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  Research institute KAIST to showcase AI and metaverse-based factory capable of controlling actual plant SEOUL -- At a global trade fair in Germany, a South Korean technology institute will showcase an artificial intelligence-based virtual factory where operators can remotely control actual manufacturing sites in a metaverse environment. In case of emergency, the AI system will notify human operators in the virtual world so they can counteract. The virtual plant can also be used to monitor facilities and educate employees. The metaverse, which uses virtual reality (VR), augmented real 2023-04-13
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  About 60% of S. Koreans worry about AI stealing humans' jobs: survey SEOUL -- About 60 percent of South Koreans worry that artificial intelligence-based solutions could steal humans' jobs in the future, a survey showed. Currently, AI-based robots and other smart solutions are widely used in South Korea with about 21 million working people. AI systems that mimic the way how people think and work are adopted by business operators to cut down operating costs and speed up simple processes such as sorting documents and moving parcels from one section 2023-04-10
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  Engineering college to be created in metaverse world in northwestern satellite city of Seoul SEOUL -- Targeting young students familiar with virtual online activities, an engineering college will be created in the metaverse world in Goyang, a northwestern satellite city of Seoul. The virtual college called "Kaiser University" would offer hands-on training courses related to information technology, renewable energy, and medical science. Metaverse, which enables users to interact with others using avatars through virtually created online spaces, is gaining momentum 2023-04-07
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  KT's multilingual AI voice synthesis service adopted in video production platform 'Mango Board' SEOUL -- "AI Voice," a multilingual artificial intelligence-based voice synthesis service created by South Korea's major telecom company KT, was adopted by the operator of Mango Board, a domestic design and video content production platform. Depending on the written script context, the service creates various voices with different emotions. The service is available in Korean, English, Chinese, and Japanese. AI Voice users can express many different emotions including 2023-04-06
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  Transfer centers with urban air mobility infrastructure to be established in S. Korea SEOUL -- Transfer centers with urban air mobility, an ecosystem involving flying passenger vehicles in urban areas, and autonomous vehicles will be established at major stations in South Korea. Passengers who just got off the train stations can take next-generation transporters to reach their final destinations. According to a committee under South Korea's transport ministry, four stations were selected to demonstrate transfer centers with future transportation systems -- Pyeon 2023-03-28
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  South Korea to accelerate development of new materials in bid to reduce dependency on foreign products SEOUL -- South Korea revealed a blueprint to nurture future technology laboratories specializing in the development of new materials in a bid to boost the growth of the country's growth engines such as semiconductors, future vehicles, and electric components, and reduce dependency on foreign products. The government has designated 100 prioritized future materials that should be focused on. South Korea was pushed to a risky position in 2019 when Japan took retaliatory steps to r 2023-03-23
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  Researchers develop water strider-like robot capable of jumping vertically up to 19.6 inches SEOUL -- Researchers developed a water strider-like robot that can float on water and jump vertically up to 50 centimeters (19.6 inches). The water jumper, which is also capable of jumping over obstacles when jumping forward, could be used for surveillance and military purposes. Water striders are small insects that can walk on water and jump extremely high. Although many water strider-like jumping robots have been showcased, it's been difficult to adopt them because such smal 2023-03-22
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  Civilian-made space vehicle Hanbit-TLV makes successful flight SEOUL -- Hanbit-TLV, a South Korean space vehicle launched from a space center in Brazil, made a successful flight, becoming the first domestic civilian test launch vehicle. The space vehicle developed by South Korean startup Innospace burnt its engine for about 106 seconds. Hanbit-TLV lifted off from the Alcantara Space Center at 2:52 p.m. (local time) on March 19. After combusting its engine for 106 seconds, Innospace said the small satellite launcher fell within Brazil's mar 2023-03-21
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  Food company Our Home develops AI dietary management solution capable of improving cognitive functions SEOUL -- Our Home, a Seoul-based food company, has developed an artificial intelligence-based dietary management solution that can help old people to improve cognitive function. Commercialization of the dietary solution can significantly help patients suffering from memory loss. The number of patients with mild cognitive impairment and dementia is steadily increasing in South Korea. Data released by the national medical center, South Korea had about 890,000 dementia patients in 20 2023-03-21
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  Avikus to demonstrate self-sailing solution 'HiNAS 2.0' SEOUL -- Avikus, a South Korean self-sailing solution developer affiliated with Hyundai shipbuilding group, will check the efficacy of decreased fuel consumption and reduction in greenhouse gas emissions of its autonomous navigation system called HiNAS 2.0. The company predicted that the autonomous ship solution would help operators save up to seven percent of fuel. HiNAS 2.0 is an artificial intelligence-based solution capable of recognizing surrounding ships and detecting variou 2023-03-17
