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Gov't to spend 10 bln won to develop advanced medical, surveillance robots
By Lee Joon-seung
SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- The government said Monday it will spend 10 billion
won (US$8 million) in the next year to develop technologies for advanced medical
and surveillance robots in a bid to help South Korean firms capitalize on growing
demand in the two sectors.
The research and development fund will be provided to both Curexo Inc. and
Samsung Techwin Co. in an effort to help the country cut back on imports and lay
the foundation for inroads into the broader overseas market, the Ministry of
Knowledge Economy said.
Curexo will be charged with developing a medical robot that specializes in
artificial joint surgery, while Samsung plans to build a robot that can guard
important facilities from unauthorized entrances and protect property from
damage.
The local market for robots able to conduct human joint surgery stood at 92
billion won as of last year, up 50.8 percent from the previous year, according to
the ministry. Because the country does not make such machines, all local demand
is met by imports.
"If research makes headway, South Korea should be well positioned to take
advantage of the global market that is growing by an average of 20 percent every
year," a ministry official said.
The global market for medical robots, which came to US$2.88 billion in 2008, is
expected to top $7.34 billion in 2013.
The worldwide market for upper-end observation robots has considerable growth
potential, with industry sources predicting that the global market will grow 38.6
percent from 2008 to $13.3 billion in 2012.
"Such robots can be used to protect vital facilities like oil bunkers and
production systems," the ministry official said.
He pointed out that such robots have advantages over humans since they cost less
to maintain and can be programmed to conduct security operations without rest.
As part of its efforts to meet growing demand for such robots in oil-rich
countries, Samsung plans to set up an observation system at an oil bunker
operated by the state-run Korea National Oil Corp, which can be used as a testbed
to check the capabilities of surveillance robots.
yonngong@yna.co.kr
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SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- The government said Monday it will spend 10 billion
won (US$8 million) in the next year to develop technologies for advanced medical
and surveillance robots in a bid to help South Korean firms capitalize on growing
demand in the two sectors.
The research and development fund will be provided to both Curexo Inc. and
Samsung Techwin Co. in an effort to help the country cut back on imports and lay
the foundation for inroads into the broader overseas market, the Ministry of
Knowledge Economy said.
Curexo will be charged with developing a medical robot that specializes in
artificial joint surgery, while Samsung plans to build a robot that can guard
important facilities from unauthorized entrances and protect property from
damage.
The local market for robots able to conduct human joint surgery stood at 92
billion won as of last year, up 50.8 percent from the previous year, according to
the ministry. Because the country does not make such machines, all local demand
is met by imports.
"If research makes headway, South Korea should be well positioned to take
advantage of the global market that is growing by an average of 20 percent every
year," a ministry official said.
The global market for medical robots, which came to US$2.88 billion in 2008, is
expected to top $7.34 billion in 2013.
The worldwide market for upper-end observation robots has considerable growth
potential, with industry sources predicting that the global market will grow 38.6
percent from 2008 to $13.3 billion in 2012.
"Such robots can be used to protect vital facilities like oil bunkers and
production systems," the ministry official said.
He pointed out that such robots have advantages over humans since they cost less
to maintain and can be programmed to conduct security operations without rest.
As part of its efforts to meet growing demand for such robots in oil-rich
countries, Samsung plans to set up an observation system at an oil bunker
operated by the state-run Korea National Oil Corp, which can be used as a testbed
to check the capabilities of surveillance robots.
yonngong@yna.co.kr
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