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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
13 April 2023
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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
10 April 2023
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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
7 April 2023
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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
6 April 2023
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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
28 March 2023
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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
23 March 2023
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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
22 March 2023
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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
21 March 2023
