Hyundai Engineering & Construction said on the 9th that it has finally selected seven corporations with construction safety innovations in the "2026 H-Safe Open Innovation Challenge" contest to spread a culture of safety at construction sites and prevent accidents.
Held for the first time this year, the contest was prepared to proactively introduce safety-related innovative technologies and services—such as artificial intelligence (AI) CCTV, construction robots, and safety education platforms—by having the government, local governments, and private construction companies work together to prevent accidents at construction sites. It is an open innovation program created to enable verified innovative technologies to be applied at construction sites.
A total of 110 startups and small and medium-sized corporations hoping to collaborate with Hyundai Engineering & Construction applied to the contest. After a document review, presentation review, one-on-one meetups, and a final evaluation, a total of seven were selected across four categories: ▲ safety innovation technology institutional sector (Geonseolpartner) ▲ safety equipment institutional sector (Enkia) ▲ safety culture institutional sector (Beyondal, Krebs) ▲ health and environment institutional sector (Muave Motion, Human & Space, Pascal).
The selected corporations will jointly carry out proof of concept (PoC) of the technologies and services with Hyundai Engineering & Construction's Safety and Quality Division for about three months from this month through June. Depending on the PoC results, they may receive various follow-up collaboration opportunities, including expanded on-site application, development of new technologies and products, purchase contracts, investment reviews, and participation in follow-on linked startup support programs.
Hyundai Engineering & Construction will hold the "H-Safe Open Innovation Day" event in May to introduce to the public the startups with safety innovation technologies that are collaborating with Hyundai Engineering & Construction and share the results of the collaboration so far.
A Hyundai Engineering & Construction official said, "This contest is an open innovation program planned with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Seoul Metropolitan Government to spread a culture of safety at construction sites," adding, "By proactively introducing to Hyundai Engineering & Construction sites the innovative safety technologies verified through proof of concept, we will establish ourselves as corporations leading construction safety culture."