# RLWRLD: robot AI company

Canonical ID: `78cd2914-f14c-40f7-a046-d8537c7ad5ba`

## Key facts

- **CEO:** Junghee Ryu (founder; previously founded Olaworks, acquired by Intel)
- **Chief Scientist:** Jinwoo Shin (KAIST Chair Professor)
- **Funding:** ~$41M total seed ($14.8M Seed 1 Apr 2025 led by Hashed; $26M Seed 2 Feb 2026 with Headline Asia, Z Venture Capital)
- **Product:** RLDX-1 dexterity-first foundation model for robot hands (unveiled May 2026 at NVIDIA GTC Taipei)
- **Partners:** CJ Logistics, Lotte — PoC and robotics transformation (RX) projects in logistics, retail, service
- **Technology:** Multi-Stream Action Transformer (MSAT) architecture; NVIDIA Isaac GR00T/Lab/Sim stack; H100/A100 training, Jetson AGX Thor/Orin edge
- **Investors:** Headline Asia, Z Venture Capital (LY Corp), Hashed Ventures, CJ Logistics, Kakao Investment, Lotte Ventures, Hanwha Asset Management, Mirae Asset-Emart Fund, Hyosung Ventures, Smilegate Investment, T Investment, LG Electronics, SK Telecom, KDDI, ANA Holdings, Mitsui Chemicals, Shimadzu, Global Brain, FuturePlay
- **Financial stage:** Early (seed-stage, ~$41M raised)

- **Slug:** rlwrld
- **Status:** private
- **Founded:** 2024
- **HQ:** Seoul, South Korea

## Models

- [RLDX-1](/models/rldx-1.md) (other) (id: `f13beac0-1b1a-4524-8add-33de43dedbf9`)

## Current leadership (2)

- [Junghee Ryu](/people/junghee-ryu.md) Founder & CEO (SEC-verified)
- [Jinwoo Shin](/people/jinwoo-shin.md) Chief Scientist & KAIST Chair Professor (SEC-verified)

## Founders (1)

- [Junghee Ryu](/people/junghee-ryu.md) _no longer at company_

## 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 RLWRLD?

RLWRLD is a Seoul-based physical AI company developing robotics foundation models trained directly in real industrial environments. Founded in 2024 by CEO Junghee Ryu (previously founded Olaworks, acquired by [Intel](/companies/intel) in Intel's first Korean startup acquisition), RLWRLD trains its models using multimodal data from live factories, warehouses, and service settings rather than controlled labs. Its flagship product is [RLDX-1](/models/rldx-1), a dexterity-first foundation model for robot hands built on the [NVIDIA](/companies/nvidia) ecosystem, unveiled at NVIDIA GTC Taipei 2026.

### What does RLWRLD make?

RLWRLD has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: RLDX-1 (RLWRLD builds robot foundation models or autonomy software).

### Is RLWRLD publicly traded?

RLWRLD is not independently listed on public markets; it is part of Intel on the DEPLOY registry.

### How can I invest in RLWRLD?

RLWRLD has no separately traded stock; it is owned by Intel (the parent is the entity that trades, where it is public).

### Where is RLWRLD headquartered?

RLWRLD is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.

### Who owns RLWRLD?

RLWRLD is owned by Intel, per the DEPLOY registry.

### Where does RLWRLD operate robots?

RLWRLD 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 RLWRLD founded?

RLWRLD was founded in 2024.


## Sources (4)

1. **RLWRLD Raises $26M Seed 2, Bringing Total Funding to $41M** · https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/02/26/3245146/0/en/rlwrld-raises-26m-seed-2-bringing-total-funding-to-41m-to-scale-industrial-robotics-ai.html
2. https://www.therobotreport.com/physical-ai-startup-rlwrld-raises-26m/
3. **RLWRLD Official Website** · https://www.rlwrld.ai/en
4. **RLWRLD Raises $15M to Build 'GPT for Robots'** · https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/rlwrld-raises-15m-to-build-gpt-for-robots-backed-by-asias-industrial-giants-302427574.html

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