Roborock Korea is expanding its social contribution programs to nurture younger generations and support local communities through robotics education for teenagers and industry-academia projects with university students.
The company said on the 26th that it took part as an official sponsor of the 2nd Seoul Student Robot Competition (SSRC), organized by the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education. Roborock Korea served as a judge for the competition's "funding pitching" session, in which students present projects to companies to attract sponsorship, evaluating entries on technical merit, creativity, feasibility and growth potential. It awarded a combined 5 million won to the top projects.
The company also ran technology classes using its robot vacuum cleaners. At the SSRC's corporate-linked education program, called the Spark Seminar, Roborock Korea led disassembly and analysis sessions using five of its robot vacuum models. Students took apart finished products to examine their internal structures and operating principles through reverse engineering, studying the functions of sensors, motors and other key components and how they are connected.
Roborock Korea also pursued an industry-academia project in which university students planned social contribution activities themselves. In September, the company wrapped up a roughly six-month social contribution project with EPRIS, a public relations and marketing society at Ewha Womans University. The students were involved in every stage of the project, from identifying partner organizations to selecting beneficiaries and determining how to carry out the work, while Roborock Korea provided practical feedback and products.
As part of the project, the company supported improvements to the working environment at Goodwill Store, a vocational rehabilitation facility for people with disabilities operated by the Miral Welfare Foundation. Through a project titled "Walking Together for a Better Workplace," Roborock Korea and EPRIS donated robot vacuum cleaners, a washer-dryer and other products to the Goodwill Store branch in Guri.
"It was meaningful in that we helped teenagers explore robotics technology firsthand and helped university students turn their ideas into social contribution activities," an official at Roborock Korea said. "We will continue social contribution activities that use our products and capabilities to support the growth of future generations and benefit local communities."