AI Unmanned Inventory Inspection Robot

December 24, 2024 by Leave a Comment
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Warehouse logistics management platform company WATA AI Inc. has won six CES Innovation Awards for four consecutive years. In particular, this year’s AI unmanned inventory inspection robot has been developed as a product that will improve the productivity of logistics sites in the inventory sector.
The AI unmanned inventory inspection robot has overturned the existing manual inventory-inspection management method. The inventory location and status in warehouses such as high-rack warehouses and flat warehouses are automatically updated to the WATA platform through the robot’s real-time AI vision analysis and autonomous driving system, thereby improving the accuracy of inventory identification and work speed.
If you operate the AI unmanned inventory-inspection robot just like you operate a robot vacuum cleaner at home, you can perform inventory inspections in the warehouse unmanned, which has two advantages: increased efficiency of inventory inspection, and reduced investment costs.
Founded in 2019, WATA AI has continued to develop technology aimed at automating (DX) conventional warehouses, and has also won two awards (AI and XR) at CES 2025 with its AI unmanned inventory inspection robot.
WATA AI is a startup that provides warehouse and logistics management automation solutions, and is developing a platform that maximizes the efficiency of the logistics industry by converging artificial intelligence (AI), digital twin, and big data technologies. Since its establishment, it has been realizing automation and smartness in logistics sites through technological innovation, and supporting logistics management for customers in various industries.
In addition, WATA AI, with an AI vision system installed on forklifts, has automated the information on the weight and size of logistics that workers use to measure manually in export and import warehouses around the world.
“We will continue to lead the change in the logistics management field through continuous research and development and global market expansion,” said a spokesperson for the company.
Meanwhile, WATA AI plans to expand its presence in the global logistics market by starting its overseas expansion in earnest, focusing on Singapore and Japan, starting in 2025.


 
 
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Digital Drug Dog

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ILias AI Co., Ltd., an AI-based startup that uses olfactory recognition, announced recently that it will unveil the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) of its digital drug dog, which won the Innovation Award, for the first time at the world’s largest information technology (IT) and home appliance exhibition CES 2025 to be held in Las Vegas, USA, from January 7 to 10 next year.
ILias AI will provide an opportunity for visitors to experience the innovative technology firsthand by demonstrating the core performance and real-time detection function of digital drug detection technology. It will seek opportunities for collaboration with global companies and organizations as an important venue where the commercialization potential of digital drug dogs can be directly confirmed.
The digital drug dog is based on unique technology developed by ILias AI that combines an olfactory sensor array and an AI deep learning model to automate drug detection and odor data analysis through 24-hour, non-stop operation. It detects various drugs and harmful substances without contact using advanced olfactory-recognition AI technology. This can cover a wider range, including new types of substances that existing detection technologies cannot detect.
It performs detection without direct contact with the subject’s body in a non-contact manner to minimize privacy infringement, and automates the detection process to quickly determine detected substances and provide notifications. It is more reliable and accurate than manual detection methods.
In particular, it continuously learns datasets on various types of drugs and environmental gases to expand the detection range and capability, and can quickly detect them at airports, ports, logistics centers, and even large-scale event sites. It complements the physical limitations of traditional detection dogs and improves safety by accurately performing operations in hazardous environments.
Founded in 2022, ILias AI is developing olfactory-recognition technology that can be used in various industries based on digital data by visualizing odors.
“Our goal is to create a better social environment through technology, and we will present that vision to the world by winning awards and revealing MVP at this CES 2025. We will grow as a company that exerts greater influence in the global market and contributes to solving social problems through AI technology,” noted the company’s CEO.


 
 
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Korean IT Companies’ Growing Global Profile

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Winning a number of Innovation Awards in CES 2025

Korean export companies are steadily increasing their brand awareness in overseas export markets thanks to their actual growing recognition.
Companies representing the Korean electronics industry have won a number of ‘CES Innovation Awards’ ahead of the world’s largest electronics and information technology (IT) exhibition, CES 2025, to be held in Las Vegas, USA, in January next year.

Samsung Electronics won a total of 29 innovation awards, including four Best Innovation Awards; and LG Electronics won a total of 24 innovation awards, including three Best Innovation Awards. In addition, Samsung SDI won four awards, and LG Innotek won one innovation award.
Domestic robot and artificial intelligence (AI) startups also attracted much attention by winning a number of innovation awards.

