Korean robot business participants in CES 2017

Korean robot businesses are planning to participate in CES 2017 to be held in Las Vegas, US, for 4 days from January 5th through 8th next year to show off domestic robot technology, targeting the global market.
The domestic robot businesses participating in this exhibition include Yujin Robot Co., Ltd. Future Robot Co., Ltd. IPL Co., Ltd. RF, Robolink Co., Ltd. Neofect Co., Ltd. 3.14 Co., Ltd. etc. Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics which participate in CES every year by constructing large-scale booths also show off consumer home appliance products such as cleaning robots, etc. However, the domestic businesses specializing in robots have established the strategies of catching global customers' eyes by presenting new robots which adopted proprietary ideas and new technologies.

No.	Company name	Robot name	Homepage
1	NEOFECT Co., Ltd.	* RAPAEL Smart KIDS * RAPAEL Smart Board
2	Yujin Robot Co., Ltd.	* GoCart * iCLEBO OMEGA	http://gocart.yujinrobot.com http://en.yujinrobot.com/archives/portfolio-items/iclebo-omega?portfolioID=3998
3	FUTUREROBOT Co., Ltd.	* FURo-D * FURo-i Home * FURo-Desk	http://www.myfuro.com/furo-d/ http://www.myfuro.com/furo-i/ http://www.myfuro.com/furo-desk/
4	3.14 Co., Ltd.	* Kamibot	http://www.kamibot.com/en
5	IPL Co., Ltd.	* IJINI	http://www.ipl.global/
6	RF	* Windowmate	http://www.rof.co.kr
7	ROBOLINK Co., Ltd.	* CoDrone	http://www.robolink.com/codrone/

Yujin Robot Co., Ltd.

Yujin Robot Co., Ltd. as a representative domestic business specializing in robots is expected to start targeting the global market by launching 'Gocart' as an autonomous mobile delivery robot officially announced this year and 'Iclebo Omega' as a new cleaning robot which has started early this year. Gocart has finished tests at silver towns in Eulji University Hospital domestically as well as US, New Zealand, Spain, etc. With the application of stereo camera, 3D sensor, ultrasonic sensor, etc. it enables safe and accurate indoor operation.

Yujin Robot Co., Ltd. is commencing a full-fledged campaign targeting the global market by showing off Gocart at IFA Show in Germany in September this year. CES 2017 is expected to be a great publicity opportunity for Gocart drawing much attention. Yujin Robot, with its full-scale efforts, is predicted to start targeting the global market with the new cleaning robot of 'Iclebo Omega' launched in March this year with this CES 2017 as a step-stone. It has already launched full-pledged sales targeting Southeast Asia, and is in a hurry to actively start targeting North American and European markets as well.

Future Robot Co., Ltd.

Future Robot Co., Ltd. as a business specializing in service robots and household robots also shows off diversified robots such as FURo-D, FURo-i Home, FURo-Desk, etc. in CES 2017.

Global customers’ attention given to Future Robot has been significantly increased in recent years. FAREASTONE TELECOM as one of the 3 greatest communication companies in Taiwan has incorporated the service robot of FURo developed by Future Robot Co. Ltd. in its own shop for the first time in August last year, while Mineta San Jose International Airport of US started operating service robots such as 'Noma', 'Piper', 'Amelia', etc. last October. The goal of Future ROBOT co., Ltd. is to more aggressively enter the overseas markets based on the outcomes yielded recently in this manner. In particular, it has the strategy of consolidating its status as a robot-specialized business by showing off the products such as the existing FURo-D, FURo-Desk, etc. in CES 2017 this year. The FURo-Desk is a product which combines payment service, etc. with the existing service robot, attacking new markets. FURo-i Home is expected to draw the participating viewers thanks to the fact that it is a product aimed at the market for household robots with recently increasing global interests.

IPL Co., Ltd.

IPL Co., Ltd. is entering the smart home robot of ‘IJINI’ for CES 2017. Since IPL Co., Ltd. has signed a distribution contract for service in China with a Chinese subcontractor of Roobo Company last November for export of robots amounting to minimum 12 billion won, it is drawing greater interests. With entry in CES 2017 as the moment, IPL Co., Ltd. is expected to search for the way out allowing export of smart home robots to not only China but also to other countries.

In particular, IPL is cultivating a dream tor entering the global market while broadening international awareness by being awarded 'Best winner of the industrial' in ‘2016 Reddot Design Award’ as a global design award, etc.

RF

RF as a business specializing in cleaning robots for windows is also entering the window cleaning robot of Windowmate in CES 2017. It received enthusiastic reactions from the local press and the involved parties as the entry-level new product for window cleaning robot of 'WINDOWMATE’ was officially launched in the largest European show for home appliances of 'IFA2016' held last September in Berlin, GERMANY. The company is expected to generate a gust in the market for window cleaning robots in CES 2017 as it received two innovation awards as a rare happening for small- and medium-businesses. While it concentrated on entering Japanese market in the meanwhile, it now plans to commence product publicity and sales literally for the stage of whole world.

As it expanded and moved in a plant on the scale of 1500㎡ within Daegu industrial complex 3 last November, it is preparing for a leap to a truly global business by being equipped with the monthly production capacity of 12,500 units.

Neofect Co., Ltd.

Neofect Co., Ltd.as a business specializing in medical equipment shows of such products as Raphael Kids, Raphael Smart Board,Raphael Smart Glove, etc. in CES 2017.

In particular, Neofect Co. Ltd. is drawing interests as it received CES 2017 innovation award for the recognition of technical competence of Raphael Smart Glove. The Raphael Smart Glove is medical equipment for treatment developed to enable the patients of central nervous system diseases to execute rehabilitation training for functions of fingers, wrist, and forearm through diversified rehabilitation training games. The rehabilitation training gamed provided along with the product were developed to help increase in brain plasticity and relearning of muscles by simultaneously stimulating two senses of patient's sight and hearing.

Rehabilitation treatment equipment of Neofect Co. Ltd, has been successfully commercialized in hospitals since 2014. Currently, Neofect Co., Ltd. is systematically implementing global marketing campaigns by operating offices in Yongin of Korea, San Francisco, US, and Munich, Germany.

With CES 2017 as an opportunity, it is expected to be able to be securely ranked as a global business specializing in rehabilitation medical equipment. Particularly, Neofect Co., Ltd. aims to expand its business into US and European markets with the reception of the CES 2017 innovation award as an opportunity.

Robolink Co., Ltd.

Robolink Co., Ltd. enters 'CoDrone' capable of coding learning. As it has received considerable attention by showing off the CoDrone for the first time in CES 2016, it plans to spur on the strategy for entering and diffusing in the global market in CES 2017 by continuing the momentum. The CoDrone breaks away from simple manipulation of a flying robot and enables feeling of drone programming by using actual education programs and applications. With focus on US, the company plans to actively implement the overseas drone dissemination project based on overseas marketing and online funding for export project of intelligent edutainment (education + drone), community operation, competition implementation, and overseas shows.

3.14 Co., Ltd.

The robot startup business located in Daegu of 3.14 Co., Ltd. also enters 'KamiBot' in CES 2017 after CES 2016. The KamiBot is a product allowing control and operation with a smart phone by preparing paper robots with various characters as in origami. By using its own programming of KamiBlock, concepts on coding can be understood.

As the domestic business for smart car technology of 'Image Next' received CES 2017 innovation award in the Vehicle Intelligence sector by showing off the application(app) converging automobile safety and connected car technology of ‘Omnidrive 2.0’, it has been receiving much attention.

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