SEOUL, Apr. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Airports Corp. (KAC) announced on Thursday that it will introduce ‘The Larva Boarding Ticket Robot Service’ that issues boarding passes based on Larva, a popular animation character. One touches the robot’s ‘face’ display, which is shaped like a Larva character, to enter a reservation number, and the [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. said Thursday it will develop different types of robots and services to find new growth momentum in the future-oriented industry. LG Electronics CEO Cho Sung-jin vowed to expand support for the company’s robotics business, following creation of a dedicated robot center under his office [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Naver Corp., South Korea’s dominant Internet portal and search engine, said Thursday that it will develop 5G-enabled service robots in partnership with the country’s telecom giant KT Corp. and U.S. tech firm Intel Corp. The partnership would allow Naver Labs Corp., a R&D subsidiary of Naver, to use Intel’s [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean home appliance maker LG Electronics Inc. and portal operator Naver Corp. on Wednesday agreed to jointly develop an advanced guidance robot based on the high-tech mobility platform. LG Electronics and Naver’s R&D subsidiary signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on research and development of robot [...]
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean home appliance maker LG Electronics Inc. and portal operator Naver Corp. said Wednesday they will partner to develop an advanced guide robot. The two Korean companies agreed to apply Naver’s integrated location and mobility solution eXtended Definition & Dimension Map (xDM) in LG’s guide robot called Air [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Sungkyunkwan University announced on Monday that it has introduced LIBO, an intelligent library robot that provides information on academic services at the university. The robot was modeled on Furo-D, first designed by the Future Robot Company. LIBO is capable of engaging in basic conversation, like exchanging greetings or asking [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Paris Croissant Co., the operator of South Korea’s leading bakery chain, Paris Baguette, said Tuesday that it launched a test operation of robots at its outlets as local retailers accelerate their push for automation. According to the company, seven Paris Baguette outlets in Seoul began the two-month trial run [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Korea Seven Co., the operator of convenience store chain 7-Eleven in South Korea, on Tuesday unveiled a robot that allows customers to pay with their hands as local retailers accelerate their move to take the lead in next-generation retail models using the latest technologies. The robot, dubbed Veny, was [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Pizza Hut Korea said Wednesday it has launched a test operation of a robot to serve food to customers as the company moves to strengthen its competitiveness with cutting-edge technologies. The robot, dubbed Dilly Plate, was unveiled at one of its stores in western Seoul on Monday for a [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Incheon International Airport opened a new era of “smart airports” by introducing “AIRSTAR,” a second-generation robot that can help airline passengers navigate the airport during a trial demonstration that took place yesterday in the third-floor departures hall. During the demonstration, AIRSTAR was seen leading passengers to their airline’s check-in [...]