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incheon airport
Automotive
1 min read

Incheon Airport tests an unmanned shuttle service

Incheon International Airport said Sunday that it has successfully tested a self-driving shuttle bus becoming the first Korean airport to do so. The test took place inside its long-term parking lot on Friday, where a driverless bus ran 2.2 kilometers at a…

alibaba future hotel 2
Real Estate
1 min read

When robot take over Hotel management

An automated Alibaba hotel is set to open in Hangzhou. The move showcases the e-commerce giant’s technological capacity and serves to diversify its scope of business – with a view to demonstrating and selling its data-driven innovations. The company has…

samsung facility
Electronics
2 min read

Samsung steps up Microsoft cooperation

Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong met with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella in Seoul Wednesday and vowed to increase cooperation with the U.S. company in artificial intelligence and cloud computing. Nadella is visiting Seoul this week for the first…

dims
Electronics
1 min read

LG, E-mart develops smart-cart robot

LG Electronics has signed an agreement with E-mart to develop a new type of service robot that can assist shoppers at its South Korean supermarkets. Under the agreement, the two companies will develop what they call a smart-cart robot that can automatically…

AI Labs Robot4678
Living
2 min read

Alibaba A.I. Labs Launches Hospitality Robot

The robotics industry is revolutionizing the world, and Alibaba A.I. Labs is raising the stakes in this cutting-edge industry with the announcement of launching service robots for the hospitality sector starting in October. Alibaba A.I. Labs is the department…

korea AI
Electronics
6 min read

South Korea eyes artificial intelligence partners in BC

Future Robot’s latest model at the company’s headquarters in Seongnam, near Seoul, South Korea. The company creates “social AI”: robots that interact with people by interpreting emotional responses, either through facial expressions or tone of speech, and…