Seoul City to Demonstrate 10 Technologies Over 2 Years in Magok 'Smart City'... Introducing Robot Lunch Delivery Service

'Magok Smart City Living Lab' Launches 5 Projects This Year... Supporting 15 Demonstrations Over 3 Years
New 5 Project Implementing Organizations Accept Online Applications Until Next Month 19

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] Seoul City announced on the 23rd that tangible results are emerging from the active development and demonstration of innovative technologies through the 'Magok Smart City Living Lab,' which provides Magok as a testbed for 4th industrial revolution-related technologies.

The Living Lab is a citizen-participatory research promotion method in which experts and citizens participate throughout the entire project process, from task selection to task verification and result evaluation. Since its inception in 2019, a total of 10 projects have undergone technology demonstrations and pilot service operations over the past two years. Representative examples include food delivery services using autonomous robots, shared economy through dedicated charging and parking stations for electric kickboards, and non-face-to-face health management solutions using wearable devices.

'Robotis' introduced a service that delivers lunch to office workers within Magok using autonomous robots. The technology developed by Robotis was the first autonomous robot technology to pass the government's 'Regulatory Sandbox Demonstration Exception' in December 2019, and last year, it was also selected for the 'Market-Creating Robot Demonstration Project' by the Korea Institute for Robot Industry Advancement under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. Based on the pilot service results, Robotis is continuously conducting demonstration services to commercialize the technology by implementing improvements and additional services.

'Dash Company' operates a hub-based shared service by installing 'electric kickboard parking and charging stations' at eight locations within the Magok district. 'Exo Systems' has established a non-face-to-face musculoskeletal health care platform targeting residents and workers in the Magok area.

Seoul City will start five new projects this year as well. It will continue to support the existing 10 projects, making a total of 15 projects demonstrated simultaneously. Recruitment for the five new project executing organizations will be held. Applications can be submitted online through the Seoul Business Agency (SBA) website until the 19th of next month.

Kim Sang-han, Head of the Regional Development Headquarters of Seoul City, said, “Through the Magok Smart City Living Lab project, we will spare no support for smart city demonstration research created not by suppliers but by citizens and companies together,” adding, “We will develop Magok into an innovative hub that independently solves urban problems and leads the development and demonstration of smart technologies.”

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