SK intellix said on the 22nd that it is researching next-generation wellness technology with the MIT Media Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), as well as research teams from KAIST and Yonsei University.
SK intellix joined the MIT Media Lab last year, securing a variety of joint research opportunities and strengthening its capabilities to develop user-centric, innovative wellness solutions. It is also identifying promising fields at the intersection of AI, health, and well-being and exploring possibilities that could lead to future wellness innovations, such as early detection and personalized monitoring technologies.
SK intellix also said that its project with Professor Park In-gyu's research team at KAIST, "Development of Deep Learning-based indoor harmful gas discrimination technology for five types," has recently produced results. It succeeded in precisely detecting and distinguishing five types of indoor harmful gases—formaldehyde, hydrogen sulfide, ammonia, nitrogen dioxide, and carbon monoxide—and also identifying non-harmful gases such as air fresheners, securing results that further raised the precision of indoor air quality monitoring.
A joint study with Professor Kim Tae-yeon's team at Yonsei University, now in its final stage, also yielded meaningful data. Through this study, which compared and analyzed the fine dust removal performance and cleaning time of an Autonomous Driving-based mobile air solution and a stationary air purifier, the team secured quantitative performance indicators in real-world environments and empirically demonstrated the efficiency of the mobile air solution. SK intellix plans to actively reflect the analysis results in future product design and the advancement of air purification technology.
An SK intellix official said, "We are researching ways to strengthen the effectiveness and differentiation of wellness technology through collaboration with the MIT Media Lab and leading universities in Korea," adding, "We expect that industry-academic cooperation will lead to innovative outcomes in the wellness Robotics field and, in the long term, provide the foundation for presenting the future direction of SK intellix NAMUHX."
Meanwhile, NAMUHX is a wellness Robotics brand developed under the brand philosophy that technology should be people-centered. It offers AI tech-based wellness solutions, including Autonomous Driving and 100% voice-control-based air solutions and contactless vital sign checks.