Participants of the second Namux Hackathon held on July 3 at the Walkerhill Hotel in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, pose for a commemorative photo. [Photo=SK Intellix]
SK Intellix announced on July 6 that it hosted the second Namux Hackathon to explore new business opportunities in wellness robotics.
The event was part of a program aimed at expanding the open innovation ecosystem and supporting aspiring entrepreneurs. The hackathon allowed developers and prospective founders to rapidly develop innovative ideas.
The competition was conducted in an ideathon format, focusing on discovering various user scenarios based on new features and services of Namux. A total of 152 teams, including university students, startup employees, and aspiring entrepreneurs interested in AI, wellness, and robotics, participated by proposing ways to utilize AI-based wellness services.
The finals, held on July 3 at the Walkerhill Hotel in Gwangjin-gu, featured 12 teams that advanced from the preliminary rounds. Participants presented business ideas centered on AI wellness services, data utilization, and enhancing user experience (UX).
The judging panel awarded the grand prize to the 'Guard' team for their proposal on a service supporting the work of special education teachers. The best award went to the 'Chingchan Onion' team, while the 'Milliarte' and 'Grandchild Bot' teams received excellence awards. The company plans to evaluate the commercialization potential of the winning projects to enhance AI wellness services and develop new offerings.
An SK Intellix representative stated, "This event has become an opportunity to discover creative ideas from external developers and to invigorate the developer community centered around Namux. We will continue to expand the open ecosystem in the wellness robotics sector by linking hackathons with online communities and offline meetups."
Namux is an AI wellness robot based on autonomous driving and voice control, offering air quality management features called 'Air Solution' and a health management service utilizing non-contact optical blood flow measurement technology (rPPG) known as 'Vital Sign Check.' Recently, it has expanded its wellness robotics platform by adding security services 'Safe Care,' video streaming feature 'Live View,' and AI health consultation service 'My Healthcare.'
The event was part of a program aimed at expanding the open innovation ecosystem and supporting aspiring entrepreneurs. The hackathon allowed developers and prospective founders to rapidly develop innovative ideas.
The competition was conducted in an ideathon format, focusing on discovering various user scenarios based on new features and services of Namux. A total of 152 teams, including university students, startup employees, and aspiring entrepreneurs interested in AI, wellness, and robotics, participated by proposing ways to utilize AI-based wellness services.
The finals, held on July 3 at the Walkerhill Hotel in Gwangjin-gu, featured 12 teams that advanced from the preliminary rounds. Participants presented business ideas centered on AI wellness services, data utilization, and enhancing user experience (UX).
The judging panel awarded the grand prize to the 'Guard' team for their proposal on a service supporting the work of special education teachers. The best award went to the 'Chingchan Onion' team, while the 'Milliarte' and 'Grandchild Bot' teams received excellence awards. The company plans to evaluate the commercialization potential of the winning projects to enhance AI wellness services and develop new offerings.
An SK Intellix representative stated, "This event has become an opportunity to discover creative ideas from external developers and to invigorate the developer community centered around Namux. We will continue to expand the open ecosystem in the wellness robotics sector by linking hackathons with online communities and offline meetups."
Namux is an AI wellness robot based on autonomous driving and voice control, offering air quality management features called 'Air Solution' and a health management service utilizing non-contact optical blood flow measurement technology (rPPG) known as 'Vital Sign Check.' Recently, it has expanded its wellness robotics platform by adding security services 'Safe Care,' video streaming feature 'Live View,' and AI health consultation service 'My Healthcare.'
* This article has been translated by AI.
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