# Daedong: robotics company

Canonical ID: `322114d6-0a60-40c2-946b-1e01009170fd`

## Key facts

- **Product:** AI tractor with vision-based Level 4 autonomy
- **Launch:** Q1 2027 commercial launch planned
- **Milestone:** Korea first vision-AI Level 4 autonomous tractor (April 2026)
- **CEO:** [Kim Joon-Sik](/people/kim-joon-sik.md) (Chairman & CEO)
- **Founder:** [Sam-Man Kim](/people/sam-man-kim.md) (1947, with four brothers)
- **Stock:** [KRX: 000490](/public-companies.md) ([see public companies](/public-companies.md))
- **Revenue:** KRW 895.7 billion FY2020 (~$750M USD)
- **Brand:** Kioti (North America trade name)
- **Financial stage:** mature
- **Hero image candidate:** https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ad/Daedong-Kioti_Tractor_DK551.jpg (source: Wikimedia Commons, public domain)

- **Slug:** daedong
- **Founded:** 1947
- **HQ:** Daegu, South Korea
- **Category:** [Agricultural robots](/agriculture)

## Models

- [Daedong AI Tractor](/models/daedong-ai-tractor.md) (agriculture) (id: `85730b8a-205b-4608-a62d-0f9732b13638`)

## Current leadership (2)

- [Kim Joon-Sik](/people/kim-joon-sik.md) Chairman & CEO (_reported, not verified_)
- [Peter Dong-Kyun Kim](/people/peter-dong-kyun-kim.md) President & CEO, Daedong-USA (Kioti Division) (_reported, not verified_)

## Founders (1)

- [Sam-Man Kim](/people/sam-man-kim.md) (sole) _no longer at company_

## Former / Previously (1)

- [Sam-Man Kim](/people/sam-man-kim.md) Founder (_reported, not 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._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is Daedong?

South Korean agricultural machinery manufacturer headquartered in Daegu, known globally through its [Kioti](https://www.kioti.com) brand. Founded in 1947 by Sam-Man Kim, the company produces tractors, combine harvesters, and utility vehicles exported to 70+ countries. In April 2026, Daedong launched Korea's first AI tractor featuring on-device vision AI for Level 4 autonomous farming — positioning itself as an agricultural robotics company.

### What does Daedong make?

Daedong has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Daedong AI Tractor (Daedong builds physical robots).

### Where does Daedong operate robots?

Daedong is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

### When was Daedong founded?

Daedong was founded in 1947.


## Sources (2)

1. https://daedong-kioti.com/news/daedongnews/1380
2. https://en.sedaily.com/finance/2026/04/09/daedong-launches-koreas-first-ai-tractor-capable-of

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