'Robot Disinfection' for COVID-19, etc... 15.4 Billion KRW Invested
On the 19th, one day before the return to school for third-year high school students, members of the Saemaeul Leaders Association are conducting disinfection work at Yeouido High School in Seoul to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Junho Hwang] The government is investing 15.4 billion KRW in a solution development project to realize daily quarantine against infectious diseases such as the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) using robots. The Ministry of Science and ICT announced on the 20th that it has begun selecting a project leader (dedicated PM) to oversee the 'Robot and ICT Convergence Daily Quarantine Solution Development Project in Response to Pandemic Infectious Diseases.'
The project leader will oversee the Robot and ICT Convergence Daily Quarantine Solution Development Project, which will receive 15.4 billion KRW over the next three and a half years. The leader will design scenarios for situations arising during a pandemic, plan specific tasks aimed at developing technologies to address these situations, and select and support the optimal research teams.
The goal of this project is to develop solutions that realize daily quarantine through autonomous robot decision-making (movement, manipulation, tasks) without human intervention, via competitive or open R&D. The government has decided to support challenging R&D projects that have a high risk of failure but could change societal paradigms if successful, and this project will be promoted as a pilot project accordingly.
The government will not only pursue technology development through this pilot project but also conduct on-site demonstrations at hospitals and multi-use facilities during the project period, based on collaboration among related ministries to enhance the completeness of the technology.
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The announcement for the project leader position will be open from the 21st of this month until the 19th of next month. Details regarding the selection of the project leader (dedicated PM) can be found on the Ministry of Science and ICT and Korea Research Foundation websites.
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