April 24, 2024
LG
LG’s robot wins presidential award for best design
[THE INVESTOR] LG Electronics said on Dec. 11 its cleaning robot deployed at Incheon International Airport won a presidential award for its friendly design.
The Korean tech giant said its robots currently deployed at Incheon International Airport won the presidential honor in the Good Design awards, hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.
The robot earlier won a silver prize at the International Design Excellence Awards 2017 in August.
LG said the robot is equipped with self-driving technologies, which can avoid obstacles, and is capable of sweeping airports efficiently based on its data base of maps.
The company’s guidance robot also won the Korean Institute of Design Promotion CEO honor in the Good Design award.
By Alex Lee and newswires (alexlee@heraldcorp.com)
