Withrobot
Seoul, KR Β· 1 known investors
Withrobot designs and sells imaging and sensing hardware, including USB 3.0 cameras (color, mono, stereo, global/rolling shutter), attitude/heading reference and orientation sensor modules, and embedded boards. Its products target robotics, machine vision, and embedded development applications.
Also known as Withrobot Inc. Β· μλλ‘λ΄
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Company profile
researched Aug 2026Withrobot (μλλ‘λ΄) is a South Korean company that develops robotics and embedded vision systems aimed at industrial safety and "Physical AI" applications. Its product line is presented under the names WiralBot, StationBot, RoadGaze, WithFrites and Nexus, alongside additional products. Earlier phases of the company centered on embedded vision and sensing hardware: its public code repositories cover the oCam USB 3.0 board camera, the oCamS USB 3.0 stereo camera, the myAHRS+ attitude and heading reference module, the Biscuit programmable Wi-Fi 9-axis absolute orientation sensor module, and the myCortex-STM32F4 and myCortex-LM8962 MCU boards.
The company describes its own development in three phases. Between 2008 and 2015 it was established and certified as a venture business, set up an internal R&D center, secured a $9M government project on intelligent vehicle commercialization with Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE), developed and sold a solar wafer defect inspection system, and completed 96 projects (an average of 12 per year). From 2016 to 2023 it developed the DeepGaze AI camera, sold and installed the RoadGaze AI camera, completed a precision localization system based on AI vision technology, and implemented fault detection for POSCO's belt conveyor system. From 2024 onward it installed WiralBot at the silo head section of the POSCO Pohang cokes plant, raised external funding, moved to a new office in Munjeong-dong, and established branch offices in Pohang and Gwangyang.
Founding story
Withrobot was founded in the 2008-2015 period and certified as a venture business. CEO Do-yoon Kim came from the Robotics Laboratory in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at KAIST and is described as an embedded vision systems specialist with experience across more than 150 government and industry projects; other executives came from the Systems Control Laboratory of KAIST's Department of Mechanical Engineering and from roles at Samil PwC, Doosan Bobcat, Mecasis, BioSensor, Samsung Electro-Mechanics and SD Robotics.
Business model
Withrobot develops and delivers vision, sensing and robot systems to industrial customers, historically combining project-based development work (96 completed projects between 2008 and 2015, including government-funded programs) with product sales such as AI cameras, camera and sensor modules, and installed robot systems at customer plants.
Traction
Reported traction includes 96 completed projects from 2008 to 2015, a $9M MOTIE government project on intelligent vehicle commercialization, sale and installation of the RoadGaze AI camera, a fault-detection implementation for POSCO's belt conveyor system, and installation of WiralBot at the silo head section of the POSCO Pohang cokes plant from 2024. Its open-source repositories have modest public followings, with the oCam camera repository the most starred.
Latest developments
In April 2026 Withrobot presented Physical AI work at Korea Midland Power's KOMIPO Physical AI company-discovery consortium launch as a success case, and at K-water's Future Innovation Technology Forum. In June 2026 Qualcomm announced the companies selected for its Asia-Pacific startup discovery program QAIPI 2026.
βΈFull profile β market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
Withrobot is an established Korean vision and robotics supplier, operating since its founding phase in 2008-2015, with deployments at POSCO facilities and recognition through selection into Qualcomm's Asia-Pacific startup discovery program QAIPI 2026. It is held in the industrial AI segment of Ascendo Ventures' portfolio alongside Enerzai and Alsemy.
Withrobot combines in-house embedded vision hardware (cameras, orientation and AHRS sensor modules, MCU boards) with AI vision software and deployed robot systems, and points to long-run delivery experience across roughly 150 government and industry projects associated with its CEO and 96 completed company projects in its first phase.
Technology
The company's technology base is embedded vision and sensing: USB 3.0 board and stereo cameras (oCam, oCamS), AHRS and 9-axis absolute orientation sensor modules (myAHRS+, Biscuit), ARM Cortex MCU boards (myCortex-STM32F4, myCortex-LM8962), and AI camera products including DeepGaze and RoadGaze. It has also completed a precision localization system based on AI vision technology and fault-detection systems for belt conveyors, and now positions its work around robots and Physical AI for industrial site safety.
Go-to-market
Withrobot sells directly to industrial and public-sector customers via solution inquiries on its website, supported by reference deployments at POSCO sites, participation in utility-led technology forums and supplier-discovery consortia (KOMIPO, K-water), and open-source hardware support through public GitHub repositories for its camera and sensor products.
Industrial operators requiring site safety and monitoring systems, including steelmaking plants (POSCO Pohang cokes plant, POSCO belt conveyor systems) and Korean public-sector infrastructure organizations such as Korea Midland Power (KOMIPO) and K-water; earlier work also served intelligent vehicle and solar wafer inspection applications, and its camera and sensor modules are used by embedded and robotics developers.
Geography
Headquarters at 4F, BK Tower, 28 Beopwon-ro 11-gil, Songpa-gu (Munjeong-dong), Seoul, with a Pohang branch office at Pohang Technopark Venture Building 5 in Nam-gu, Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do, and a branch established in Gwangyang.
History
The company was established and certified as a venture business during its 2008-2015 phase, launching an internal R&D center, winning a $9M MOTIE intelligent-vehicle commercialization project, and developing a solar wafer defect inspection system. From 2016 to 2023 it shifted toward AI vision, producing the DeepGaze and RoadGaze AI cameras, an AI-vision precision localization system, and POSCO belt conveyor fault detection. From 2024 it entered what it calls WITHROBOT 3.0: installing WiralBot at POSCO's Pohang cokes plant, raising external funding, relocating to a Munjeong-dong office, and opening Pohang and Gwangyang branches.
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Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed β not independently audited.
Timeline Β· 6
launches, deals, and filingsAs part of its 2024-onward phase, Withrobot relocated to a new office in Munjeong-dong, Seoul and established branch offices in Pohang and Gwangyang.
The company states it successfully raised external funding during its 2024-onward phase; no amount, investors or valuation are disclosed.
Withrobot installed its WiralBot system at the silo head section of the POSCO Pohang cokes plant.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Withrobot do?
- Korean robotics and embedded-vision company building AI camera and robot systems for industrial site safety.
- Who are Withrobot's investors?
- Withrobot's investors include Ascendo Ventures.
- Where is Withrobot headquartered?
- Withrobot is headquartered in Seoul, KR.