The Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Seoul Business Agency (SBA, CEO Hyun-Woo Kim), a Seoul-funded organization, held a CES 1, the world’s largest tech exhibition, held in Las Vegas, USA for a total of four days from January 5 (Thursday) to 8 (Sunday, local time). While the innovative technologies of 4 companies were showcased to the world, CES Seoul branch supporting companies (Narma, Rivest, Supernova, and Smatus Korea) are producing excellent results.
CES 2023 Seoul Pavilion simultaneously operates as the ‘Seoul Technology Pavilion’ and the ‘K-STARTUP Integrated Pavilion’, which exhibits the technologies of 51 companies, showcasing Seoul’s vision and innovative technologies, and 14 of the participating companies received the CES 2023 Innovation Award. I have achieved some results.
The Seoul Technology Museum was built on an area of approximately 50 pyeong in the main exhibition hall (LVCC North Hall). Under the theme of ‘Smart Transportation City, Eco-Friendly City Seoul’, Seoul’s future vision was realized with innovative technologies from leading domestic companies. Through technology presentations, 14 major companies in the ‘smart mobility’ and ‘ESG’ fields introduced innovative technologies to domestic and foreign investors. Among the companies participating in the Seoul Technology Museum, ▲Korea Aerospace Research Institute ▲Narma ▲Infiniq ▲S-Oil ▲Rivest ▲Beomjun E&C ▲Standard Energy conducted open pitching to introduce their innovative technologies. In addition, ▲Lotte Chemical ▲S-Oil ▲Hancom Inspace ▲FCI ▲Livest ▲Narma ▲Calibus ▲Korea Airports Corporation ▲Pablo Airlines used the large screen of the Seoul Technology Museum to showcase their cutting-edge technologies.
‘Narma (CEO Kwon Ki-jeong), which introduced the world’s first electric tiltloader drone at CES, displayed its unmanned delivery drone at the Seoul Pavilion and conducted active consultations with drone manufacturers and logistics companies on site. Narma’s tiltloader drone is capable of vertical takeoff and landing like a helicopter and high-speed flight like an airplane. By installing motors on both sides, it can carry 5kg of goods and fly 40km in 40 minutes. As a result, collaboration discussions were held regarding the Neo City project of Osceola, which is planning a smart city project.
‘Livest’ (CEO Kim Joo-seong), which received the CES Innovation Award for its flame-retardant/passivity battery manufacturing technology, introduced related products and applications in conjunction with the flexible battery, which bends freely in all sections, for which it had already won the Innovation Award three years ago. . With its strengths of being safer and more transformable, it has attracted the attention of device manufacturing companies hoping to apply it to next-generation devices. As a result, we have planned new projects in the future with over 3 companies, including global companies, ranging from VR/AR HMD, motion tracker, and haptic glove device companies to healthcare/medical companies and even small moving toy companies.
The large exhibition hall at Eureka Park operated the K-STARTUP integrated hall (51 pyeong) where the technologies of 143 companies were displayed. The K-STARTUP integrated hall was co-hosted with relevant domestic organizations such as the Seoul Business Agency and the Korea Institute of Startup and Entrepreneurship Promotion. Exhibition spaces will be created in five areas: ▲Mobility ▲Bio/Healthcare ▲ESG (Social Responsibility) ▲Manufacturing ▲Data, and various venues such as Global Demo Day, startup talk show, and networking event (Meet the K-Startup) will be held. The program proceeded.
‘Supernova (CEO Lee Sang-min)’, which received the innovation award in the ‘Robotics’ category by introducing ‘HUENIT’, an artificial intelligence modular robot arm for unmanned service and education, is developing and popularizing an all-purpose AI robot arm that is cheaper than existing robots. Creating a strategy. At CES2023, Supernova won a contract for a barista robot. More than 30 investment attractions and contract consultations have been conducted, and work is in progress for additional contracts in the future. Supernova said that as a start-up company less than three years old, this CES was an opportunity to confirm the possibility of leaping into the global market and increase competitiveness.
‘Smatoos Korea (CEO Son Ho-jeong)’, which has developed home oral health monitoring devices and applications that can check and monitor the degree of dental caries according to the condition of the teeth, is innovating in both Digital Health and Software & Mobile Apps at CES 2023. won an award Through an application that provides the device and measurement information as numerical values, you can easily check and monitor the condition of your teeth at home, allowing you to visit the hospital in case of an abnormality. We also received many love calls from the United States, where the burden of medical costs is high. More than 30 on-site meetings were held with major U.S. oral-related companies, and among them, a purchase contract worth $101,300 was concluded with Neotex.
Kim Hyun-woo, CEO of Seoul Business Agency, said, “SBA was able to effectively showcase Seoul’s convenient and beautiful lifestyle created by smart mobility and ESG technology through the global stage of CES.” He added, “We will continue to support various local global companies and investors for CES participating companies.” “We will actively support global expansion programs linked to the above.”
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