States, to improve on-site safety at its plant in Onsan. Equipped with ultrasonic sensors, infrared cameras, gas detectors and acoustic sensors, Spot will [...]
Breakthrough marks milestone in long-endurance unmanned aerial technology using homegrown hydrogen fuel cell SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire)— A South Korean research team has successfully completed a 12-hour continuous flight using a domestically developed hydrogen fuel cell-powered drone, setting a new national benchmark for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) endurance, the Korea Institute of Materials Science [...]
SEOUL, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) — From ultra-low latency 6G that links Seoul and Busan in under 5 milliseconds to AI-powered guide robots for the visually impaired, South Korea showcased its next-generation ICT capabilities on Thursday at the ETRI Conference 2025, held at COEX in southern Seoul. The event, organized by the Electronics and Telecommunications [...]
DAEGU, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) — At the 2025 International Fire Safety Expo in Daegu, South Korea, Hyundai Motor Group and the National Fire Agency unveiled a next-generation unmanned firefighting vehicle, drawing significant attention for its autonomous precision and disaster-response capabilities. The vehicle—developed by Hyundai Rotem and based on the multi-purpose unmanned platform HR-Sherpa—is designed [...]
SEOUL, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government has launched a major initiative to develop core technologies for robot-friendly buildings, aiming to reshape the urban built environment for seamless human-robot coexistence. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced Wednesday that it will invest ₩180 billion (approximately $135 million) over the next three [...]
SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. said Thursday they have partnered with Incheon International Airport Corp. for real-world testing of their artificial intelligence (AI)-powered automatic charging robot (ACR) for electric vehicles (EVs). Under a memorandum of understanding, the companies will conduct a pilot test program of the ACR system [...]
SEOUL, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Hoban Construction has successfully completed a pilot test of a smart robotic system designed to automate exterior wall painting at construction sites, the company announced Tuesday. The robot, named “Rollot,” was developed by automation specialist WPS, a startup discovered through Hoban’s open innovation program. Rollot moves vertically along wires [...]