Land Ministry Selects 10 Smart Construction Technology Demonstration Projects and 12 Promising Small Companies

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and KICT Launch Smart Construction Alliance Support Program

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced on the 12th that it has selected 10 projects for the Smart Construction Technology Demonstration Support Program in collaboration with the Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology. The ministry also selected 12 promising small but strong smart construction companies.

This program provides actual construction sites of large and medium-sized enterprises as well as financial support to small and medium-sized enterprises that have developed excellent technologies, products, or services related to smart construction but face difficulties in securing demonstration sites. It is a demonstration support initiative under the Smart Construction Alliance, a consultative body led by smart construction companies and supported by academia, research institutes, and the public sector. This year, the maximum support amount was increased by 10 million won to a total of 25 million won.

The demonstration will be conducted over a six-month period in the second half of this year, and the results will be shared at the Smart Construction Expo scheduled for late November. In the demand-based sector, six technologies were selected, including a rotational SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping) equipment-based crack inspection technology for underground apartment complexes, and an intelligent edge camera and VLM (Visual-Language Model) linked solution for hazardous construction work detection and analysis. In the self-proposal sector, four technologies were chosen, including a surplus resource recycling and carbon management system, and a vision AI-based ready-mixed concrete quality equalization technology.

A high-resolution camera is mounted on a drone to non-contactly capture structures such as bridge piers or girders, and an AI image recognition engine automatically calculates the crack location, length, and width. This technology is used to prevent safety accidents such as falls and can be utilized for crack inspection of high-altitude structures. Provided by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport

For the Smart Construction Small but Strong Company Selection and Support Program, which selects SMEs with growth potential and supports prototype production or technology demonstration, companies such as ITOne, which provides a smart construction safety platform; Hansung Modular, which produces integrated panels; and KCT Engineering & Construction, which offers a smart collapse risk monitoring system for underground shadow areas, were selected. A meeting will be held on the 15th to distribute certificates and listen to any difficulties the companies are experiencing.

Kim Myungjun, Director of Technology and Safety Policy at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, stated, "We will achieve a major transformation in the construction industry through the introduction of data-based physical AI and other innovations."

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