Company
WIRobotics
WIRobotics is a Seoul-based robotics company building the ALLEX humanoid robotics platform for human-level manipulation intelligence.
- Founded
- 2021
- HQ
- Seoul, South Korea
- Funding
- $68.0M
- Models
- 1
Verified profile
1
Sources on record
0
Tracked changes
Updated recently
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Overview
WIRobotics is a Seoul-based robotics company building the ALLEX humanoid robotics platform for human-level manipulation intelligence. ALLEX is described as the world's first all-muscle humanoid robot, featuring a 15-DOF compliant hand and whole-body compliance for safe human interaction. The company secured KRW 100 billion (68M USD) in Series B funding in May 2026.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Current leadership (2)
- Younbaek Lee Co-CEOreported, not verified
- Yongjae Kim Co-CEO & CTOreported, not verified
Founders (2)
- Younbaek Leecofounder
- Yongjae Kimcofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for WIRobotics.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Recent coverage
WIRobotics in third-party press
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics9 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- AgiBot4 models
- Tesla4 models
- 1X Technologies3 models
- Agility Robotics3 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
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.
Funding rounds (1)
- Series B2026-05-14
$68M(reported)
Sources (1)
Common questions
- What is WIRobotics?
- WIRobotics is a Seoul-based robotics company building the ALLEX humanoid robotics platform for human-level manipulation intelligence. ALLEX is described as the world's first all-muscle humanoid robot, featuring a 15-DOF compliant hand and whole-body compliance for safe human interaction. The company secured KRW 100 billion (68M USD) in Series B funding in May 2026.
- Where is WIRobotics based?
- WIRobotics is based in Seoul, South Korea.
- When was WIRobotics founded?
- WIRobotics was founded in 2021.
- What does WIRobotics make?
- WIRobotics has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: ALLEX (WIRobotics builds physical robots).
- Where does WIRobotics operate robots?
- WIRobotics 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 WIRobotics safe?
- WIRobotics 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 2026-07-03
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-03
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for WIRobotics.Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics9 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- AgiBot4 models
- Tesla4 models
- 1X Technologies3 models
- Agility Robotics3 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning WIRobotics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
WIRobotics Secures Approximately KRW 100 Billion (USD 68 Million) Series B Funding
WIRobotics secured approximately KRW 100 billion (8M) in Series B funding to accelerate its ALLEX humanoid robot platform development.
WIRobotics Begins Building a Physical AI Development Ecosystem
WIRobotics announced the launch of its technology ecosystem with the ALLEX simulation model, the first technology release for its humanoid robotics platform.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/wirobotics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/wirobotics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/d2c3526a-a7e2-464e-b156-bf915a49fa31
- Revision history: /companies/wirobotics/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics9 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- AgiBot4 models
- Tesla4 models
- 1X Technologies3 models
- Agility Robotics3 models
DEPLOY Intelligence Score
44.8/ 100
Analysis
Active fundraising activity with a recent closing. Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
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Hiring Signal
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.
Last computed: Jul 4, 2026
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