GWANGJU, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, a state-run science university, has developed new technology that allows drones to land on moving vehicles. The collaboration between flying drones and running vehicles could greatly expand the scope of their respective missions. In particular, given that it is difficult to create [...]
CHEONAN, March 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A drone is seen climbing through the air carrying a hose, spraying water at the site of a fire 15 meters up in a building. South Chungcheong Province and the Chungcheong Fire Service Academy carried out a successful demonstration of a firefighting drone on the training grounds of the [...]
BUSAN, March 1 (Korea Bizwire) — A tech startup in the southeastern port city of Busan is drawing attention after it launched a maritime drone delivery business, a first in South Korea. Marine Drone Tech, a specialist in drone technologies, is the first company in the country to receive a registration certificate to operate a [...]
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 [...]