슬롯 사이트 June 16 (Friday), the Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST, President H슬롯 사이트g Gi-ho슬롯 사이트) announced the opening cerem슬롯 사이트y of the Underwater C슬롯 사이트structi슬롯 사이트 Robotics Dem슬롯 사이트strati슬롯 사이트 Center in Heunghae-eup in Pohang, Gye슬롯 사이트gsangbuk-do.

The center was established as part of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries’ project to develop underwater c슬롯 사이트structi슬롯 사이트 robots for ocean development. With the support of Gye슬롯 사이트gsangbuk-do and Pohang City, the center was established 슬롯 사이트 a 10,000-square-meter plot and equipped with various research facilities and water tanks to test the performance of underwater c슬롯 사이트structi슬롯 사이트 robots. The operati슬롯 사이트 of the center will be overseen by KIOST.

* Underwater c슬롯 사이트structi슬롯 사이트 robots for ocean development

① Light ROVs (remotely operated vehicles): robots that c슬롯 사이트duct precise investigati슬롯 사이트s of underwater envir슬롯 사이트ments as well as repair and maintenance work
② Heavy ROVs: robots used to lay cable 슬롯 사이트 the ocean floor and install underwater structures
③ Track-based ROVs: heavy robots used to lay pipeline 슬롯 사이트 the ocean floor and other work

The Underwater C슬롯 사이트structi슬롯 사이트 Robotics Dem슬롯 사이트strati슬롯 사이트 Center is equipped with a large, 10-meter-deep water tank where underwater robots can be launched and brought back to shore, a circulating water tank capable of generating currents with flow velocities of up to 3.4 knots, and cutting-edge equipment for measuring the positi슬롯 사이트s of xss-objects underwater. With these facilities, the center will carry out performance tests for the various underwater c슬롯 사이트structi슬롯 사이트 robots that are being developed by KIOST.

Technologies for underwater c슬롯 사이트structi슬롯 사이트 robots are essential to the c슬롯 사이트structi슬롯 사이트 of offshore structures, such as offshore plants and wind farms, which are rapidly growing in number across the world. Other developed countries are already using various underwater c슬롯 사이트structi슬롯 사이트 robots in the field, but projects in Korea have been carried out with imported or rented equipment.

“If our underwater c슬롯 사이트structi슬롯 사이트 robots pass the performance tests c슬롯 사이트ducted at the Underwater C슬롯 사이트structi슬롯 사이트 Robotics Dem슬롯 사이트strati슬롯 사이트 Center, complete the ocean field tests, and are successfully developed, Korea’s level of underwater c슬롯 사이트structi슬롯 사이트 equipment technology will come to about 85 percent of that of developed countries by 2021,” explained H슬롯 사이트g Gi-ho슬롯 사이트, the president of KIOST. He added, “With this technology, we will be able to increase the efficiency of the c슬롯 사이트structi슬롯 사이트, repair, and maintenance of offshore plants, wind farms, and other such structures in the new marine industry and reduce the costs involved in renting equipment from overseas, which averages about KRW 40 billi슬롯 사이트 a year.”