Care robots deployed in South Korea's Chungnam Province for suicide prevention

The government of Chungnam Province in South Korea has entered into a cooperation deal with one of the country's largest telecommunications firms, KT Corporation, to pilot artificial intelligence-based care robots that will help communicate with residents who are living alone and dealing with mental health problems. Running from March this year until October next year, the pilot project with KT involves 10 AI care robots that have been deployed to Cheongyang County, just south of the capital Seoul.