SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Doosan Mobility Innovation (DMI), a producer of portable fuel cell power packs for drones, said Tuesday that it has teamed up with the local shipbuilding and marine ICT provider Marineworks to develop a solution to control ships’ sailing by using drones. The two companies will develop an electric marine [...]
JEJU, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Drones carrying hydrogen fuel cells succeeded in a flight test, opening a new era of post-solar power energy. The provincial government of Jeju Island announced Monday that a hydrogen-powered drone successfully delivered emergency relief supplies to Mount Halla and performed safety monitoring of natural gas pipes and landfills. The [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Doosan Mobility Innovation (DMI), a producer of portable fuel cell power packs for drones, said Tuesday it will make inroads overseas to expand its presence in the power cable-checking system. To that end, DMI signed a preliminary deal with the Korea Electric Power Research Institute (KEPRI), a R&D subsidiary [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — GS Caltex Corp., South Korea’s second-largest refiner by sales, is speeding up the development of a next-generation delivery service that combines drones and robots and is based at gas stations. The company held the nation’s first demonstration of the next-generation delivery service on Tuesday that features the combination of [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has tested an autonomous drone food delivery service amid rising demand for non-contact services during the COVID-19 pandemic, the transport ministry said Saturday. In a test held in the administrative city of Sejong, some 130 kilometers southeast of Seoul, five drones delivered meals and other products to [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Hancom Group, South Korea’s leading office software developer, said Wednesday it has acquired a local firm as part of efforts to tap deeper into the aerospace and drone businesses. Hancom took over InSpace Co., which develops satellite ground station solutions and drone technologies. The group did not reveal the [...]
CHEONGJU, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Drones with high-resolution cameras have proven to be invaluable during this summer’s lengthy monsoon season. Last Wednesday, Chungbuk Provincial Police Agency’s drone team looked for missing victims of a flood that swept through Chungju Lake near Jecheon. The team’s large drones can fly as fast as 75 kilometers per [...]
JEJU, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The provincial government of Jeju Island, South Korea’s most popular vacation destination, is speeding up various projects to enable drones to deliver parcels and other goods across the island. Last May, a demonstration was held where drones carried protective masks to the nearby Marado, an island eight kilometers off [...]
SEJONG, June 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting from the end of this year, drone companies engaged in drone making, selling or rentals will be obliged to inform customers about no-fly zones and times through their websites. The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) announced on Wednesday that the amended notice of fair labelling and advertising would take [...]
GUNSAN, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The ‘Smart Marine Drone Patrol,’ a collaboration between Gunsan Coast Guard in North Jeolla Province and the Korea Maritime Rescue and Salvation Association (MARSA), was established on Thursday. The drone patrol, first of its kind ever to be established within the Coast Guard, comprises 20 members from the Coast [...]