[CES2024] S. Korean AI platform developer partners with virtual special tech firm

LAS VEGAS -- Maum.ai, a South Korean corporate firm specializing in artificial intelligence systems for corporates, has forged a partnership with TeeLabs, a Seoul-based virtual clone special technology startup, at the Consumer Electronics Show, the world's largest annual electronics exhibition held in Las Vegas. The two companies will cooperate to develop technologies for autonomous driving and general robot management techniques. Virtual cloning, also known as the virtual twi

January 12, 2024

[CES2024] Samsung-incubated startup showcases AI-based virtual closet

LAS VEGAS -- South Korean startup StyleBot, incubated through a venture nurturing program operated by global tech giant Samsung Electronics, has showcased an artificial intelligence-based virtual closet at the Consumer Electronics Show, the world's biggest annual electronics exhibition held in Las Vegas. The virtual closet offers optimized suggestions for clothes based on users' preferences. Samsung's C-Lab is an in-house venture incubating project that was established

January 12, 2024

[CES2024] Samsung partners with self-driving tech company to develop AI-based smart vehicle platform

LAS VEGAS -- In a strategic move to take the lead in the next-generation software-defined vehicle platform industry, global tech giant Samsung Electronics has forged a partnership with 42dot, a South Korean autonomous vehicle solution company. Diverging from traditional vehicle platforms, where the purpose or type of cars is primarily defined by their hardware, SDV platforms introduce a revolutionary concept. These platforms enable the customization of a vehicle and its functional

January 11, 2024

[CES2024] Global companies focus on AI-based services to help customers and employees

LAS VEGAS -- Not truly knowing their actual skin tone or type, hundreds of thousands of consumers live their everyday lives constantly wondering whether they are using the right cosmetic products. To help customers solve their dilemmas, L'Oréal, one of the world's largest beauty product makers, has introduced an artificial intelligence-based service that can curate cosmetic products that best suit customers' skin tones and conditions. "Beauty Genius,"

January 11, 2024

[CES2024] Samsung and Harman introduce future of next-generation vehicles

LAS VEGAS -- Samsung Electronics and Harman, the audio and electric parts wing of Samsung, has introduced new vehicle-centric customer experience at the Consumer Electronics Show, the world's largest annual electronics exhibition held in Las Vegas, to present visitors with a vision for the future of next-generation vehicles. Samsung acquired Harman in 2017 in a bid to beef up the company's connected car capabilities. "Digital Cockpit" is an integrated infotainmen

January 10, 2024

[CES2024] Hyundai unveils eVTOL product concept for urban air transport services

LAS VEGAS -- In a bid to take the leading position in the global market for urban air mobility, also known as the urban aerial transport service or air taxi service, Hyundai's American subsidiary has unveiled a product concept for an electric vertical take-off and landing vehicle at the Consumer Electronics Show, the world's biggest annual electronics exhibition held in Las Vegas. The global urban air mobility (UAM) market is projected to stand at $28.5 billion with an ave

January 10, 2024

[CES2024] Samsung introduces AI home companion robot 'Ballie'

LAS VEGAS -- The dream of sci-fi fans about having their own helper droids is just around the corner. At the Consumer Electronics Show, the world's biggest annual electronics exhibition held in Las Vegas, Samsung Electronics has introduced "Ballie," an artificial intelligence-based home companion robot, that would help its master with chores around the house and loyally protect the home when human masters are not around. Ballie was first showcased at CES 2020 and

January 9, 2024

[CES2024] Doosan Group showcases cooperative robots and zero-carbon tech at CES

LAS VEGAS -- South Korea's Doosan Group and its subsidiaries specializing in robotics, heavy equipment, and renewable energy, showcased their latest technologies focused on robot-human cooperation and carbon-zero machinery at the Consumer Electronics Show, the world's biggest annual electronics exhibition held in Las Vegas. The South Korean machinery giant held a pre-event press conference at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) on January 8 (local time), a day before the m

January 9, 2024

[CES2024] LG Electronics to showcase wireless transparent OLED TV for first time at CES

LAS VEGAS -- LG Electronics will showcase its wireless transparent OLED TV for the first time at the Consumer Electronics Show, the world's largest annual electronics exhibition held in Las Vegas. The TV featuring a "self-lit" organic light-emitting diode screen requires no cables except the power cord, maximizing its portability. Self-lit organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology refers to a display system with individual pixels capable of emitting their own li

January 8, 2024

LG partners with golf service platform to deploy 1,200 service robots to golf clubs in Southeast Asian countries

SEOUL -- LG Electronics will deploy some 12,000 of its third-generation service robots to golf clubs in Southeast Asian countries for the next two years through a cooperation partnership with a Seoul-based golf service platform operator. South Korea's service robot market which stood at 857.7 billion won ($653.3 million) in 2022 is growing at an annual average growth rate of about 30 percent, according to the Korea Association of Robot Industry. It is common to see service rob

January 5, 2024