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Hyundai Mobis develops autonomous industrial robot
Hyundai Mobis, South Korea’s biggest auto parts maker today announced the development of industrial robot and system based on autonomous driving. The company launched trial operations. With articulated arms, the newly-developed mobile cooperative robot can perform tasks with other workers, while moving in self-driving mode in a factory or office environment. Using its built-in cameras…
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South Korea Develops Hydrogen Fuel Cells that Can Extend Submarine Range
The South Koran agency for Defence Development announced that it has developed a new technology that can greatly extend the range of submarines by enabling them to produce hydrogen fuel cells autonomously. As per the agency for Defence Development the newly-developed technology can produce high-purity hydrogen directly in submarines. High-purity hydrogen can be used as…
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Hyundai Engineering to Churn Out Clean Hydrogen Using Waste Plastics
Hyundai Engineering., a plant engineering affiliate of Hyundai Motor Group, announced that it will step into the high-purity clean hydrogen business by building a hydrogen production plant using waste plastics as resources in Dangjin, in Dangjin, about 120 kilometers south of Seoul. The Dangjin plant will process 100,000 tons of waste plastics per year to…
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LG Electronics Sets Up South Koreas Largest Peak Shaving ESS
LG has built South Korea’s largest single-site peak shaving energy storage system (ESS) at KG Dongbu Steel’s plant in Dangjin, 123 kilometers south of Seoul. A peak shaving ESS stores electricity in a battery during off-peak hours at night when electricity use and prices are low, and allows plants to use the stored electricity during…
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LG Innotek Develops World’s Strongest ECO Magnet
LG Innotek has developed the world’s strongest ‘eco magnet’ in collaboration with the magnet company SGI. With this development, LG Innotek will be able to target the global magnet industry led by China and Japan. The eco magnet minimized the use of heavy rare-earth (HRE) metals that have high scarcity values. This magnet is an…
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South Korean Researchers Develop Electrostatic Water Drop Air Purification Technology
A research team from Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER), has developed a new air purification technology using water drops. KIER successfully demonstrated the new electrostatic spray-based air purification technology on the platform of Janghanpyeong Station on Seoul’s subway line No. 5. The newly developed technology from South Korea does not use any filter. Unlike…
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Korean Researchers Develop Quantitative Measure of VR Sickness
A research team from the Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) today announced the development of a new technology for the first time that can quantitatively measure the degree of virtual reality (VR) sickness. Thus far, VR sickness has to be evaluated subjectively through questionnaires. The KRISS research team succeeded in quantitatively analyzing…
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The Worlds First 5G 360-Degree Wearable Camera is here
KT (formerly Korea Telecom) today unveiled the 5G wearable camera FITT 360 in Seoul. KT (South Korea’s largest telephone company) (presented the detailed specifications and functions of the FITT 360 in a showcase held in Seoul yesterday. The FITT 360 is a neck-band type camera, which is the world’s first 360-degree wearable camera that allows…
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South Koran Startup Woowa Brothers Develops Food Delivery Robot
South Korean startup Woowa Brothers that operates the country’s most popular food delivery app, Baedal Minjok, is currently developing an autonomous delivery robot. The self-driving robot — named “Dilly” — is being co-built by a team of researchers from Korea University and is expected to be commercialized within the next few years, the company said.…
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South Korean researchers develop blood test technology to predict Alzheimer’s
Researchers in South Korea from Seoul National University have developed a new technology that can predict the onset of Alzheimer’s disease through a blood test before the physical symptoms start to show. This new technology paves the way for early diagnosis Alzheimer’s disease and treatment planning. Scientists do not have a clear answer yet as…
