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Hanwha Group Chairman Kim Seung-youn made his first public appearance in more than five years after he recently visited a research and development center for the group s aerospace arm to bolster morale and boost the subsidiary s global competitiveness, according to the family-run business group, Monday.
The stereotypical images of industrial robots in the past depicted automated machines working behind fences, isolated from human workers. The development of elaborate sensors detecting human contact and lightweight materials, however, has ushered in an era of collaborative robots, or “cobots,” which can interact with human workers more safely within a shared space, or in close proximity.
The Iraqi government has recently asked Hanwha Group to resume the construction of Bismayah New City, southeast of Baghdad, which has been in limbo since the Korean firm decided in October to withdraw from the project, citing the Middle Eastern country s breach of contract, according to industry officials, Tuesday.
Hanwha Group Chairman Kim Seung-youn met with Edwin John Feulner Jr., founder of the conservative American think tank, the Heritage Foundation, and discussed a wide array of current issues, including global economic issues and diplomatic events, as well as ways to enhance friendly relations between Korea and the U.S., the company announced, Wednesday. The dinner meeting took place after Feulner took part in a domestic forum promoting the free market economy and enhancing Korea-U.S. alliance at The Plaza Hotel in Seoul, Tuesday.