Korea’s exports in November increased by 1.4%, continuing to increase for the 14th consecutive month.
November’s exports amounted to $56.35 billion, up 1.4% from the same month last year. Korea’s exports have continued to increase for 14 consecutive months since the growth rate turned from negative to positive in October last year.
Looking at the trends of the 15 major export items, semiconductor exports increased for 13 consecutive months.
November’s semiconductor exports amounted to $12.5 billion, up 30.8% from the same month last year. This is the largest performance in November ever.
From January to November this year, semiconductor exports increased by 45.4% from the same period last year to $127.4 billion, also breaking the record high.
Computer product exports, including Solid State Drives (SSDs), increased by a massive 122.3% to $1.4 billion, increasing for the 11th consecutive month. In addition, wireless communication device exports increased by 19.7% from last year to $2 billion.


 
 
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Instant Ramen Cooker

December 24, 2024 by Leave a Comment
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Ramen is the most popular menu choice in Hangang Park, along with chicken, during the summer. People’s interest has increased as scenes of boiling ramen in machines at convenience stores have appeared several times on entertainment programs.
With the growing popularity of boiling packaged ramen, a special container called an ‘instant cooker,’ or ‘ramen cooker,’ is being used.
There are more than three Korean companies that manufacture instant cookers (ramen cookers) that can be seen in Hangang Park and convenience stores.
IDEA’s ‘LAZO’ is a first-generation instant ramen cooker, and is maintaining No. 1 position in the domestic market.

Designed for anyone to easily boil and eat
LAZO is an instant cooker. Customers can boil ramen by putting it in an exclusive paper container and placing it in the machine. All you have to do is just press the button. The average cooking time is about four minutes. “Warm water maintained at around 80°C comes out of the cooker and starts cooking. The aluminum coating inside the paper reacts to induction and quickly boils the water,” explained the CEO of the company Lee Sang-cheol about the process of boiling ramen in LAZO. LAZO is a product combining the functions of a water purifier and an induction.
IDEA’s LAZO is highly preferred in places with limited space, such as convenience stores. At first glance, it is mistaken for a regular water purifier, and the design was carefully considered. More than 2,000 units of LAZO are installed in convenience stores, PC rooms, etc., nationwide, including 7-Eleven. CEO Lee explains, “Customers can cook even in goshiwons – accommodations for students studying for exams ― or commercial facilities where it is difficult to install a gas range by using LAZO,” adding “the number of installed units is expected to soon exceed 3,000.”
IDEA has focused on safety and after-sales management since the early days of product distribution. It has shortened the after-sales service (AS) time as much as possible for convenience store owners who operate 24 hours per day. It has made sure that the time from receiving a breakdown to repairing it does not exceed one day. It has operated a call center since the early days of the business and has established 27 service centers nationwide.

Evolving into a smart cooking appliance that can communicate
LAZO has also entered overseas markets where ramen consumption is high. More than 1,000 units of LAZO were exported to the United States, Mexico, Taiwan, Indonesia, and the Philippines, respectively. Currently, it is entering the Japanese and European markets. “East Asia has something in common in that it has developed cuisine using noodles, and demand is occurring in areas where convenience stores are developed,” remarked CEO Lee.
According to the World Instant Noodles Association (WINA), Koreans consume 73.7 units per person per year (as of 2017), ranking first in the world, followed by Vietnam (53.5 units), and Nepal (51.1 units).
“The growing market for home meal replacements (HMRs), including ramen, is also an opportunity. We plan to expand our product line that is easy to cook by collaborating with various food companies. We will create a cooking platform that can be used as easily as a microwave oven,” remarked CEO Lee about the company’s future plans.


 
 
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Day Trip to Euljiro, a Rising Hotspot in Seoul

November 25, 2024 by Leave a Comment
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The area of Euljiro is full of history and trendy locations right in the heart of Seoul. The area is centered around Sewoon Plaza, a large commercial building built in the 1970s. As unique and trendy shops began opening alongside the old printing factory, lighting, and tool stores, this hot place received the name “hipjiro,” a combination of the words hip and Euljiro. Here is a charming tour course perfect for a day trip to Euljiro.

10:00 AM Euljiro Alley Tour
The Euljiro tour can start from any station connecting to Cheonggyecheon Stream on the Seoul Subway Line: Eujiro 3(Sam)-ga Station, Euljiro 4(sa)-ga Station, and Jongno 3(sam)-ga Station. Wherever the trip begins, visitors can reach all the major spots of Euljiro by following the countless alleys. The Euljiro area has an ironwork alley, lighting alley, and nogari (dried pollack) alley, making for a great sightseeing trip. Another method is by entering any alley and shop to each liking.

