SEJONG, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea and the United States will spend a combined US$6 million on a joint research project to develop robotic technologies for disaster response over the next three years, the trade ministry here said Tuesday. Officials from the two governments, including South Korea’s Director General Kim Jeong-hwan and U.S. [...]
GOYANG, South Korea, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Robotworld 2016 kicked off on Wednesday for a five-day run at Goyang’s KINTEX, under the theme “Lead to the Future.” Hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy, the event will feature an International Robot Industry Show, International Robot Contest, and business and research conferences attended by [...]
SEJONG, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will spend a total of 500 billion won (US$450 million) in the coming five years to foster the robot industry as a new growth engine for Asia’s fourth-largest economy, the trade ministry here said Tuesday. “The robot industry has emerged as a new technology frontier that will [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – A team of researchers from Korea is participating in the 2016 Cybathlon along with 42-year-old Kim Byung-ok, who’ll be featured as the Korean Iron Man. Cybathlon is an international competition for disabled athletes with bionic assistive technology, and will be held for the first time this year in October [...]
INCHEON, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) – A number of high schools in Korea are offering specialized courses, moving away from their usual bisected ‘liberal arts vs. natural sciences’ programs. Incheon’s Bugae Girls’ High School will start offering cognitive engineering-related subjects to some 90 students, beginning next year. Apart from foundation courses such as Korean, English, [...]