SEOUL, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A number of robots developed by Doosan Robotics Co. are set to make an appearance at a KLPGA Tour. The company announced that it will run a “food town” in the Gallery Plaza during the Doosan Match Play Championship taking place in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, from Wednesday to Sunday. [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean auto parts maker HL Mando Co. said Tuesday it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with real estate management service provider AJ Daewon Co. for the commercialization of autonomous driving patrol robots. According to the agreement, the two companies will collaborate on the commercialization of robots [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Group has announced plans to construct state-of-the-art smart offices that offer various convenience features based on robotics technology. The group said Tuesday it has signed a business agreement with IGIS Asset Management Co., the top real estate investor in the country, to facilitate the commercialization of robot-friendly [...]
SEOUL, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A “drone taxi” service is set to begin piloting in Seoul next year. Initially, the service will be tested along the Han River between Gimpo Airport and Yeouido, as well as between Jamsil and Suseo. The Seoul Metropolitan Government and MOLIT(the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs) plan [...]
SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) — KT announced today the launch of two next-generation AI service bots with improved driving stability and marketing utilization compared to previous models. Produced by Bear Robotics and LG Electronics, the robots bring KT’s total lineup of AI service robots to five. The next-generation AI service robot from Bear Robotics [...]
ULSAN, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) — An avatar refers to an image that represents a computer user in online games and chat rooms. However, the term avatar has taken on a new meaning in the robotics field. It stands for an interActive and intuitiVe control interfAce for a TeleoperAted Robot (AVATAR) system, designed to transport [...]
SEOUL, April 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Doosan Corp., the holding company of South Korea’s energy-to-construction equipment conglomerate, said Sunday it has signed an initial pact with a U.S. industrial automation firm to expand into the U.S. smart factory market. On April 25 (U.S. time), Doosan Corp. signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Rockwell Automation, [...]
ULSAN, March 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Two South Korean police officers have acquired a patent for a so-called “unsinkable drone” from the Korea Intellectual Property Office. The primary concept of the unsinkable drone proposed by lieutenant Cha Dae-seon and police administrator Lee Tae-wook from the Ulsan Metropolitan Police Agency is that when the drone is [...]
SEOUL, March 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co.’s acquisition of additional shares in robot developer Rainbow Robotics is igniting interest on whether it will resume large-scale merger and acquisition (M&A) initiatives, which have been halted for about six years. The South Korean tech giant can become the largest shareholder of Rainbow Robotics depending on [...]
SEOUL, March 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The Jeju provincial government has announced that it will be introducing a commercial drone delivery service, for the first time in the country, later this year. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Korea Institute of Aviation Safety Technology selected 15 cities and provinces for the drone [...]