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Hanwha Robotics

Hanwha Robotics is a South Korean collaborative robot (cobot) and automated guided vehicle (AGV) company spun off from Hanwha Corporation's Momentum Division…

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Founded: 2023
HQ: Seoul, South Korea
Status: active

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As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Hanwha Robotics: 1 model. 1 source back the record.

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Overview

Hanwha Robotics is a South Korean collaborative robot (cobot) and automated guided vehicle (AGV) company spun off from Hanwha Corporation's Momentum Division in 2023. The company introduced South Korea's first collaborative robots in 2017 under the HCR (Hanwha Collaborative Robot) brand. Hanwha Robotics serves manufacturing, shipbuilding, food, pharmaceuticals, and biotechnology sectors with cobots certified for ISO Class 2 cleanroom environments.

Verified record

Verified deployments: None on file
Active incidents: None on file

Key facts

CEO

Seo Jong-hwi

Parent

Hanwha Group (South Korea's 7th largest conglomerate)

First Korean cobot

2017 (HCR brand)

Data & sources

Web sources

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Models (1)

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Current platform

HCR-5

Hanwha's HCR-5 is a mid-size collaborative robot (about 20 kg, 5 kg payload class) in the HCR family (HCR-3, HCR-5, HCR-12); operators program it by stringing together preprogrammed commands from a menu rather than writing code.

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Hanwha Robotics on the deployment map

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Current leadership (4)

Seo Jong-hwi CEO (co-CEO), CEO
Kim Min-soo CEO
Ki-Nam Lee President, Hanwha Precision Machinery
Woo Chang-pyo CEOsince 2026-01-01secondary-verified

Safety record

No incidents on record for Hanwha Robotics.

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Recent coverage

Hanwha Robotics in third-party press

Hanwha Robotics releases HCR Advanced Series cobots

Jan 1, 2024

Hanwha bets big on robots with Hanwha Robotics' official launch

Oct 4, 2023

Peers

21 peers across 1 segment. Every Hanwha Robotics competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.

cobot(21)

19 companies in this segment · moderately_concentrated (HHI 2089.586283779087) · leader Doosan Robotics at 2849%

Financial state

Reporting basis: private_reported
Lifecycle stage: growth
Counterparty risk class: moderate

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Timeline

Every recorded move in Hanwha Robotics’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.

Key hireWoo Chang-pyo joins as CEO
2026-01-01
Woo Chang-pyo appointed CEO (current)

Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

Record createdJun 8, 2026
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Sources (1)

https://www.hanwharobotics.com/

Common questions

What is Hanwha Robotics?

What does Hanwha Robotics make?

Hanwha Robotics has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: HCR-5 (Hanwha Robotics builds physical robots).

Who competes with Hanwha Robotics?

On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Hanwha Robotics building in the same form factors include Dobot, AUBO Robotics, DENSO Corporation, F&P Robotics.

Who is the CEO of Hanwha Robotics?

Kim Min-soo is the ceo of Hanwha Robotics, per the DEPLOY registry.

Where is Hanwha Robotics headquartered?

Hanwha Robotics is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.

Where does Hanwha Robotics operate robots?

Hanwha Robotics 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.

Is Hanwha Robotics a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Hanwha Robotics ranks in roughly the top 100% of companies tracked by the registry.

When was Hanwha Robotics founded?

Hanwha Robotics was founded in 2023.

Is Hanwha Robotics safe?

Hanwha Robotics has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.

Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Sources by quality tier

1: unclassified; Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.