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Two Police Officers Acquire Patent for ‘Unsinkable Drone’

Two Police Officers Acquire Patent for ‘Unsinkable Drone’

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 [...]

Hanwha Aerospace to Secure Anti-drone Technology Using Physical Nets

Hanwha Aerospace to Secure Anti-drone Technology Using Physical Nets

SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Hanwha Aerospace Co., a South Korean aircraft engine maker, is on track to secure anti-drone technology to cope with the threat of unmanned drones. The company announced on Wednesday that it had invested in Fortem Technologies, Inc., a U.S.-based airspace defense and security specialist, under a Simple Agreement for [...]

Gov’t Draws Up Blueprint to Commercialize Robot and Drone Deliveries

Gov’t Draws Up Blueprint to Commercialize Robot and Drone Deliveries

SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The government has put together a blueprint for the establishment of infrastructure for smart logistics, the land and transport ministry said Monday. The government plans to support private technology development and demonstration, as well as to cultivate a testbed dedicated to logistics to ensure early commercialization of unmanned deliveries, [...]

SK Telecom Inspects Cell Towers Using Drones and AI

SK Telecom Inspects Cell Towers Using Drones and AI

SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s largest wireless carrier, said Tuesday it developed a new cell tower safety inspection system using drones and image analysis artificial intelligence (AI). The newly-developed image analysis AI model checks the status of nuts and bolts by analyzing images taken by drones. Cell towers with [...]

Drones, Search Dog Play Key Role in Rescuing Missing Senior with Dementia

Drones, Search Dog Play Key Role in Rescuing Missing Senior with Dementia

SANCHEONG, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Police succeeded in rescuing a missing elderly person with dementia using drones and search dogs. The elderly person in their 80s who lives in Sancheong County, South Gyeongsang Province went missing after going out to undergo medical treatment at a hospital last Sunday morning. The individual’s family was unable [...]

Incheon LNG Terminal Holds Demonstration of Anti-drone System

Incheon LNG Terminal Holds Demonstration of Anti-drone System

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 [...]