"Ordering Korean Beef and Rice from the Mart, a Drone Delivers..." Icheon City Successfully Holds K-Drone Delivery Demonstration

Pilot Operation Linking Supermarkets and Parks Until November

On the morning of September 21, at the Bokhacheon 3rd Riverside Park Camping Site in Jinri-dong, Icheon, Gyeonggi Province, a citizen used a mobile app to order Korean beef and rice from the nearby Icheon Livestock Cooperative Hanaro Mart.

Moments later, a drone flew across the sky and precisely delivered the ordered items to the customer's location. This was a scene from the 'K-Drone Delivery' demonstration event, introduced by Icheon City as part of the '2025 Drone Demonstration City Construction Project.'

At the 'K-Drone Delivery Demonstration' held on the 21st at Bokhacheon 3rd Riverside Park Camping Site, a drone is delivering items ordered by citizens. Provided by Icheon City

Icheon City announced on September 22 that it had successfully held the 'K-Drone Delivery Demonstration' on the same day in the area around the Robot Drone Startup Support Center and Bokhacheon 3rd Riverside Park Camping Site.

The event included a progress report on the Drone Demonstration City Construction Project and the opening ceremony for the Robot Drone Startup Support Center. In addition, a demonstration of drone delivery of goods was conducted between Bokhacheon 3rd Riverside Park Camping Site and Icheon Livestock Cooperative Hanaro Mart, which are located 1 kilometer apart.

Through this project, the city aims to establish a standard model and roadmap for the commercialization of drone delivery services in Korea, and to demonstrate a multi-purpose drone delivery service that connects urban parks and marts.

To this end, the city completed a pilot operation last month to verify safety. Starting with this demonstration, it plans to operate a pilot drone delivery service every week from Wednesday to Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., until November.

Kim Kyunghee, Mayor of Icheon, stated, "This project has provided an opportunity to expand the city's advanced drone industry infrastructure," adding, "Through the successful execution of this project, we will foster the drone industry as a new growth engine for the city."

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