KT, Autonomous Driving Pilot Operation at Children's Theme Park

[Asia Economy Reporter Koo Chae-eun] KT will pilot an autonomous driving-based disinfection service at the children's job experience theme park 'KidZania' Seoul from the 26th of this month to the 4th of next month.

According to KT on the 3rd, the autonomous driving disinfection service being piloted at KidZania this time is provided through the autonomous driving disinfection robot 'Campion,' which was first introduced last month at the KT East building. Campion is a robot planned in collaboration with the venture company 'Doguspace,' which KT has worked with from the initial stage for this pilot operation. Additionally, KT's 'Mobility Makers,' a software-as-a-service (SaaS) cloud-based remote control service for autonomous driving disinfection, is also utilized.

Campion is a disinfection robot equipped with advanced indoor autonomous driving capabilities, UVA (long-wave ultraviolet), UVC (short-wave ultraviolet) output, and disinfectant spraying functions. KT implements the autonomous driving disinfection service by controlling Campion's disinfection functions and operating time through Mobility Makers.

Mobility Makers allows real-time monitoring of Campion's location from anywhere with web access. It especially provides a dashboard that simultaneously checks battery level, disinfectant usage, and malfunction status remotely, maximizing real-time disinfection effectiveness.

Starting with the pilot autonomous driving disinfection operation at KidZania, KT plans to commercialize autonomous driving disinfection services using Mobility Makers and Campion in multicultural facilities and shared spaces within buildings. To this end, the certification process by disinfection authorities has been completed to enable the issuance of disinfection certificates for Campion's disinfection activities.

Choi Kang-rim, Head of KT Connected Car Business Center (Executive Director), said, "Living disinfection is emerging as the new normal," and added, "Starting with this autonomous driving disinfection service, we will strive to apply KT's autonomous driving technology practically in daily life to lead industrial innovation and change the lives of the people."

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