Volvo Group Korea Demonstrates Construction Technology Equipment in Sejong Smart City

Volvo Group Korea is operating an unmanned excavator from the remote control room set up at the opening ceremony of the construction automation pilot project held on the 1st at the Smart City Sejong National Pilot City construction site. (Photo by Volvo Group Korea)

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Hyunjin] Volvo Group Korea, a company specializing in excavators, announced on the 2nd that it demonstrated cutting-edge future construction technology equipment equipped with electrification and automation technologies, including remote-controlled electric excavators, at the "Smart City Sejong National Pilot City Construction Automation Pilot Project Opening Ceremony" held in the Hapgang-ri area of Sejong City.

The event, held on the 1st and hosted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Administrative City Construction Agency, and organized by LH, was attended by about 50 officials including Andrew Knight, CEO of Volvo Group Korea, Daniel Bolven, Ambassador of Sweden to Korea, Noh Hyung-wook, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Park Mu-ik, Administrator of the Administrative City Construction Agency, and Kim Hyun-joon, President of LH.

Volvo Group Korea previously signed a business agreement with LH Sejong Special Headquarters to apply smart construction technology to the Sejong 5-1 residential zone development project, designated as a smart city national pilot city. Accordingly, as a partner in the "Smart Construction Automation Pilot Project" promoted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, it will deploy and operate a total of eight advanced Volvo construction machinery automation equipment in the pilot project area: two 22-ton electric excavators, one 30-ton remote-controlled excavator, and five 5-ton unmanned transport vehicles.

Through participation in this pilot project, Volvo Group Korea will operate smart construction equipment such as the EC230 electric excavator, a remote-controlled excavator capable of real-time control using a remote control station and 5G mobile network, and electric unmanned transport equipment equipped with Volvo automation solutions. It will also provide various solutions including machine guidance functions and Volvo Active Control, an automation feature that helps even inexperienced operators easily operate the equipment.

CEO Knight said, "By successfully demonstrating the world's first excavator remote simulation and control using 5G technology and collaborating on electrification projects with Swedish construction companies, we aim to contribute to innovation in domestic construction technology based on advanced future technologies."

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