12:00 PM Bowl of Pyeongyang Naengmyeon
The area of Euljiro is also famous for its countless Pyeongyang naengmyeon (cold buckwheat noodles) restaurants. The cold and unique flavor of the soup is a special trait of Pyeongyang naengmyeon. The noodles go especially well with meat. Each store has a variety of selections from bulgogi to suyuk (boiled beef slices), pyeonyuk (boiled pork slices), and much more.

14:00 PM Cup of Coffee in a Nostalgic Cafe
Fragrant coffee and sweet dessert are a must during travels. The Euljiro area has common coffee shops as well as unique cafés with a different vibe. In particular, Coffee Hanyakbang is popular among not only locals, but also tourists. This café specializes in pour over coffee. Just like its name Hanyakbang, which refers to an old-fashioned pharmacy dealing with medicinal herbs, the interior of the café is decorated with old cabinets inlaid with mother-of-pearl, vintage record players, and antiques giving it a unique retro look.
Across the street from Coffee Hanyakbang is a bakery shop that specializes in cake and chocolates. Hyemindang used to be the location of a medical facility called Hyeminseo during the Joseon period. The antique interior design from that period is the biggest characteristic of this shop.

16:00 PM Look around Sewoon Plaza
Sewoon Plaza is Korea’s first mixed-use commercial building and used to be a popular electronics department store. The building has Sewoon Electronics Department Store, Cheonggye Arcade, Daerim Arcade, Dasisewoon Plaza, and more. The building is famous for being the filming location for Korean dramas “Vincenzo (2021)” and “Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (2016). In particular, Cheonggye Arcade and Daerim Arcade have cafés, bookstores, and restaurants that are popular on social media. At Geumjiokyeop, visitors can find posters, books, and goods from old popular films. Horangyi is a recommended coffee shop with old school vibes.

18:00 PM Wrap up the Day at a Wine Bar
To wrap up the Euljiro tour, how about spending some time at a charming wine bar or pub. The wine bars in Euljiro have retro entrances but the interior design is completely different. Each bar has its own characteristic. There is one wine bar named Le temple that serves delicious dishes made with Jamόn, cheese, and fruits. Some have LP bars playing the classics, like at Pky and The Edge, and some, such as eulijiok and Le temple, have live DJ performances.
Euljiro Nogari Street is perfect for beer lovers who want to enjoy beer and nogari at an affordable price. People sit on tables along the alley and enjoy the summer night.

  
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October Exports Hit Highest Level Ever

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Semiconductors and automobiles boost Korea’s export drive
 

Last month, Korea’s exports continued to show positive growth for 13 consecutive months. Exports achieved the highest performance on a monthly basis, and set a ‘highest ever’ record for three consecutive months since August. Last month’s export performance was led by semiconductors and automobiles. Both items recorded the highest performance ever in the same month, leading October’s exports.

Exports to Korea’s two major export markets also showed signs of greater activity. Exports to China increased 10.9% year-on-year to US$12.2 billion, achieving the highest performance in 25 months, while exports to the USA also showed the highest monthly performance of $10.4 billion (+3.4%). In particular, exports to China showed the highest performance of the year in just one month.

According to the ‘October Export and Import Trends’ recently announced by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE), exports last month increased by 4.6% year-on-year to $57.52 billion, surpassing the October 2021 performance ($55.7 billion), and recording the largest export amount in October ever.
Among the 15 major export items, exports of 10 items increased, with the largest export item of semiconductors rising for 12 consecutive months.

Exports of semiconductors, a ‘good-selling item,’ recorded the highest performance in October ever at $12.5 billion (+40.3%), breaking the record for the highest performance in October in six years, compared with $11.6 billion in October 2018. MOTIE analyzed that solid demand for semiconductors will continue, centered on high-value memory, due to new investments in AI servers and increased demand for replacement of general servers.

Computer exports also continued to show a good level of demand compared to the previous year, centered on enterprise SSDs. Computers continued to increase for 10 consecutive months, with a double-digit increase (+54.1%) to $1 billion. Exports of IT items such as wireless communication devices (+19.7%) also increased for eight consecutive months, recording $2 billion.
Automobile exports, the second-largest export item, recorded $6.2 billion, up +5.5% year-on-year.

Automobiles also achieved their highest performance in October, and renewed their monthly highest export performance for the second month in a row.

