[MWC 24] KT showcases virtual flying passenger vehicle platform at Barcelona's mobile device exhibition

BARCELONA -- South Korea's major telecom company KT has presented a solution that realized urban air mobility flight scenarios in virtual reality at an annual mobile device exhibition in Barcelona. Using the platform called "Urban Air Traffic Management," pilots can explore multiple scenarios in a virtual world before they operate flying taxis in real life. Urban air mobility (UAM) is a next-generation ecosystem that incorporates flying passenger vehicles in urban ar

February 26, 2024

Pulmuone provides culinary robot for stir-fried dishes to highway rest stop

SEOUL -- Pulmuone Food & Culture, the cafeteria service management wing of Seoul-based food company Pulmuone, has deployed robot chefs that can cook eight stir-fried meals, such as fried rice, to a highway rest stop in Ansan, located in the southwest of the capital city. Using ingredients provided by human chefs, the culinary robots automatically perform cooking tasks, such as pouring oil into pans and adjusting the heat. Pulmuone Food & Culture said its robot called "

February 23, 2024

S. Korean care robot company Hyodol nominated for innovative connected health tech award at MWC

SEOUL -- Hyodol, a South Korean care robot company, has received a prestigious nomination for the "Best Mobile Innovation for Connected Health and Wellbeing" award at this year's Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. Hyodol specializes in creating doll-shaped robots equipped with advanced features, including a mobile communication module, processor, various sensors, and speakers. The Hyodol robot, powered by large language model-based artificial intelligence, can

February 20, 2024

Robot maker Robotis provides autonomous delivery robot to Japanese hospital

SEOUL -- GAEMI, an autonomous delivery robot created by South Korea's robot developer Robotis, has been deployed at a general hospital run by Japan's major medical group Tokushukai. Depending on the result of the test run, the Japanese hospital will adopt the self-driving robot, which can travel between floors using an elevator. Robotis said in a statement Shonan Kamakura General Hospital would demonstrate GAEMI by February 22. The medical facility is located in Kanagawa,

February 16, 2024

SK Telecom to provide AI-based imaging assistant service 'X Caliber' for animal hospitals in Australia

SEOUL -- South Korea's major mobile carrier SK Telecom partnered with Australia's major medical device distributor ATX Medical Solutions, to supply "X Caliber," an artificial intelligence-based veterinary imaging assistant service to animal hospitals in Australia. The assistant service helps animal doctors read and diagnose images quickly. X Caliber, commercialized in September 2022, detects abnormalities in dogs' musculoskeletal system, heart, and chest in a

February 13, 2024

S. Korea adopts culinary robot for instant noodles Ramyeon on highway rest stop

SEOUL -- South Korea's expressway operator has adopted a robot chef that can cook the country's iconic instant noodles known as Ramyeon at an expressway rest stop. The culinary robot, designed to reduce the burden of human workers and to provide the standardized taste, consistently stirs the noodles while they boil and places them into a bowl afterward. Ramyeon, featured in many South Korean movies including the Oscar-winning film "Parasite," is one of the main d

February 10, 2024

Samik THK to commercialize muscle-assistive wearable robot 'Moonwalk-Omni'

SEOUL -- South Korea's state-run science and technology research institute has transferred technology for "Moonwalk-Omni," a wearable robot designed to increase the strength of elderly people's hip joints, to a domestic factory automation solution provider Samik THK. Starting in 2026, the company will mass-produce the robot targeting the healthcare market. The strength-assistance device weighing about two kilograms (4.4 pounds) can be easily put on by the elderly

February 6, 2024

AI developer Upstage to provide on-device AI technology for LG Electronics' laptop

SEOUL -- South Korean artificial intelligence technology developer Upstage will cooperate with LG Electronics in on-device generative artificial intelligence solution that processes and computes information locally within the device, without relying on external cloud resources. Upstage aims to provide service for the conglomerate's signature ultra-lightweight laptop brand "LG Gram." An on-device software integrates AI functions into devices, removing the need for a s

February 6, 2024

POSCO adopts AI-based carbon emission monitoring solution 'OceanWise'

SEOUL -- South Korea's leading steel group POSCO has adopted "OceanWise," an artificial intelligence-based carbon emission monitoring solution created by HD Hyundai. The solution will be used to check the energy efficiency of POSCO's bulk carriers designed to deliver raw materials such as iron ore and coal to foreign countries. OceanWise also integrates big data and digital twin technology. A digital twin, which is a virtual clone of an object or an infrastructur

February 1, 2024

Naver provides Arabic translation through AI translation platform 'Papago'

SEOUL -- Papago, an artificial intelligence-based translation service created by South Korea's top portal site Naver, has incorporated Arabic in its range of supported languages. The web portal operator aims to upgrade its global capacity by adding one of the six most spoken languages in the world. Papago now provides automatic text translation services in 16 languages, including Korean, English, Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, and French. Users can also record their voices in the

February 1, 2024