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  Southern resort island of Jeju to start first commercial drone delivery service SEOUL -- South Korea's first commercial drone delivery service will be kicked off in the southern resort island of Jeju, the transport ministry said. The delivery service targets some 130 households in Gapado, a remote island in the southwestern part of Jeju. During the last five years, South Korea's government and private companies tested and demonstrated various drone delivery services for snacks and small parcels including medicines and daily necessities for people liv 2023-03-17
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  Mars Auto's self-driving solution to be demonstrated through cargo trucks in S. Korea SEOUL -- A self-driving solution developed by Mars Auto, a South Korean autonomous truck developer, will be used for freight transport service through urban roads that connect Seoul and the southeastern province of Gyeongsang. The level 3 self-driving system with seven cameras and a minicomputer can detect driving environments and autonomously control cargo trucks. The current law does not allow autonomous commercial cargo transport services between different cities and provinces. 2023-03-16
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  KAIST selected by the government to establish R&D center for high-tech military drones SEOUL -- The Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST) was selected by the South Korean government to establish a research and development center for high-tech military drones. About 49 billion won ($37.5 million) will be invested in the construction and operation of the R&D center. The prominent state-operated research institute said in a statement on March 13 that KAIST was selected by the Korea Research Institute for Defense Technology Planning and Adv 2023-03-13
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  State research institute creates robot system capable of harvesting and carrying fruits SEOUL -- A state research body has developed a robot system that consists of an artificial intelligence-based robot capable of harvesting vegetables and fruits using its manipulator and a self-driving robot that carries harvested items to a loading dock. The system can significantly help South Koreans to overcome the labor shortage, especially in rural areas. According to data released by the national statistics office, the population of farming households in South Korea was about 2023-03-10
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  Singaporean medical imaging service provider 'Radlink' to adopt Lunit's AI chest x-ray solution SEOUL -- "Lunit INSIGHT CXR," a chest x-ray analysis solution developed by South Korea's medical artificial intelligence company Lunit, will be provided to a Singaporean medical imaging service provider. The solution can detect various types of chest diseases such as lung cancer and tuberculosis. Using software robots, Lunit's AI solution compares and analyzes x-rays and medical images of chest disease patients and healthy people. After detecting an irregularity, 2023-03-09
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  Launch of S. Korean private test rocket delayed for one day due to extended pre-launch examination SEOUL --The launch of Hanvit-TLV, a test launch vehicle developed by South Korean startup Innospace, was delayed for a day due to extended pre-launch examinations and preparations, the tech startup said. In October 2021, South Korea successfully launched a homemade three-stage rocket called the Korea Space Launch Vehicle-2 (KSLV-2) known as "Nuri" into space. The rocket equipped with a 300-ton-class propulsion system was developed solely using domestically-developed t 2023-03-08
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  KT to work with Intel for early introduction of WiFi 7 services SEOUL -- South Korea's major telecom company KT has partnered with U.S. technology giant Intel to demonstrate WiFi 7 technology, the next-generation wireless networking technology with faster speeds and lower latency than conventional standards. The two companies will also work to stabilize the solution's performance as it can be widely used in various sectors including virtual reality and teleconferencing. Wi-Fi 7, which provides a speed of up to 11.5 gigabits per second ( 2023-03-03
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  Researchers develop AI-based solution capable of targeting tumor cells SEOUL -- Researchers have developed a cancer treatment solution using artificial intelligence and big data analysis. The technology accurately attacks tumor cells through a database that distinguishes cancer cells from normal cells. A research team led by Choi Jung-kyoon, a professor at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST) specializing in genomics, and cell biologist Park Jong-eun have created the technology capable of targeting tumor cells. Using a gene 2023-03-03
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  KT showcases delivery robot capable of controlling food temperature at Barcelona's mobile device exhibition SEOUL -- South Korea's major telecom company KT showcased a self-driving delivery robot capable of controlling temperature and humidity while delivering food products at Mobile World Congress, an annual mobile device exhibition in Barcelona. South Korea's robot industry which stood at five trillion won ($3.7 billion) in 2020 is growing at an average annual growth rate of 3.6 percent. Robots are currently used in various sectors including restaurant services, elderly care, a 2023-02-28
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  Joint research team develops new electrode production technique for high-capacity EV batteries SEOUL -- A joint team of researchers developed a new type of electrodes using carbon fiber paper to increase the durability of high-capacity lithium metal secondary batteries commonly used in electric vehicles. The new paper-type batteries could prevent battery combustions that could trigger catastrophic accidents. Lithium-ion batteries' anode material plays a crucial role in the operation of the power bank by storing ions from the cathode inside the battery and discharging t 2023-02-28