Automobiles are continuing the ‘new car effect,’ while hybrid car exports are also showing a favorable trend. It is evaluated that the increase was also due to the expansion of production through weekend overtime and overtime work at GM Korea. Automobile parts also recorded $1.9 billion, up 5.9%, and turning positive for the first time in three months, thanks to the favorable export trend.

Steel exports recorded $2.9 billion, up +8.8%, breaking the negative trend of the past eight months and turning positive. Petrochemical exports showed a recovery, recording positive figures for the first time in two months, while textile and home appliance exports recorded positive figures for the first time in three months. Petrochemical exports increased by 10.2% to $4 billion, while textiles and home appliances increased by 2.5% and 5%, respectively.

Petroleum product exports recorded $3.4 billion, down -34.9% year-on-year, due to factors such as a decline in product prices linked to oil prices.

Among the nine major export markets, exports to five countries, including China and the United States, increased. In particular, exports to China recorded $12.2 billion (+10.9%), the highest in 25 months since September 2022, as semiconductor and petrochemical exports increased significantly.

Exports to the United States also recorded $10.4 billion (+3.4%), the highest performance in October ever.
Exports to China have been over $10 billion for eight consecutive months, breaking the record for the highest month of the year in just one month, while exports to the United States have been breaking monthly records for 15 consecutive months.
 
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AI SPERA’s Security Solutions

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AI SPERA’s Security Solutions Drawing Keen Attention of Japanese Market
 

AI SPERA Inc., a cyber threat intelligence company, recently participated in the ‘2024 Korea ICT Expo in Japan.’

The ‘Korea ICT Expo in Japan’, held for two days from November 7 in Tokyo, Japan, is a representative ICT event hosted by KOTRA to create opportunities for cooperation between Japanese and Korean companies in seven fields including AI, robots, smart cities, and information security. It was held for the 19th time this year.

AI SPERA, which has recently established itself as an emerging Korean security company in the Japanese market, has been servicing its main product, ‘Criminal IP,’ in five languages including Japanese for about a year and a half. It already has many individual and corporate customers in the Japanese market, which is known to be strict about localization.

In particular, AI SPERA is accelerating its Japanese business in earnest by signing a supply contract with a Japanese ISP company earlier this year.

On the first day of the event, AI SPERA’s ‘Criminal IP’ exhibition booth attracted the attention of local Japanese buyers. The popularity of Criminal IP in the Japanese market was proven with the endless requests for demonstrations and consultations on ‘Criminal IP ASM’, an attack surface management solution based on IP addresses and domains, and ‘Criminal IP FDS,’ which detects abnormal users and credential stuffing.

In particular, they showed interest in the vast threat intelligence technology of Criminal IP applied to the solution. They paid attention to the attack surface management technology that automatically detects IT assets and evaluates their risk level using only IP addresses and domains ― as well as vulnerability reports and abnormal user detection technology by using AI.

Increasing Awareness of ‘Criminal IP’ in the Japanese Market
A spokesperson for the company explained, “As we have been working hard to collaborate with global companies and localize high-quality products for the past year and a half, the awareness of Criminal IP in the Japanese market and the response from local customers this year are amazing,” adding “We are participating in a series of Japanese business events and increasing our contact points with local corporate customers and buyers, so we expect even more notable results in Japan in the second half of this year and next year.”

Meanwhile, AI SPERA is gaining recognition as a domestic cybersecurity company that stands out in the global security market. Its main product, Criminal IP, is an online monthly subscription security service used by users in approximately 150 countries around the world.

AI SPERA provides services that increase the efficiency of assets and vulnerability management of corporate assets by incorporating generative AI technology into its enterprise attack surface management (ASM) solution, such as automatic detection of malicious URLs and phishing sites and automatic generation of LLM-based vulnerability reports.

AI SPERA is also increasing product reliability and awareness by signing more than 50 global partnerships, including with Cisco, VirusTotal, and CrowdStrike, and entering the global marketplace.

 
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Parts for HVAC & HA

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Shineui Technology Co., Ltd. has been developing and manufacturing components like pressure sensors and flow sensors to monitor the situation of fluids like gas, air and water, and control valves, and has supplied them to various industries for over 31 years.
With its unique and excellent design and development capabilities, as well as manufacturing capabilities and stable quality control, Shineui is highly regarded by its customers.
Shineui is a company with custom-design capability, technology, quality, and manufacturing capability to meet the needs of customers.
Shineui supplies its products to Coway, SK Magic, Cheongho, Kiturami, Rinnai, LG and many other local Korean companies, and also exports to more than 50 companies overseas including SIEMENS, ECONEX, Elextrolux, STRASSHOFER, EUREKA, Kimvalf, SCC, etc. in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, etc.

