LG Uplus Collaborates with Robot Convergence Research Institute on 5G-Based 'Smart Farm Robot'

LG Uplus announced on the 26th that it has signed a business agreement with the Korea Institute of Robot Industry Convergence (KIRO) for joint research on smart farm robots utilizing 5G networks.

(Photo from left) Jong-oh Kang, Executive Director of Smart City Business at LG Uplus; Gab-ho Seo, Head of Interactive Robot Research Division at KIRO; Jun-gu Yeo, Director; Jang-seok Oh, Head of Agricultural Robot Automation Research Center; Won-seok Jo, Head of Corporate New Business Group at LG Uplus; and Young-jin Han, Smart X Business Team Leader, are signing the business agreement remotely. Photo by LG Uplus.

[Asia Economy Reporter Seolgina Jo] LG Uplus announced on the 26th that it has signed a business agreement with the Korea Institute of Robot Convergence (KIRO) for joint research on smart farm robots utilizing 5G networks. Accordingly, the two companies will mutually cooperate in technology exchange and business areas such as joint research on national projects in the smart farm robot field, seminars, and workshops.

First, LG Uplus plans to provide KIRO with a ‘low-latency video transmission board’ supporting up to 4K resolution and an ‘RTK terminal.’ By providing real-time video transmission of unmanned robots and precise positioning information accurate to within a few centimeters, they plan to offer an environment capable of not only monitoring but also autonomous driving. Additionally, they will support modules, terminals, and universal antenna technologies for applying 5G communication technology.

Previously, LG Uplus introduced a ‘low-cost smart farm’ service that drastically reduces initial installation and maintenance costs and has been steadily working with smart farm specialized companies to form a related ecosystem cluster, including demonstrating a ‘future-type plant factory.’

Through this agricultural robot research, the two companies expect to make significant contributions to automation in cultivation, transportation, and cleaning fields. Since starting the development of field crop robots in 2017, KIRO has been focusing on agricultural robot development by establishing an agricultural robot demonstration center last year that can test various agricultural environments such as field farming, facility horticulture, and fruit trees.

Jowon Seok, Head of LG Uplus Corporate New Business Group (Executive Director), emphasized, “We will continue to strengthen cooperation with specialized companies in each field so that the smart farm market can grow dramatically.” Yeo Jungoo, Director of KIRO, said, “We hope to greatly contribute to the development of agriculture in the era of Agriculture 4.0.”

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