{
  "id": 17733728,
  "title": "Hanwha develops Korea's 1st machine-guided smart drilling system",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/hanwha-develops-koreas-1st-machine-guided-smart-drilling-system-17733728",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T03:07:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20261102/hanwha-develops-koreas-1st-machine-guided-smart-drilling-system"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Hanwha Corp., the parent company of Korea's energy and defense conglomerate Hanwha Group, has successfully developed the country's first machine-guided smart drilling system. This innovative technology enhances construction precision without necessitating contractors to replace their current drilling rigs. The industrial explosives and mining affiliate of Hanwha, Hanwha Corp. Global Division, recently showcased the system at a live demonstration at a Samho Development construction site in Dangjin, South Chungcheong Province. The event, which marked the culmination of six months of field testing under a research project led by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology, attracted about 40 officials from public institutions and the construction industry. The system's development is part of an initiative to establish construction cost standards for smart construction equipment.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}