Yangju Drone Company BCD ENC Wins Grand Prize at National Robot Challenge

Yangju City in Gyeonggi Province announced on November 11 that local drone company BCD ENC Co., Ltd. achieved a remarkable feat by winning the Grand Prize in the Product Development category (Gangneung Mayor's Award) at the "2025 Korea Midland Power Company (KOMIPO) Intelligent Robot Challenge" held on October 31 at the Gangneung Speed Skating Stadium.

Drone company BCD ENC Co., Ltd. in Yangju City won the Grand Prize in the Product Development category (Gangneung Mayor's Award) at the "2025 Korea Midland Power Company (KOMIPO) Intelligent Robot Challenge" held on October 31 at the Gangneung Speed Skating Stadium. Provided by Yangju City

This challenge, held as part of the International Robot Contest (IRC), is a competition hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, where advanced robot and drone technologies that can be immediately applied to power plant sites are evaluated.

The Product Development category, in which BCD ENC Co., Ltd. received the award, is a core competitive field that comprehensively evaluates the technological completeness, on-site applicability, and business scalability of robots and drones that have already been developed and are currently being used in the field.

Notably, BCD ENC Co., Ltd. is a drone company based in Yangju City. The company has been selected for the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's "Drone Demonstration City Project (K-Drone Delivery)" and the "Smart City Innovative Technology Discovery Project (Safety Inspection of Aging Facilities)," and is currently carrying out these projects.

This award is highly significant as it represents official nationwide recognition of the outstanding technological capabilities of advanced drone systems developed by a local Yangju company.

An official from Yangju City stated, "The efforts to build a drone industry ecosystem in Yangju are now yielding tangible results for local companies. We will continue to actively support the drone industry so that excellent drone companies can grow into global enterprises based in Yangju City."

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