Gas/Air pressure switch
Gas/Air pressure switches are mainly used to detect gas pressure in industrial gas burners and gas trains, to prevent overpressure and detect the operation of the burner blower, as well as to detect the operation of the gas burner and leak detection.
There are general basic types‒IP54 and IP65 grades, explosion-proof types installed in hazardous areas, and compact types with reduced sizes.

Flow sensor & flow meter
The flow sensor and flow meter consist of a rotor that detects the flow rate, a magnet, and a hall sensor, and the output of the hall sensor is emitted as a frequency (pulse) according to the change in flow rate, and the flow rate is detected and controlled by that frequency.

Representative examples include water purifiers that can manage fixed-quantity water discharges such as 120mℓ, 250mℓ, and 500mℓ, and filter replacement cycles, and in household boilers and water heaters, they monitor the amount of hot water discharged to adjust the optimal temperature and serve as sensors that control hot water and heating.
The flow meter has an LCD display that allows the user to check the current flow rate without a separate device.

  
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Robotic Rehabilitation Devices

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H Robotics Inc. develops, manufactures, and distributes state-of-the-art rehabilitation solutions, including medical robots and data-driven, telemedicine offerings for people who suffer from neurological and musculoskeletal conditions.

By leveraging its strengths in software and robotic technology, H Robotics aims to create products and services that provide value to our customers and contribute to a healthier world, and a happier life for everyone.

Rebless™, 4 joint rehab device
H Robotics’ first device, called rebless™, is a state-of-the-art rehabilitation device that provides increased productivity and overall clinic revenue. Moreover, rebless™ allows for increased productivity within the clinic. The device can take a patient through multiple stages of rehab, from the acute stage of only being able to provide passive ROM, to progressing them to performing active-assistive ROM, and then resisted exercises.
One of the more unique features of rebless™ is that it provides therapy for four joints all in one device — the ankle, knee, wrist, and elbow.

Rebless planar™, robotic-assisted upper extremity rehabilitation device
H Robotics’ second solution is rebless planar™ — an FDA-registered robotic-assisted upper extremity rehabilitation device that improves motor skills, range of motion, and strength, improving patients overall functional ability.
Treatment accuracy is enhanced by the robot self-calibration algorithm. Patient-positioning calibration is performed using an advanced 3D camera attached to the top of the device. Optimized reports help clinicians interpret evaluation results and track patient outcomes and progress over the course of their rehab protocol.
Interactive games allow for treatment intensification and increased patient-motivation, making the rehabilitation process more enjoyable.

  
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Point UV Implant

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POINT IMPLANT CO., LTD. is a company that produces cutting-edge dental cone beam CT, dental chairs and lasers, as well as providing dental and medical electronic chart services.
While global companies are focusing on providing dental implants, POINT IMPLANT CO., LTD. is leading a new paradigm in dental implants by developing and launching the world’s first sealed ultraviolet light-activated implant.
POINT IMPLANT’s Point UV Implant is an innovative and excellent product that has been chosen by numerous clinicians in recognition of its excellent product quality since its launch of the world’s first ultraviolet implant system in 2016.

The powerful leader of UV Implants!
Point UV Implant ensures safe and stable treatment thanks to the superior technology of the patented POINT IMPLANT, and is sturdy and long-lasting. Point UV Implant is the world’s first sealed photoactive implant that dramatically shortens the treatment period with four times faster osseointegration speed and twice stronger bone density.

Point UV Activator(UV-A200)
UV Activator irradiates implant surface with ultraviolet light to improve adhesion of organic matter. It converts surface charge, and activates super-hydrophilic surface.
It can simultaneously activate up to 32 Fixtures. Eco-friendly natural light does not generate harmful to the human body Ozone , making it suitable for use in a closed operating room. Point UV Activator is the only device that photocatalytically activates, and enhances hydrophilicity of implant surface.

Improving the success rate of implant treatment
The Point UV Implant system increases cellular activity, and leads to excellent clinical results. Point UV Implant is highly recommended to elderly patients with systemic disease and weak bones.

Introduction of the latest digital inspection equipment and automation equipment
POINT IMPLANT has an annual production capacity of five million units by introducing the latest digital inspection equipment and automation equipment.
The company’s Point UV Implant is the highest-quality premium point UV implant with unrivaled technology patented through world-class cutting-edge manufacturing facilities and equipment.

 
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