The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies ABLE Labs: 1 model, 3 deployments across 3 regions, $8.7M raised. 2 sources back the record.
CategoryWarehouse & Logistics Robotics
Overview
South Korean laboratory automation robotics company founded in 2021 by Sang Shin, developing liquid handling robots and self-driving lab platforms. Its flagship product NOTABLE automates pipetting workflows for bio experiments, with ~70 units deployed across 50+ research institutions. The company is building AI-integrated autonomous laboratory systems and has expanded into semiconductor, chemical, cosmetics, and battery quality testing automation.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 3 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
HQ
Founder
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Products
Deployments
Revenue 2025
Certifications
Series A lead
Series A date
Series A amount
National R&D projects
Key collaboration
International expansion
Application sectors
Data & sources
Web sources
2
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Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company ABLE Labs has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Johns Hopkins University1× joint
Most recent
- ABLE Labs x Johns Hopkins University2026-06-01with Johns Hopkins Universityjust announced
ABLE Labs on the deployment map
View the global map3 verified deployments across 3 regions, newest verified Jun 2026. Explore where ABLE Labs's robots are operating, by place and type.
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Sang Shin CEO & Founder, Foundersecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for ABLE Labs.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- ABLE Labs3 deployments
Recent coverage
ABLE Labs in third-party press
Financial state
- Total funding
- $8.7M
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- low
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
1 total · 1 just announced
Every company ABLE Labs has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- ABLE Labs x Johns Hopkins University2026-06-01with Johns Hopkins Universityjust announced
Most-frequent partners
- 1Johns Hopkins University1× joint
All 1 partnerships
open in the atlas →- ABLE Labs x Johns Hopkins UniversitywithJohns Hopkins Universitydevelopment2026-06-01just announced
Funding rounds (1)
- Series A2026-08-31
$9M(reported)
Investors: Innopolis Partners (lead), IBK Industrial Bank, Capstone Partners, Horizon Investment, Magna Investment, Future Play, NowIB Capital
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdSep 3, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment recordedJun 1, 2026
NOTABLE at Singapore
- Deployment recordedJan 1, 2024
NOTABLE at Daejeon, South Korea
- Deployment recordedJan 1, 2024
NOTABLE at Busan
Sources (2)
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-09-05
Verification posture
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Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-09-05
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for ABLE Labs.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning ABLE Labs from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
에이블랩스, 121억원 시리즈A 투자 유치…'자율실험실' 사업 본격화
ABLE Labs closes 12.1B KRW Series A. Funds will be used for self-driving lab platform development and overseas expansion including US and Europe sales channels. Singapore delivery…
에이블랩스, 121억 시리즈A 투자 유치…'자율실험실' 데이터 인프라 구축
ABLE Labs raised 12.1B KRW ($8.7M) Series A led by Innopolis Partners with 6 co-investors. Revenue grew 113% YoY to 12.9B KRW in 2025. Deployed at KAIST, Pusan National…
에이블랩스, AI 기반 자율형 실험실 시대 선언…실험실 자동화 선도기업 도약 나선다
ABLE Labs declares AI-based self-driving lab vision. NOTABLE liquid handling robot and Windy no-code software deployed at 50+ research institutions with ~70 units. Open API…
바이오 실험 전문기업 에이블랩스, 존스홉킨스와 차세대 AI기반 약물평가 플랫폼 협업
ABLE Labs collaborating with Johns Hopkins University on next-generation AI-based drug evaluation platform using organoid cultivation and fully automated drug efficacy testing.
에이블랩스, '오가노이드 기반 약물 효능 평가 플랫폼' 개발 나선다
ABLE Labs developing organoid-based drug efficacy evaluation platform. Demand surges after FDA announces roadmap to eliminate mandatory animal testing requirements.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/able-labs.md
- RSS feed: /companies/able-labs/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/03b6dd0e-67ae-4fb1-8dee-3f83ef9b1e9d
- Revision history: /companies/able-labs/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Video
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Reality vs attention
ABLE Labs draws attention at the 1st percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among AMRs.
6-month trend
Analysis
Funded with institutional backing on record. Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Sep 5, 2026