[Let's Run Again K Construction] Daewoo Construction Declares Entry into Urban Air Mobility

Exploring Future Businesses Such as Urban Air Mobility and Wearable Robots

The vertiport proposed by the Daewoo E&C consortium for UAM tourism and cargo drone utilization (Photo by Daewoo E&C)

[Asia Economy Reporter Tae-min Ryu] Daewoo E&C is accelerating its expansion into new businesses. The company is actively pursuing various future growth engines, including integrated mobility, electric vehicle charging, and wearable robots for construction.

In May, Daewoo E&C formed a consortium with KenkoAerospace and submitted a proposal to participate in the first phase of the “Korean Urban Air Mobility (K-UAM) Grand Challenge,” led by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. In April, Daewoo E&C signed a business agreement with KenkoAerospace to promote the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) business. Through this, they are preparing infrastructure, legal and institutional frameworks, and demonstration bases to commercialize UAM by 2025, a government national agenda.

In this demonstration project, Daewoo E&C plans to demonstrate its capabilities in the structural design and construction of vertiports, including ▲wind load evaluation of aircraft and structures ▲establishment of structural and meteorological measurement systems ▲takeoff and landing wind environment evaluation ▲modular construction review. KenkoAerospace, which possesses UAM and flight operation experts, will participate in flight planning and operation, aircraft safety, and development research.

The Daewoo E&C consortium also includes integrated mobility service provider Humax Mobility and its subsidiary Humax EV. Humax Mobility operates integrated mobility services such as parking, charger manufacturing, operation, and car-sharing, and plans to implement MaaS-type services for the UAM industry. Its subsidiary, Humax EV, is responsible for developing vertiport charging systems, aircraft battery chargers, and charging control systems, as well as developing and operating renewable energy hybrid charging infrastructure.

On the 5th, Daewoo E&C signed a business agreement with Jeollanam-do Province and Goheung County at the Drone Specialized Knowledge Industry Center in Goheung County, Jeollanam-do, to foster and develop the future urban air mobility industry. The agreement includes ▲joint attraction of national projects for UAM aircraft and route development and analysis ▲joint attraction of regional base UAM smart city pilot projects ▲joint promotion of infrastructure construction and demonstration for special-purpose UAM such as island area air transportation, cargo transport, and disaster response ▲joint cooperation to attract UAM-related companies to invest in Jeollanam-do.

Additionally, Daewoo E&C is promoting the development and distribution of wearable robots and smart work care services at construction sites. Recently, the “Smart Work Care Service Using Wearable Robot Solutions,” proposed by Daewoo E&C, WeRoBotics, and the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Institute, received government recognition.

This service is designed to be worn continuously at construction sites and was selected as a major demonstration project under the government’s “Demand-Based Customized Service Robot Development and Distribution Project.” The wearable robots to be used in the project include two types: a “lumbar support robot” and a “walking assistance robot.”

A Daewoo E&C official stated, “Through this project, we will create various achievements with excellent startup companies and become a leading company in smart construction technology. Based on our construction know-how, new technologies, and industry-leading human resources, we will continuously discover future-oriented new businesses and make them growth engines for the company.”

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