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KAIST Team Wins ‘Cyborg Olympics’ With Revolutionary Robotic Exoskeleton

KAIST Team Wins ‘Cyborg Olympics’ With Revolutionary Robotic Exoskeleton

SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – A team from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has once again claimed victory in the global arena with innovative wearable robotic technology designed to assist people with disabilities.  The team, comprising KAIST’s Exo Lab, Move Lab, and Angel Robotics, led by professor Kong Kyoungchul of the [...]

Korean Scientists Develop AI-Powered Material Design Tool with Improved Accuracy

Korean Scientists Develop AI-Powered Material Design Tool with Improved Accuracy

DAEJEON, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have developed a groundbreaking artificial intelligence-based material design technology that significantly improves prediction accuracy for material properties. The research team, led by Lee Eok-Kyun and Kim Hyungjun from KAIST’s Department of Chemistry, announced on October 9 that they have [...]

KAIST Develops Smart Speaker for Mental Health Tracking in Single-Person Households

KAIST Develops Smart Speaker for Mental Health Tracking in Single-Person Households

DAEJEON, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has unveiled a new multimodal smart speaker system designed to help users track their psychological state, the institute announced on September 24. This innovation comes at a time when concerns about mental health issues among single-person households are growing due to [...]

South Korea’s KAIST Expands Partnerships in Africa to Tackle Global Challenges

South Korea’s KAIST Expands Partnerships in Africa to Tackle Global Challenges

DAEJEON, Jun. 4 (Korea Bizwire) –The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) signed two memorandums of understanding on June 4, bolstering its collaborations with emerging scientific institutions in Kenya to address pressing global issues. One agreement was inked with the board of the Kenya Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (Kenya-AIST), an institution [...]

KAIST Team Develops Digital ‘FoodCensor’ to Combat Eating Disorders

KAIST Team Develops Digital ‘FoodCensor’ to Combat Eating Disorders

DAEJEON, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) – In a groundbreaking effort to address the negative impact of food-related content on social media, a research team from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has developed a novel system called FoodCensor, which was recognized with an Honorable Mention award at the prestigious Computer-Human Interaction (CHI) conference [...]

KAIST Develops Next-generation Ultra-low Power LLM Accelerator

KAIST Develops Next-generation Ultra-low Power LLM Accelerator

SEOUL, Mar. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — A research team at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has developed the world’s first artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor capable of processing a large language model (LLM) with ultra-low power consumption, the science ministry said Wednesday. The team, led by Professor Yoo Hoi-jun at the KAIST [...]

KAIST Graduate Students Highlight Need for Improved Working Conditions and Compensation

KAIST Graduate Students Highlight Need for Improved Working Conditions and Compensation

DAEJEON, Feb. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Graduate students at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) are receiving an average monthly stipend of 1.66 million won, a figure significantly below the minimum wage, according to a recent survey. This has sparked discussions on the need for fair compensation, as these students not only [...]

KAIST Researchers Develop Eco-Friendly Method to Produce Key Aromatic Compound

KAIST Researchers Develop Eco-Friendly Method to Produce Key Aromatic Compound

DAEJEON, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – A team of researchers from KAIST’s Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and the BioProcess Engineering Research Center has made a groundbreaking achievement by developing a process to produce benzyl acetate, a key aromatic compound, using renewable carbon sources like glucose and microbes. This significant advancement was detailed in an [...]

KAIST Develops High-Speed, Low-Power Intelligent Sensor Semiconductor Inspired by Insect Vision

KAIST Develops High-Speed, Low-Power Intelligent Sensor Semiconductor Inspired by Insect Vision

DAEJEON, Feb. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – A breakthrough in semiconductor technology has led to the development of an innovative ‘intelligent sensor’ that operates at high speeds with low power consumption, mimicking the visual neural system of insects. The research team behind the discovery, led by professor Kim Kyung-min from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering [...]