This photo taken on Feb. 23, 2023 shows a drone for medical purposes displayed at the Drone Show Korea 2023 at Busan Exhibition & Convention Center in Busan, South Korea. The exhibition of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) kicked off here on Thursday to showcase latest technologies and models and to discuss the future of the industry. The annual event will last till Feb. 25, bringing together 172 firms and organizations that will operate 625 exhibition booths. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)
BUSAN, South Korea, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) — South Korea’s southeastern port city of Busan is staging Asia’s largest drone exhibition to show off the latest technology of the industry, the city government said Thursday.
The Drone Show Korea 2023, the seventh of its kind, was scheduled to last for three days till Saturday at the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center (BEXCO).
For what the city said is Asia’s largest drone exhibition, 625 booths from 172 companies were arranged at the exhibit hall of 17,600 square meters in area.
Under the theme of “Everything about drone, Our future to face with drone,” the exhibition will focus on scalability of the drone industry while introducing inter-industry convergence cases and various drone models.
It brings together leading companies from various technology sectors, including telecommunications, geospatial navigation, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, Internet of Things (IoT), and robotics.
Foreign companies, which had difficulty in joining the exhibition amid the COVID-19 pandemic, participated in this year’s event. They included Shenzhen Grepow Battery, Shenzhen Vigorpower Battery and DJI from China, Liberaware and Amuse Oneself from Japan and Flyability SA from Switzerland.
The event was jointly hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the Ministry of Science and ICT, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Ministry of National Defense. ■
This photo taken on Feb. 23, 2023 shows a drone displayed at the Drone Show Korea 2023 at Busan Exhibition & Convention Center in Busan, South Korea. The exhibition of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) kicked off here on Thursday to showcase latest technologies and models and to discuss the future of the industry. The annual event will last till Feb. 25, bringing together 172 firms and organizations that will operate 625 exhibition booths. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)
This photo taken on Feb. 23, 2023 shows a drone camera system displayed at the Drone Show Korea 2023 at Busan Exhibition & Convention Center in Busan, South Korea. The exhibition of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) kicked off here on Thursday to showcase latest technologies and models and to discuss the future of the industry. The annual event will last till Feb. 25, bringing together 172 firms and organizations that will operate 625 exhibition booths. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)
This photo taken on Feb. 23, 2023 shows an automatic drone launching and parking system displayed at the Drone Show Korea 2023 at Busan Exhibition & Convention Center in Busan, South Korea. The exhibition of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) kicked off here on Thursday to showcase latest technologies and models and to discuss the future of the industry. The annual event will last till Feb. 25, bringing together 172 firms and organizations that will operate 625 exhibition booths. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)
This photo taken on Feb. 23, 2023 shows a thermal imaging system displayed at the Drone Show Korea 2023 at Busan Exhibition & Convention Center in Busan, South Korea. The exhibition of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) kicked off here on Thursday to showcase latest technologies and models and to discuss the future of the industry. The annual event will last till Feb. 25, bringing together 172 firms and organizations that will operate 625 exhibition booths. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)
A visitor tries out a drone-simulating game at the Drone Show Korea 2023 at Busan Exhibition & Convention Center in Busan, South Korea, Feb. 23, 2023. The exhibition of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) kicked off here on Thursday to showcase latest technologies and models and to discuss the future of the industry. The annual event will last till Feb. 25, bringing together 172 firms and organizations that will operate 625 exhibition booths. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)
This photo taken on Feb. 23, 2023 shows a drone fueled by liquified hydrogen at the Drone Show Korea 2023 at Busan Exhibition & Convention Center in Busan, South Korea. The exhibition of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) kicked off here on Thursday to showcase latest technologies and models and to discuss the future of the industry. The annual event will last till Feb. 25, bringing together 172 firms and organizations that will operate 625 exhibition booths. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)
Visitors look at exhibits displayed at the DJI booth at the Drone Show Korea 2023 at Busan Exhibition & Convention Center in Busan, South Korea, Feb. 23, 2023. The exhibition of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) kicked off here on Thursday to showcase latest technologies and models and to discuss the future of the industry. The annual event will last till Feb. 25, bringing together 172 firms and organizations that will operate 625 exhibition booths. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)
Visitors look at a drone at the Drone Show Korea 2023 at Busan Exhibition & Convention Center in Busan, South Korea, Feb. 23, 2023. The exhibition of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) kicked off here on Thursday to showcase latest technologies and models and to discuss the future of the industry. The annual event will last till Feb. 25, bringing together 172 firms and organizations that will operate 625 exhibition booths. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)
Visitors learn about a DJI drone at the Drone Show Korea 2023 at Busan Exhibition & Convention Center in Busan, South Korea, Feb. 23, 2023. The exhibition of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) kicked off here on Thursday to showcase latest technologies and models and to discuss the future of the industry. The annual event will last till Feb. 25, bringing together 172 firms and organizations that will operate 625 exhibition booths. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)
Visitors look at an illuminating drone at the Drone Show Korea 2023 at Busan Exhibition & Convention Center in Busan, South Korea, Feb. 23, 2023. The exhibition of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) kicked off here on Thursday to showcase latest technologies and models and to discuss the future of the industry. The annual event will last till Feb. 25, bringing together 172 firms and organizations that will operate 625 exhibition booths. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)
Visitors look at a drone fueled by liquified hydrogen at the Drone Show Korea 2023 at Busan Exhibition & Convention Center in Busan, South Korea, Feb. 23, 2023. The exhibition of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) kicked off here on Thursday to showcase latest technologies and models and to discuss the future of the industry. The annual event will last till Feb. 25, bringing together 172 firms and organizations that will operate 625 exhibition booths. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)
Visitors look at a drone for delivery service at the Drone Show Korea 2023 at Busan Exhibition & Convention Center in Busan, South Korea, Feb. 23, 2023. The exhibition of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) kicked off here on Thursday to showcase latest technologies and models and to discuss the future of the industry. The annual event will last till Feb. 25, bringing together 172 firms and organizations that will operate 625 exhibition booths. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)
