Kim Ui-jeong, CEO of unmanned vehicle solution company Wiplo, received a commendation from the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy in recognition of his contributions to the development of the unmanned vehicle industry in South Korea.
Since the establishment of Weplo, CEO Kim has contributed to solving quality management issues in the drone production and operation process by developing an AI-based drone automatic inspection solution. The core technology, ‘verti-Pit’, is an automated inspection solution that overcomes the limitations of existing manual inspection methods, and is contributing to establishing quality standards in the drone industry.
In particular, 'verti-Pit QC', which is utilized in the final inspection stage of the drone production process, can automatically inspect more than 15 items, including the appearance, drivetrain, and safety of the drone, within 1 minute by utilizing multimodal sensors and vertical AI technology, and the inspection accuracy reaches 99.8%. Weflow holds 26 domestic and international patents for the technology.
In addition to technology development, CEO Kim is actively involved in creating an industrial ecosystem. Wiplo participated in the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport’s ‘Drone Test City Construction Project’ and built drone delivery infrastructure in 13 local governments, and also contributed to national standardization by installing infrastructure that includes safety inspection functions.
In addition, in 2024, it was selected as one of the '100 Defense Industry Innovation Companies' by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, and is also carrying out various practical operational tasks, including establishing an inspection and maintenance system for defense drones.
Regarding this award, Whiplo said, “This is a result of objective recognition of the company’s technological prowess and contribution to the industry,” and added that they will continue to focus their capabilities on the continued development of the unmanned vehicle industry.
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