SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Wild boars are known to traverse densely wooded ridges with steep slopes and engage in foraging activities in areas with fewer trees and gentler slopes, followed by resting in densely wooded hills. The National Institute of Biological Resources (NIBR) announced on Tuesday that it has developed standardized wild boar detection [...]
CHANGWON, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – K Shipbuilding, in collaboration with Doosan Robotics, has successfully developed welding automation equipment that utilizes collaborative robots to engrave characters onto ship hulls. This achievement was announced by the company on Friday. Collaborative robots, designed to operate alongside humans and engage in physical interactions with them, played a pivotal role [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent report reveals that Incheon International Airport has grappled with the impact of illegal drone activities, resulting in over 80 flight disruptions, including delays and diversions, within the past three years. Based on data furnished by the Incheon International Airport Corporation to the National Assembly and made public [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Parcel delivery is now possible to Gapado, a unique island located between Jeju Island and Marado. Gapado’s distinctive shape resembles a stingray, which is why it got its name. This beautiful island is known for hosting the annual Gapado Green Barley Festival. Jeju Island, in collaboration with the Ministry of [...]
SEONGNAM, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The city government of Seongnam, just south of Seoul, said Thursday it will initiate a paid drone delivery service in August to enhance the convenience of citizens visiting Tancheon Water Park. Once customers place their orders through the drone app provided by a local dronmaker, the items will be [...]
DAEJEON, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) announced on Wednesday that it has developed a humanoid robot pilot capable of understanding flight manuals written in natural language and flying an aircraft. The robot pilot, named Pibot, can memorize all of the world’s Jeppson navigation charts and directly [...]
SEOUL, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The 1997 sci-fi movie “The Fifth Element” features a futuristic city filled with flying cars zooming in and out of the gaps between buildings hundreds of meters above the ground. Some 26 years later, things have developed enough that it is feasible for people to think the world is [...]
SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) — On June 30, the National Orchestra of Korea will make history as a robot takes the conductor’s podium for the first time in Korea. The robot, named EveR6 and created by the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH), will conduct the orchestral series IV titled ‘The Absence’ at the [...]
SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean telecom giant KT Corp. on Thursday announced a new service on at a restaurant in Wanju County, North Joella Province, which combines autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) serving robots with its table order solution called High Order. The restaurant operates 16 serving robots and 90 High Order devices, [...]
SEOUL, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Convenience store chain GS25 is revolutionizing the industry with the launch of Ereon, an AI self-driving serving robot. This marks the first sale of its kind in convenience stores, with Ereon becoming available at over 9,000 GS25 stores in Seoul this month. Equipped with advanced vibration control and AI [...]