# ABLE Labs: mobile robotics company

Canonical ID: `03b6dd0e-67ae-4fb1-8dee-3f83ef9b1e9d`

## Key facts

- **Funding:** [$8.7M Series A (Aug 2026)](/investors.md) ([see investors](/investors.md))
- **HQ:** Seoul, South Korea
- **Founder:** [Sang Shin](/people/sang-shin.md)
- **Sector:** Lab automation robotics
- **Products:** [NOTABLE](/models/notable.md) (liquid handling robot), Windy (no-code automation software)
- **Deployments:** ~70 [NOTABLE](/models/notable.md) units across 50+ research institutions
- **Revenue 2025:** 12.9B KRW (~$9.6M), 113% YoY growth
- **Certifications:** FDA 21 CFR Part 11, ISO 13485
- **Series A lead:** [Innopolis Partners](/investors/innopolis-partners.md)
- **Series A date:** August 2026
- **Series A amount:** 12.1B KRW (~$8.7M)
- **National R&D projects:** 8 active projects, 100B+ KRW in government grants over 5 years
- **Key collaboration:** Johns Hopkins University — organoid drug efficacy platform
- **International expansion:** [Singapore](/locations/singapore.md) delivery completed, US big pharma PoC projects underway
- **Application sectors:** Bio/pharma, semiconductor, chemical, cosmetics, secondary battery

- **Slug:** able-labs
- **Founded:** 2021
- **HQ:** Seoul, South Korea
- **Funding total (USD):** 8700000
- **Category:** [Warehouse & Logistics Robotics](/amr)

## Models

- [NOTABLE](/models/notable.md) (amr) (id: `06117c9c-8cef-491c-a8f2-90b7fe79aa63`)

## Current leadership (2)

- [Sang Shin](/people/sang-shin.md) CEO & Founder (secondary-verified)
- [Sang Shin](/people/sang-shin.md) Founder (secondary-verified)

## Partnerships (1)

- [ABLE Labs x Johns Hopkins University](/partnerships/able-labs-johns-hopkins-university.md) with Johns Hopkins University _development_ (_reported, not operationally verified_)

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

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## Common questions

### What is ABLE Labs?

South Korean laboratory automation robotics company founded in 2021 by Sang Shin, developing liquid handling robots and [self-driving lab](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-driving_laboratory) 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.

### What does ABLE Labs make?

ABLE Labs has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: NOTABLE (ABLE Labs builds physical robots).

### Where is ABLE Labs headquartered?

ABLE Labs is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.

### How much funding has ABLE Labs raised?

ABLE Labs has raised approximately $9M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.

### Where does ABLE Labs operate robots?

ABLE Labs operates 3 verified deployments, including at Singapore, Busan, Daejeon, South Korea.

### How many robots has ABLE Labs deployed?

DEPLOY has 3 verified ABLE Labs deployments on record at sites including Singapore, Busan, Daejeon, South Korea. That is a count of distinct field deployments each backed by sourced evidence, not a manufacturer's claimed unit total; it updates as new sites are verified.

### Is ABLE Labs a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, ABLE Labs ranks in roughly the top 57% of companies tracked by the registry.


## Sources (2)

1. https://ascendants.in/business-stories/able-labs-raises-8-7m-series-a-lab-automation/
2. https://app.dealroom.co/companies/able_labs

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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