SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s major shipbuilders are introducing robots to overcome a lack of manpower. Samsung Heavy Industries Co. recently introduced robots at its shipyard in Geoje Island to cut steel materials and weld them into blocks. During the sub-block assembly, a human employee works with the so-called ‘collaboration robots’, instead [...]
GWANGJU, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The state-run Korea Institute of Robotics and Technology Convergence showed off a variety of robots on Monday in celebration of its 10th anniversary. A snake-shaped rescue robot that is designed to explore narrow spaces can move its head in the direction that sound is coming from. After detecting people [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Expanded use of robots has resulted in a “meaningful” decline in demand for human labor in the manufacturing industry while replacing mostly “routine” and “repetitive” jobs, a central bank report said Wednesday. The Bank of Korea’s report was based on data related to introduction of robots in industries and [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s standard agency announced that it will enact two types of Korean Industrial Standards (KS) with respect to indoor robot deliveries and their safe use of elevators. The Korea Agency for Technology and Standards unveiled such plans at an international forum on robot technology and standards held at [...]
SEOUL, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) — An additional 1,000 troops will be assigned to cooking duties as part of efforts to improve the quality of meals while at the same time preventing them from overworking, the defense ministry said Thursday. Starting later this year, the military will reduce the number of troops at administrative support [...]
SEOUL, April 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Expressway Corp., which manages South Korea’s highways across the nation, has introduced a variety of robot services for trial in response to the current contactless consumption trends following the coronavirus outbreak. The Hwaseong Service Area (Mokpo Bound) on the Seohaean Expressway introduced a coffee-making robot that operates [...]
DAEJEON, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) technology that enables robots to complete their assigned missions by making independent decisions on what actions to take. The state-run Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) announced on Tuesday that it had developed ‘ActionBrain’ technology that clears the way [...]
SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul metropolitan government said Tuesday it plans to operate 10 unmanned vehicles and robots in the city’s western region, as the capital of one of the world’s most wired nations beefs up its smart mobility infrastructure. The city said it will begin operating three minibuses, four sedans and [...]
SEOUL, March 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing number of businesses worldwide are focusing their efforts to develop robots with artificial intelligence, giving a boost to related markets. The global market research agency Strategy Analytics estimated that the market for service robots will expand from US$31 billion last year to $122 billion by 2024. In [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — It is no longer strange to see robots evaluating job seekers as artificial intelligence (AI) has been introduced in the recruitment process, and Robotic Process Automation has been deployed at offices across Korea. Against this backdrop, a considerable number of Korean adults believe that robots could replace them at [...]